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RNC: Monday's official events canceled Hurricane Gustav diverts attention from GOP gathering in St. Paul	Kate Sheppard	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Well, I am in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and there's plenty of questions as to what's going to happen here for the Republican National Convention as the nation braces for Hurricane Gustav. The latest news from officials is that tomorrow's convention program 'will only include required proceedings.' After that, no one really knows. 'At some point between Monday and Thursday evening, we will convene once again to complete the activities needed to qualify Senator McCain and ...
Topics: Muckraker, politics, Republican National Convention, severe weather (all these topics)

Aerial wolf hunting A look at Palin's preferred method of killing wolves	David Roberts	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin strongly supports aerial hunting of wolves in Alaska. Here's what that looks like:
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Palin comparison Alaskan greens say McCain's VP pick has anti-environmental record	Kate Sheppard	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Photo: Stephan Savoia / AP John McCain's surprise pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate has a lot of environmentalists in the state worried about the influence she might have on the presidential candidate's environmental policy. McCain has worked hard to portray himself as a green Republican, but Palin has developed an anti-environmental reputation during her 20 months as governor, according to many in the state. Her office in downtown Ancho ...
Topics: Big Oil, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Biofuels debate Bearded freak hippie discusses biofuels with Bill Scher	David Roberts	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Hi, remember me? I used to blog here. I hope to resume blogging here some day. Soon even! In the meantime, OurFuture.org, in the person of tireless blogger and activist Bill Scher, recently recorded a debate of sorts over biofuels. Here are Josh Boger of the Biotechnology Industrial Organization and Joe Trippi, political consultant, talking about how great biofuels are could be: And here is yours truly, giving the standard response to such speculations: ...
Topics: biofuels, politics, Republican National Convention, video (all these topics)

RNC: Hurricane Gustav shakes up Republican convention As the storm moves toward the Gulf Coast, Bush and McCain ponder skipping the event	Kate Sheppard	31 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The Republican National Convention is still going to kick off tomorrow, despite previous talk about delaying it because of Hurricane Gustav. It's currently a Category 3 storm, but folks in the area fear it might gain force before hitting land sometime on Monday. While the RNC won't be delayed, the hurricane is altering plans for the event. From Politico: President Bush is unlikely to make it to the Republican National Convention and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may de ...
Topics: Muckraker, politics, Republican National Convention, severe weather (all these topics)

DNC: Extending the olive Blanche Sen. Blanche Lincoln on energy and climate legislation	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln spoke about conservation at the National Wildlife Federation event in Denver this week. Since Lincoln is one of the cosponsors of the 'Gang of 10' energy bill -- a compromise that includes both investment in renewables and some offshore drilling -- we caught up with her afterward to talk about energy policy:
Topics: Arkansas, climate, Democratic National Convention, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: The green wrap Grist talks to enviro leaders about what the next administration needs to do on climate	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Van Jones was at the Democratic National Convention this week to talk about green jobs, justice, and the economic growth potential in a new, green economy. I caught him for a few minutes to talk about the message he's bringing to the convention, and about whether he'd take a job in an Obama administration. Green Jobs Czar, perhaps? We also caught up with a number of leaders in the environmental community to talk about what the next administration needs to do on ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, environmental movement, grassroots activism, Muckraker, politics, Van Jones, video (all these topics)

It's my Party, I can cry if I want to ... Rove on hurricanes in August: 'The Republicans can't seem to get a break'	Joseph Romm	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I reprint this post from TPM election central (a must-read blog for political junkies): Priorities, priorities.Check out this Karl Rove quote buried in a Fox News article about the threat Hurricane Gustav poses to the GOP's convention plans: 'The Republicans can't seem to get a break when it comes to August and when it comes to the weather,' said Rove, a FOX News analyst. 'I know this is being thought a lot about in Washington and at the White House and discussed ...
Topics: politics, Republican National Convention, severe weather (all these topics)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on CNBC's Kudlow & Company McCain's veep pick talks energy, ANWR, and the improbability of being tapped for VP	Sara Barz	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
During a June 25, 2008, appearance on CNBC's Kudlow & Company, Sarah Palin said, "Sen. McCain is wrong" on the issue of oil drilling. �She said, "I think he's going to evolve into eventually supporting ANWR opening also ...� I'd like the opportunity to change his mind about ANWR."� She was also asked about the possibility of being chosen as McCain's running mate and said, "it's really probably out of the realm of possibility to be tapped ...
Topics: Alaska, Arctic Refuge, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

Voters' Voices: Virginia II Talking with voters in central Virginia about the environment and the election	Melinda Henneberger	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
This is part of a series of dispatches from Melinda Henneberger, who's talking to voters around the U.S. about their views on the environment and the election. Stanardsville, Va. -- A harvest moon is rising over the cornfields on the last night of the Greene County Fair, just hours before the carnival rides are packed up and the local politicos break down the vast GOP tent, where yard signs and balloons are being handed out, and the much smaller ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Virginia, Voters Voices (all these topics)

Palin around The eco-rundown on Alaska guv Sarah Palin, John McCain's veep pick	Grist	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Last updated 10:29 a.m. PDT GOP presidential candidate John McCain today announced that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his running mate in the race against Barack Obama and Joe Biden. McCain's official announcement of his veep pick declares, 'Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us -- Alaska has significant energy resources ...
Topics: Alaska, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Palin Around The eco-rundown on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's VP pick		29 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 8:14 AM on 29 Aug 2008 In a surprise move this morning, John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin, a conservative Republican, was the ethics commissioner of the Alaska Gas and Oil Conservation Commission from 2003 to 2004 and has a reputation for integrity and fighting corruption. She has pushed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and to build a natural-gas pip ...
Topics: Alaska, elections, John McCain, news, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

The Story of Gus Hurricane forecast to hit U.S. Gulf Coast next week; oil and gas rigs shut down		29 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 6:56 AM on 29 Aug 2008 Next week, just days after the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall near New Orleans, a new hurricane could hit the area, causing heavy winds, rain, and political problems aplenty for Republicans. Already, some energy companies drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico have shut down their operations ahead of the storm's approach. Gustav, now a trop ...
Topics: energy, news, politics, severe weather (all these topics)

DNC: Obama's speech, in photos Scenes from Mile High Stadium	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Here are some photos I took from the crowd at Mile High Stadium on Thursday night for Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

RNC possibly delayed by Tropical Storm Gustav? Natural disasters, evacuated oil rigs might cause a PR disaster for the GOP	Kate Sheppard	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
According to the Washington Post, Republican officials are considering delaying their convention in St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which might hit the Gulf Coast as a full-force hurricane next week. If it does reach land during their convention, it would hit a sore spot for Republicans, whose current representative in the White House has been blamed for mishandling the response to Hurricane Katrina almost exactly three years ago. And there's another p ...
Topics: Muckraker, news, politics, Republican National Convention, severe weather (all these topics)

DNC: Barack star Obama calls out climate and energy in his big acceptance speech	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama.Photo: Alex Brandon / AP Thursday's much anticipated acceptance speech by Barack Obama was less like a political event than a rock concert. Except you've never seen people quite this excited at a rock concert. Obama took the stage before 75,000 fans waving flags, stomping, and screaming. Among the many issues he addressed in his long, winding oration, he pledged to confront the duel challenges of climate change and energy independence. 'For the sake ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

DNC: Al systems go! Al Gore says Barack Obama is the man to solve the climate crisis	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Al Gore. Al Gore, one of the headline speakers this evening at Mile High Stadium, spoke at length about the challenges of climate change and energy. 'We are facing a planetary emergency, which is not like anything we have experienced in the history of humankind,' he said. Gore emphasized that there's a common answer to the triple threats of climate change, the economic crisis, and the energy crunch. 'The solutions to all three require us to end our dependence on ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

DNC: Waiting for the main event Obama to tout clean coal, nuclear, and renewables in his big speech	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
David and I are in Invesco Field, among tens of thousands of delegates, reporters, and Denver residents awaiting Barack Obama's acceptance speech tonight. We're glad to be inside -- outside the line snakes more than a mile out from the stadium. They're expecting more than 75,000 attendees tonight, and the security line is a giant mess, according to folks we know still waiting outside. So far we've seen a whole list of party higher-ups, including Speaker of t ...
Topics: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Muckraker, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'Seven years to climate midnight' Brookings calls for action on climate change in WaPo op-ed	Joseph Romm	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The uber-centrist Brookings Institution joins the climate alarmist realist crowd. President Strobe Talbott and VP for foreign policy studies Carlos Pascual explain in a Washington Post op-ed: The world may have only seven years to start reducing the annual buildup in greenhouse gas emissions that otherwise threatens global catastrophe within several decades. The politics are a little bland for my taste, but that's to be expected from Brookings, which has moved cl ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Pickens in a pickle T. Boone Pickens embraces progressive policies but not progressive politicians	Joseph Romm	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I interviewed the billionaire conservative oilman for Salon. My article and the interview are now online here. My goal was not to trip him up with the flaws in his plan, but just to explore some of the key issues, especially the role of government in making it happen. Talking to him it is clear he is very genuinely concerned about the impoverishment we face on our current laissez-faire energy path -- a $10 trillion transfer of wealth from Americans to the rest o ...
Topics: climate, energy, politics, T Boone Pickens, wind power (all these topics)

DNC: On your Markey Rep. Ed Markey talks about the Dems' strategy for energy legislation in the House	Kate Sheppard	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Yesterday, I talked to Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, about what to expect from the Democrats on energy legislation when Congress goes back into session next month. We also discussed the Dems' plans for climate and energy legislation next year:
Topics: climate, Congress, Democratic National Convention, Ed Markey, energy, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

You've Got a Visible Party Line GOP platform acknowledges human-caused climate change, leaves out ANWR drilling		28 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 4:59 AM on 28 Aug 2008 The Republican platform for 2008, hammered out by the Republican National Committee ahead of the party's convention next week, is mildly greener than in 2004, making it "the greenest platform we've ever had," according to a member of the committee. The draft platform acknowledges humans' role in climate change but still takes digs at the issu ...
Topics: climate, energy, news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics)

Veep Impact Joe Biden and Bill Clinton say Obama's the man to solve the energy crisis		27 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 10:07 PM on 27 Aug 2008 In his convention speech on Wednesday night, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said an Obama administration will make "alternative energy a national priority ... creating 5 million new jobs, and finally breaking us from the grip of foreign oil." Biden accused John McCain of being wrong on everything "from Amtrak to veterans," and said, " ...
Topics: Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, elections, energy, Joe Biden, politics (all these topics)

DNC: Biden's time Obama's VP talks energy and Amtrak in his acceptance speech	Kate Sheppard	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Joe Biden. Photo: Ted S. Warren / AP After formally receiving the nomination as Barack Obama's running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden took the stage. His speech focused on his middle-class roots and the lessons he learned from his parents, and transitioned into emphasizing a call to revitalize the 'American dream.' While emphasizing his friendship with John McCain, he criticized the Arizona senator as wrong on everything 'from Amtrak to veterans.' (See our ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, Joe Biden, Muckraker, politics, video (all these topics)

DNC: When Kerry attacks	David Roberts	27 Aug 2008	Gristmill
John Kerry came out swinging tonight, calling for, among other things, 'an energy revolution.' The best riff in the speech was a comparison between Senator McCain and Candidate McCain. He talked about McCain's many flip-flops (including on drilling) and capped it off with: 'talk about being before it before he was against it!' And his defense of Obama's patriotism and national security instincts was by far the clearest, strongest, and most rousing yet in the conv ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, politics, video (all these topics)

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