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Defenders of Wildlife releases ad on Palin’s support of aerial wolf hunting

Defenders of Wildlife just released this ad targeting GOP VP candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for supporting aerial hunting of wolves:

VP acceptance speech hits on energy issues

Sarah Palin. Photo: johnmccain.com Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated VP acceptance speech on Wednesday night included a lot of energy talk — and extensive criticism of Barack Obama. “We are expected to govern with integrity, good will, clear convictions, and a servant’s heart,” she said. “I pledge to all Americans that I will carry myself in this […]

Rudy Giuliani talks up McCain/Palin energy policy

Rudy Giuliani. Former mayor of New York City and one-time presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani came out swinging tonight on energy policy, praising John McCain’s approach and emphasizing the pro-drilling portion. “He will lead us toward an America that will be independent of foreign oil by an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach, including nuclear power and off-shore drilling, said […]

Spotted in St. Paul today …

David is inside the conventional hall tonight (we’re sharing one credential, and it’s his turn), so I’m watching from a nearby restaurant. The scene outside is pretty surreal. MSNBC has a big stage set up in a park right in front of the hall, where they’re broadcasting live. Earlier today I was milling in the […]

Truth about oil support is blurred in new McCain ad

Before Sarah Palin’s VP nomination acceptance speech tonight, the McCain campaign released a new ad, “Alaska Maverick.” It compares Palin to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: “She has a record of bi-partisan reform,” it says. “He’s the Senate’s ‘most liberal.'” “She took on the oil producers,” it continues. “He gave big oil billions in subsidies […]

Drinking game rules for Sarah Palin’s big speech

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is scheduled to accept the GOP vice presidential nomination tonight in St. Paul, Minn. Grist readers know that the governor sports a colorful record on environmental issues. So, for all you greens who plan to watch the big speech tonight, here’s a way to keep score (and numb the pain): Listen […]

Excerpt from acceptance speech released

From McCain VP-pick Sarah Palin’s prepared remarks, excerpts of which were just released: Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America’s energy problems — as if we all didn’t know that already. But the fact that drilling won’t solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. […]

Merrily pretending I belong amid the glamorous U.S. food scene

An interviewer once saw fit to lump Vladimir Nabokov with his illustrious contemporaries Jorge Luis Borges and Samuel Beckett. Nabokov replied that the comparison made him feel like a “thief between two Christs.”  Well, I know myself (more or less), and I know I’m no Vladimir Nabokov. But his statement does describe how I felt […]

Snippets from the news

• Giant Arctic ice shelf breaks away. • New eBay site is environment minded. • Big Auto’s sales continue to skid. • Toddlers chock full o’ flame retardants. • Western forests face flammable future.

National Toxicology Program still concerned about BPA

The National Toxicology Program begs to differ with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent conclusion that common chemical bisphenol A is safe at currently regulated levels. In a report released Wednesday, the NTP notes “some concern” that BPA can affect children’s brains and reproductive systems. The agency made the same conclusion in a draft report […]