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Van Jones rallies the netroots Green jobs advocate calls on web activists to lead the call for a new, green economy	Kate Sheppard	20 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Van Jones. Van Jones delivered the final keynote address at Netroots Nation today, stopping in Austin to talk about green jobs and the political prospects for addressing both the energy and climate woes of the country. The message from the netroots, he said, should be clear: 'We cannot drill and burn our way out of this problem. If we do, we will burn this planet.' 'We can say no, we're not going to drill and burn out way out. We're going to invent and i ...
Topics: green jobs, interview, Muckraker, news, politics, Van Jones (all these topics)

An irritating force meets an inadequate object Al Gore on Meet the Press	David Roberts	20 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Following his blockbuster speech on Thursday and his appearance at Netroots Nation yesterday, Al Gore was on Meet the Press today to talk about his new proposal. It was ... painful. First off, Tom Brokaw's questions were, almost without exception, awful. Just awful. They reflected the most brain dead, ill-informed D.C. conventional wisdom you can imagine. The first three or four were basically the same: Won't solving global warming with a plan like yours cost big and ...
Topics: climate, Al Gore, mainstream media, politics (all these topics)

Netroots on climate and energy Grist/ReGeneration.org talks to bloggers about how to address the climate and energy challenge	Kate Sheppard	19 Jul 2008	Gristmill
A few more blogger-on-the-street interviews from Netroots Nation. Here's blogger Liane Allen, who writes at DailyKos and Green Mountain Daily, on climate, energy, and the netroots: Here's blogger Natasha Chart, who writes at Pacific View: Here's Gus Ayer of California: And Ilyse Hogue of MoveOn.org, who also blogs at Huffington Post:
Topics: climate, interview, politics, video (all these topics)

'The most important public policy issue we will face in this generation' Lessig and Netroots folks on climate change	Kate Sheppard	19 Jul 2008	Gristmill
We're still here at Netroots Nation in Austin, Texas, where Stanford Law School professor and internet guru Lawrence Lessig just noted that climate change is the 'most important public policy issue we will face in this generation.' He also talked up Al Gore, referring to himself as a 'Gore-ophile.' Lessig recently launched Change Congress, which he aims to develop into a website that can provide technological tools for voters to hold their representatives accountabl ...
Topics: climate, interview, politics, video (all these topics)

Gore at Netroots Nation? UPDATE: Gore at Netroots Nation!	David Roberts	19 Jul 2008	Gristmill
The hot rumor at the moment is that Al Gore is going to appear at Netroots Nation immediately following Nancy Pelosi's Q&A session (which is going on right now). We'll keep you posted. UPDATE: There he is! Let's blog along, shall we? He loves the netroots -- informed citizenry, etc. etc. North pole melting -- 75-80 percent chance that the entire polar ice cap will be melted and gone within five years. How can we absorb the meaning of an event of that ma ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, politics, Al Gore, oil and gas drilling (all these topics)

Notable quotable Extreme exceptionalism	David Roberts	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
'America is the most selfish country. From the way they talk, Americans believe even if the world disappears, America wouldn't disappear.' -- Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, on the U.S. not joining the Kyoto Protocol
Topics: politics, international politics, Japan, Kyoto Protocol, quotables, United States (all these topics)

Purple America U.S. Senate candidate Jim Slattery discusses energy and environment for rural voters	Kate Sheppard	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Jim Slattery, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, dropped by Netroots Nation this morning to talk about how progressives can make inroads in the heartland. His panel, 'Rural America and the Progressive Movement,' took a look at some of the reasons rural voters shouldn't be written off as red. Energy and environment were two key issues the panel discussed, noting that higher gas prices and environmental degradation hit rural Americans the hardest. Listen Ka ...
Topics: interview, Kansas, elections, US Senate, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics)

McCar McCain talks up plans for the auto industry in Michigan	Kate Sheppard	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Today, GOP presidential contender John McCain visited the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich., where GM is developing the Chevy Volt, and used the visit to talk up his plan for the automotive sector. In the same speech, he argued that states should be able to determine their own fuel efficiency standards. California and 16 other states have been pushing for a waiver to allow them to establish their own, tougher standards for cars and trucks, which t ...
Topics: cars, Big Auto, presidential race 08, John McCain, politics, news, Muckraker (all these topics)

Goracle on Meet the Press Questions for Gore's energy plan?	Sara Barz	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
This Sunday, Al Gore will appear on NBC's 'Meet the Press' to talk about the energy action plan he unveiled in Washington this week. So, Grist readers, in tribute to the late Tim Russert, what kind of tough questions do you want host Tom Brokaw to lob Gore's way? Offer your suggestions here. Looking ahead, is it safe to say that Gore stands to get a very warm reception from interim 'Meet' host Brokaw? After all, the ex-NBC anchor hosted an Emmy Award-winning Disc ...
Topics: Al Gore, mainstream media, politics, energy, climate (all these topics)

Seeking New Shores House Dems fail attempt to make Big Oil drill on the land it's got		18 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 10:15 AM on 18 Jul 2008 A bill that would have required oil companies to drill on leased land they already hold before seeking new conquests failed in the House of Representatives Thursday. The legislation's "use it or lose it" provision would have required that oil companies exhaust oil exploration on already-leased land before acquiring new acreage. The legislation also would have required ...
Topics: energy, legislation, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Econ 101: The CliffsNotes A refresher course on economic principles for the right	Jason D Scorse	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
The other day, President Bush, in response to a question as to why he has not pushed more for energy conservation, responded that the American people are smart enough to figure it out on their own. This prompted conservatives at the National Review to call for a 'Dubya-Love Moment' in honor of what they perceived as the straight-talking truth! It is truly amazing that a philosophical movement once filled with some of the smartest minds in economics now wears econo ...
Topics: economy, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, George Bush, politics (all these topics)

Mr. Gore, how do you feel about 90 percent? Blogosphere responds reservedly to Gore's call for 100 percent renewable electricity	Sara Barz	17 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Al Gore stood up in Washington today to call on Americans to join a crusade for 100 percent renewable electricity use by 2018. The blogosphere's response? A golf clap and general round of nitpicking ... Some see the renewable energy goal as a touch impractical, and his beating of the carbon tax drum (1993 ... anyone? anyone?) irked plenty of conservatives -- no surprise -- and congressional Democrats on the grounds of poor timing as the American economy limps ...
Topics: politics, climate change mitigation, climate, Al Gore (all these topics)

Carrots, sticks, and crumbs The farm bill is over, so what happens next?	Aimee Witteman	17 Jul 2008	Gristmill
In a stuffy room on Capitol Hill last week, I joined a couple dozen activists and farmers to discuss the farm bill. Why would we bother to meet in hot-as-an-oven Washington D.C. to discuss the legislative mess that recently sputtered to an all too drawn-out end? While the ink is barely dry on the new farm legislation, the campaign for the 2012 Farm and Food Bill has already begun. The group of grassroots advocates met in D.C. last week to wipe the sweat from th ...
Topics: food, agriculture, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Voters' Voices: New Hampshire Talking with voters in Nashua about the environment and the election	Melinda Henneberger	17 Jul 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. Photo: Kyle P. Johnson Nashua, N.H. -- Suziana Moriera does not see soaring gas prices as all bad: 'It's still not hurting enough. People complain, but it's got to hurt more' before Americans will start driving appreciably less. It's got to hurt more, she thinks, before her hometown of ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, New Hampshire, politics, presidential race 08, Voters Voices (all these topics)

Making Degrade Pope talks to youth about consumption, environmental degradation		17 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 11:32 AM on 17 Jul 2008 Pope Benedict XVI addressed over 150,000 people in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday as part of Whirled-Youth Day World Youth Day, a massive Catholic get-together meant to infuse the church with the energy of its youth. The pontiff commented on the beauty of the natural world as he saw it from aboard the papal plane. That Pope's-eye-view, he said, was a source of inspiration and wonder. ...
Topics: green living, news, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The center can't hold A collection of Venerable Old White Guys weighs in on the energy challenge	David Roberts	17 Jul 2008	Gristmill
High Broderism has finally and fully descended on the energy debate. The AP reports that a 'bipartisan group of 26 elder statesmen' (that sound you hear is a wave of spontaneous erections from the Beltway press corps ... schwing!) has sent a letter to both presidential candidates, along with members of Congress and the press, warning of the coming energy crisis. And what is the most important thing for everyone to do in the face of this crisis? The top priority? The ...
Topics: energy, fossil fuels, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

How do you spell relief? Bipartisan group of House members rolls out bill for gas-price relief	Kate Sheppard	17 Jul 2008	Gristmill
A bipartisan group of six House members introduced a bill on Wed. to help reduce the gas-price pressure on Americans by investing in transit alternatives and smarter city planning. 'The Transportation and Housing Options for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008' (H.R. 6495) was introduced by Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and is cosponsored by Chris Shays (R-Conn.), Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), Jerry McNerney (D-Calif), and Hilda Solis (D-Calif.). The bi ...
Topics: Congress, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, public transportation, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

The Gore-y Details Al Gore details plan for exclusively carbon-free electricity in U.S. by 2018		17 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 8:34 AM on 17 Jul 2008 In a speech in Washington, D.C., today, climate activist Al Gore called for the United States to move toward using electricity that comes exclusively from carbon-free sources within 10 years in order to stave off catastrophic climate change. "I ask you to join with me to call on every candidate, at every level, to accept this challenge," he said. "It's ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, energy, news, politics, United States (all these topics)

Reid between the lines Senate Dems under pressure to lift ban on offshore drilling	Kate Sheppard	17 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Democrats in Congress are under increasing pressure to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling, The Wall Street Journal reported this week ($ub. req'd). Last week, some Democrats signaled that they would be willing to endorse offshore drilling. And on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he might allow voting on offshore drilling. 'We're happy to take a look at a number of different approaches,' said Reid. 'If we get on to the speculation bill, we' ...
Topics: Congress, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Drill Bill, Vol. 1 2.6 million acres opened to drilling in Alaska, Dems introduce Drill Act to spur production		17 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 7:02 AM on 17 Jul 2008 The U.S. Interior Department announced it's opening up some 2.6 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) to exploratory drilling. A decision on drilling in the sensitive Teshekpuk Lake area of the reserve has been deferred for 10 years, delighting many environmentalists who have advocated for its permanent protection. Bidding on ...
Topics: Alaska, energy, gas prices, legislation, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, United States (all these topics)

No relief in sight The current oil shock	Guest author	16 Jul 2008	Gristmill
This is a guest essay from Dilip Hiro, author of Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World's Vanishing Oil Resources (Nation Books). It was originally published on TomDispatch and is republished here with Tom's kind permission. ----- When will it end, this crushing rise in the price of gasoline, now averaging $4.10 a gallon at the pump? The question is uppermost in the minds of American motorists as they plan vacations or simply review their daily journeys. T ...
Topics: coal, economy, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, oil, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Sounds like a good speech!	David Roberts	16 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, safely removed from any position from which he might actually do anything about it, discovers that climate change is real.
Topics: climate change impacts, politics, shenanigans (all these topics)

A prophetic approach to energy efficiency Taking a three-day weekend for the planet	Eric de Place	16 Jul 2008	Gristmill
From the Beehive State, a gratifying way to reduce energy use (and carbon emissions): Taking Fridays off. And it's mandatory. In part to deal with rising gas prices, Utah's republican governor John Huntsman introduced the measure for state employees. The move, of course, instantly reduces commutes by 20 percent. The remaining four work days get longer -- state offices will now stay open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. -- so that the total number of hours worked remains t ...
Topics: energy, energy efficiency, politics, state politics, Utah (all these topics)

Dear John (and Barack) Letter Ex-policymakers urge current politicians to get off their asses		16 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 12:19 PM on 16 Jul 2008 In order to avert "a long-term energy crisis," writes a bipartisan group of former political up-and-ups in a letter to U.S. politicians, we must "reexamine outdated and entrenched positions" on energy. The letter, sent to Barack Obama, John McCain, every member of Congress, and all 50 governors, declares that "we must rise above partisan differe ...
Topics: energy, news, politics (all these topics)

Believe Mitt or not Romney believes McCain would allow drilling in ANWR	Kate Sheppard	16 Jul 2008	Gristmill
About 59 seconds into this video, former GOP presidential candidate and possible VP pick Mitt Romney argues that John McCain would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: (Via Marc Ambinder)
Topics: John McCain, Mitt Romney, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, video (all these topics)

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