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Here are the eco-important races we’ve been following, with the winners checked off.
Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R)
Ralph Nader (Independent)
Bob Barr (Liberation)
Cynthia McKinney (Green)
Read about Obama’s acceptance speech & enviro reaction.
Compare Obama to the candidates he beat.
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
As a point of reference for readers, we’ve indicated which candidates are endorsed or opposed by the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club, but Grist does not itself endorse or oppose candidates.
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Alaska
Mark Begich (D)
Ted Stevens (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
News on Stevens’ corruption conviction
Stevens officially loses reelection bid
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Colorado
Bob Schaffer (R), opposed by LCV
Mark Udall (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder & interview with Udall
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Georgia
Jim Martin (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Saxby Chambliss (R)
Backgrounder
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Kansas
Pat Roberts (R), incumbent
Jim Slattery (D)
Interview with Slattery
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Kentucky
Bruce Lunsford (D)
Mitch McConnell (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
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Louisiana
John Kennedy (R)
Mary Landrieu (D), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
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Maine
Tom Allen (D)
Susan Collins (R), incumbent, endorsed by LCV
Backgrounder & interview with Allen
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Minnesota
Norm Coleman (R), incumbent
Al Franken, endorsed by LCV
Backgrounder & interview with Franken
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Nebraska
Mike Johanns (R)
Scott Kleeb (D), endorsed by Sierra Club
Interview with Kleeb
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New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
John Sununu (R), incumbent
Backgrounder & interview with Shaheen
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New Mexico
Steve Pearce (R), opposed by LCV
Tom Udall (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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North Carolina
Elizabeth Dole (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Kay Hagan (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Oklahoma
James Inhofe (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Andrew Rice (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Interview with Rice
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Oregon
Jeff Merkley (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Gordon Smith (R), incumbent
Interview with Merkley
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South Carolina
Bob Conley (D)
Lindsey Graham (R), incumbent
Backgrounder
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Virginia
Jim Gilmore (R)
Mark Warner (D)
Interview with Warner
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
As a point of reference for readers, we’ve indicated which candidates are endorsed or opposed by the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club, but Grist does not itself endorse or oppose candidates.
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Alaska, at-large member
Ethan Berkowitz (D)
Don Young (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
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California District 11
Dean Andal (R), opposed by LCV
Jerry McNerney (D), incumbent, endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Colorado District 4
Marilyn Musgrave (R), incumbent
Betsy Markey (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Connecticut District 4
Christopher Shays (R), incumbent, endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Jim Himes (D)
Backgrounder
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Kentucky District 3
Anne Northup (R)
John Yarmuth (D), incumbent, endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Michigan District 7
Tim Walberg (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Mark Schauer (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Michigan District 9
Joe Knollenberg (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Gary Peters (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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Missouri District 6
Sam Graves (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Kay Barnes (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
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New Jersey District 4
Chris Smith (R), incumbent, endorsed by LCV
Josh Zeitz (D)
Backgrounder
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New Jersey District 7
Leonard Lance (R)
Linda Stender (D)
Backgrounder
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New Mexico District 1
Martin Heinrich (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Darren White (R)
Backgrounder
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Ohio District 15
Mary Jo Kilroy (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Steve Stivers (R)
Backgrounder
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Delaware
Jack Markell (D)
Bill Lee (R)
Backgrounder
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Indiana
Mitch Daniels (R), incumbent
Jill Long Thompson (D)
Backgrounder
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Missouri
Kenny Hulshof (R)
Jay Nixon (D)
Backgrounder
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Montana
Roy Brown (R)
Brian Schweitzer (D), incumbent
Backgrounder
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New Hampshire
Joseph D. Kenney (R)
John Lynch (D), incumbent
Backgrounder
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North Carolina
Pat McCrory (R)
Bev Purdue (D)
Backgrounder
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North Dakota
John Hoeven (R), incumbent
Tim Mathern (D)
Backgrounder
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Utah
Jon Huntsman Jr. (R), incumbent
Bob Springmeyer (D)
Backgrounder
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Vermont
Jim Douglas (R), incumbent
Anthony Pollina (Progressive)
Gaye Symington (D)
Backgrounder
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Washington
Christine Gregoire (D), incumbent
Dino Rossi (R)
Backgrounder
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West Virginia
Joe Manchin (D), incumbent
Russ Weeks (R)
Backgrounder
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Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
California Prop. 1A
Would partially fund a high-speed train linking Southern California with the Bay Area and the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
Video about 1A
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California Prop. 2
Would prohibit the confinement of livestock in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, stand up, lie down, or extend their wings and limbs.
Yes
No
Article
Backgrounder
Update: Farm industry upset over passage
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California Prop. 7
Would require utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable energy sources by 2010, 40 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2025.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
Anti-7 op-ed
Pro-7 op-ed
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California Prop. 10
Would authorize $5 billion in bonds to be dispersed as cash payments to purchasers of certain high-fuel-economy and alternative-fuel vehicles, or to be invested in renewable energy R&D, production, and education.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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San Francisco Prop. H
Would require 51 percent of the city’s electricity be sourced from “renewable sources” by 2017, 75 percent by 2030, and 100 percent — or all that is “technologically feasible or practicable” — by 2040.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
More background & a pro-H video
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Colorado Amendment 58
Would raise taxes on oil and gas companies operating in Colorado and allocate the revenues to college scholarships, wildlife conservation, renewable energy, energy-impacted areas, and water treatment.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Colorado Amendment 52
A counter-initiative to Amendment 58, it would maintain the present tax structure and redirect a majority of the funds presently going to the Department of Natural Resources — for mineral extraction, clean energy, and low-income energy assistance programs — to a new transportation trust fund to ease congestion on the I-70 corridor. If both ballot measures pass, Amendment 52 would supersede 58, as 52 is a constitutional amendment while 58 is a statutory change.
Yes
No
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Florida Amendment 4
Would institute a property-tax exemption for property placed under permanent conservation protection.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Minnesota Clean Water, Wildlife, Cultural Heritage, and Natural Areas amendment
Would raise the state sales tax by three-eighths of 1 percent in order to increase state funding for natural resource protection and cultural heritage programs.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Missouri Prop. C
Would require 15 percent of the state’s electricity come from clean energy sources by 2021, and would require that utilities raise consumer rates no more than 1 percent per year to pay for the renewable energy.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Ohio Issue 2
Would authorize the state to borrow $400 million for environmental conservation.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Ohio Issue 3
Would create a constitutional amendment to protect property rights and rights to the reasonable use of water.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Washington Prop. 1
Would provide $18 billion to support mass-transit services and expand light rail into several communities south of Seattle.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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Washington I-985
Would open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all traffic during specified hours, require traffic light synchronization, increase roadside assistance funding, and dedicate certain taxes, fines, tolls, and other revenues to traffic-flow purposes.
Yes
No
Backgrounder
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