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Paul on the Issues A look at Ron Paul's environmental platform and record		16 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
Update: Ron Paul dropped out of the presidential race on June 12, 2008. Ron Paul. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul doesn't spend much time talking about the environment; when he does address the issue, it's usually to say that our land, air, and water would be in better shape if the government butted out and let the free-market, private-property system run its course. Paul has represented Texas's 14th ...
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Paul on the Record An interview with Ron Paul about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	16 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Ron Paul dropped out of the presidential race on June 12, 2008. Ron Paul. Photo: MyTwistedLens Enviros may roll their eyes at a candidate who dismisses the U.S. EPA as feckless and disposable, who believes all public lands should be private ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Think you very much Smart commentary on Gore's Nobel	David Roberts	16 Oct 2007	Gristmill
'Do I derange you?' Photo: Eric Neitzel/WireImage. Gore's Nobel certainly brought out the mouthbreathers, but it also inspired some insightful commentary, some of it, mercifully, not about its effects on the presidential race. Most commentators did, however, find it difficult to avoid the Bush/Gore comparison. Here's a sample of some of the better stuff I've found around the tubes. Paul Krugman on Gore Derangement Syndrome: What is it about Mr. Gore that ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

They're All the Fave Two enviro groups endorse their faves for U.S. president in '08		15 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 6:52 AM on 15 Oct 2007 Two prominent environmental groups announced their official picks in the race to the White House in 2008. Friends of the Earth Action, the politically overt arm of Friends of the Earth, put its weight behind Democrat John Edwards, praising his early support for strict climate legislation, and for being the only top-tier Dem to just say no to expanding nuclear power in the U.S. & ...
Topics: news, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics)

Edwards: Friend of FOE The environmental endorsements start rolling in	David Roberts	14 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Environmental groups are starting to endorse candidates. Friends of the Earth has chosen Edwards and Republicans for Environmental Protection has chosen McCain ... again. What other choice do they have?
Topics: elections, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Tancredo on the Issues A look at Tom Tancredo's environmental platform and record		11 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
Update: Tom Tancredo dropped out of the presidential race on Dec. 20, 2007. Tom Tancredo. Environmental and energy issues don't seem to be top priorities for Republican presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo. He rarely mentions them on the stump and he doesn't highlight them on his campaign website. When he does talk about his vision for America's energy system, he calls for reliance on the free market rat ...
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Tancredo on the Record An interview with Tom Tancredo about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	11 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Tom Tancredo dropped out of the presidential race on Dec. 20, 2007. Tom Tancredo. Photo: VictoryNH Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo -- best known for his zealous opposition to illegal immigration -- bills himself on his campaign websit ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Prime mover Edwards would auction 100 percent of pollution permits; welcomes Obama to the auction fold	David Roberts	11 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Earlier this week, when Barack Obama released his excellent new energy plan, I said this: ... with his promise to auction 100% of cap-and-trade credits, Obama has put himself out ahead of all the other frontrunners. He deserves the praise he'll get for it. John Edwards. Photo: kk+ via flickr Afterwards, the John Edwards campaign contacted me protesting that on permit auctions, as on so many other policy landmarks, Edwards was there first. I was a bit ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Grading on a curve The Republican candidates acknowledge climate change, but they don't much care about it	David Roberts	11 Oct 2007	Gristmill
All the action and excitement around climate change policy seems to have lulled Chris Mooney into a false sense of security about the current crop of Republican presidential candidates. This, however, is no time to go soft, and no time to give points for showing up. Bare acknowledgement of the reality of climate change is an absurdly low bar to clear at this stage of the game. If you want to see the heart of the Republican stance on climate change, have a look a ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Once More Into the Speech Obama introduces ambitious energy plan		08 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 5:24 PM on 08 Oct 2007 Barack Obama unveiled the details of his energy policy proposal in a speech in New Hampshire today, and he's swinging for the fences. At the center is a cap-and-trade system that would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Notably, Obama is the first major presidential candidate to propose that 100 percent of the initial emission permits be auctioned rather than freely allocated, a po ...
Topics: Barack Obama, energy, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama energy thoughts Thoughts and reactions on Obama's bold new energy proposal	David Roberts	08 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Staying with the Monday Is Obama Day theme, here are a few thoughts on Obama's energy plan. (Full plan here; speech introducing the plan here.) Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised -- even shocked -- at its quality. It's a deft mix of good politics and strong, substantive policy. Here are what I see as the three headlines: 100% auction of cap-and-trade credits. This is a home run, a real act of standard-setting boldness (the kind that Obama always promises but ra ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama's speech The full text of Obama's energy remarks	David Roberts	08 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Obama is delivering his energy speech right now. Here it is, as prepared for delivery. ----- Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Real Leadership for a Clean Energy Future Monday, October 8th, 2007 Portsmouth, NH Two weeks ago, representatives from some of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases were invited to Washington by the President for a global conference on climate change. For a brief moment, there was a hope that maybe this conferen ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama energy fact sheet The details on Obama's just-released energy plan	David Roberts	08 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Ah, here we go. Via the Obama campaign, I've got the fact-sheet on Obama's just-released energy plan. The PDF is here, which I've translated to HTML for your reading pleasure, below. ----- BARACK OBAMA'S PLAN TO MAKE AMERICA A GLOBAL ENERGY LEADER Our nation is confronted by two major energy challenges -- global climate change and our dependence on foreign oil -- both of which stem from our current dependence on fossil fuels for energy. America's 20 million-ba ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama's energy proposal Barack Obama reveals details of energy plan in speech today	David Roberts	08 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Barack Obama is going to unveil the details of his energy plan today. I haven't seen a copy of the speech or the plan yet, so all I have to go on is the reporting, which is just ... awful. I can't decide which is worse, the L.A. Times, Reuters, or AP. From what I can tell, there are a few potentially big pieces of news. We know already that Obama supports a cap-and-trade system that would reduce GHG emissions 80% by 2050. The marquee news, if I read the obscure pro ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Into the Speech Obama will outline energy plan in New Hampshire		08 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 10:15 AM on 08 Oct 2007 Barack Obama will outline his energy plan later today in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H. Expect him to laud cap-and-trade and energy efficiency, propose spending $150 billion over the next decade on clean energy R&D, and blame politicians for not being ballsy enough to make bold proposals for tackling global warming. sources:� Reuters, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Seacoast Online see also, ...
Topics: Barack Obama, energy, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Brownback on the Issues A look at Sam Brownback's environmental platform and record		05 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
Update: Brownback dropped out of the presidential race on Oct. 19, 2007. Sam Brownback. Photo: senate.gov Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback, who has represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate since 1996, calls for the U.S. to be "energy secure" so it won't have to depend on unfriendly countries for oil -- and touts ethanol as a homegrown solution to the problem. He calls for reduci ...
Topics: elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Brownback on the Record An interview with Sam Brownback about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	05 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Sam Brownback dropped out of the presidential race on Oct. 19, 2007. Sam Brownback. Photo: IowaPolitics.com "America is on the verge of an energy crisis," Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) warns on his presidential campaign ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

He's even lazy about pandering Fred Thompson half-heartedly justifies flip-flop on ethanol	David Roberts	05 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Ol' Fred Thompson has decided that ethanol's great after all, even though he voted against subsidies as an allegedly-small-government conservative in the Senate. Why, Fred? We know it can't be a craven pander to Iowa voters, so what's the explanation? 'I have voted against subsidies in the Senate,' said Thompson. 'But I think it's a matter now of national security and we've got to avail ourselves of a lot of different resources, and I think renewable has to be a par ...
Topics: biofuels, elections, energy, ethanol, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Fighting global warming from space Hillary lays out science proposals	Maywa Montenegro	04 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Today, in an address to the Carnegie Institution for Science (timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Sputnik), Hillary rolled out her science agenda. After some strong rebukes to the Bush administration for its "war on science," she offered this course of action: Expand human and robotic space exploration and speed development of vehicles to would replace the space shuttle. Launch a space-based climate change initiative to combat global warmi ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Jake in '08 A candidate I can really get behind	Sarah van Schagen	03 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Forget Clinton, McCain, Obama, Edwards, and the rest of 'em. I think I've found my candidate. He's an avid biker, a Whole Foods shopper, and a willing participant in absurd "save the Arctic" protest activities. Plus, he looks damn fine in his organic Loomstate jeans. What else could you want in a President?
Topics: celebrity, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Huckabee on the Issues A look at Mike Huckabee's environmental platform and record		02 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
Update: Mike Huckabee dropped out of the presidential race on Mar. 4, 2008. Mike Huckabee. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who served as governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, touts energy independence as one of his top priorities. He dodges the issue of whether humans are responsible for global warming, saying we don't know for sure, but argues that we should still act to reduce gre ...
Topics: elections, Mike Huckabee, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Huckabee on the Record An interview with Mike Huckabee about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	02 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Mike Huckabee dropped out of the presidential race on Mar. 4, 2008. Mike Huckabee. Photo: healthierus.gov Should you heart Huckabee? The jovial former Arkansas governor famously shed 100 pounds in two years and became an outspoken ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, Mike Huckabee, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

McCain on the Record An interview with John McCain about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	01 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. John McCain. Photo: hatch1921 John McCain likes to project a tough-guy stance on the issues, and global warming is no exception. "Americans solve problems. We don't run from them," he's quoted as saying on the environment page of his ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

McCain on the Issues A look at John McCain's environmental platform and record		01 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
Updated 16 Jun 2008 John McCain. Arizona Sen. John McCain was an early leader on climate change in the Senate, cosponsoring the first Senate bill calling for mandatory cuts to greenhouse-gas emissions in 2003. In May 2008, he unveiled a new plan for fighting global warming. The League of Conservation Voters endorsed him in his 2004 Senate campaign, despite the fact that he's gotten low voting scores from ...
Topics: elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards not as green as you thought: When a ban isn't a ban Why Edwards' 'ban' on coal plants does little good against climate change	David Roberts	10 Sep 2007	Gristmill
John Edwards. Photo: kk+ via flickr One of the most meaningful steps the U.S. can take to fight climate change is to forbid construction of new coal plants unless they capture and sequester their carbon emissions. If we allow more dirty coal plants, all our other efforts will be in vain. That's why James Hansen and Al Gore return to the subject so often. Dem presidential candidate Chris Dodd has called for such a policy in blunt language: "The Do ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, coal, elections, energy, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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