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A Green Party
Midterm election results find U.S. environmentalists hopeful Whew, what a night. Environmentalists of all stripes hailed this year’s election results, though exit polls determined that Democrats were 53 percent giddier. With eco-foes like Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) defeated and green-leaning govs like Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) reseated, things are looking up. “The […]
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‘But the glaciers are not melting’–Except … they are!
(Part of the How to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic guide)
Objection: Sure, some glaciers are melting. But if you look at the studies, most of those for which we have data are growing.
Answer: This is simply not true, rumors on "the internets" aside. The National Snow and Ice Data Centre and their State of the Cryosphere division, on their Glacial Balance page, report an overall accelerating rate of glacial mass loss. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has similar findings, the most recent data coming from 2004.
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In Montana
AP has called the Montana Senate election for Tester. The worst case scenario for Dems now is a deadlocked Senate -- with Dick Cheney waddling down periodically to
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Bush is speaking at a press conference …
... and man, he is a mess. Just raw, petulant, and defensive. If I was one of his media handlers I would get him off that stage as fast as possible.
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Rep. Richard “Dick” Pombo is gone, at long last
... is a Rep. no more.We bring you a special Grist tribute to the man who dreamt at night of shoving oil drills down the throats of endangered species.
[Tune to "The Way We Were" rises in background ...]
Ah, Dick. Remember when you tried to sell off drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to fund transportation pork? That was
insanefunny. You always did have a sense of humor.Who could forget your Ahabian quest to gut the Endangered Species Act? You were like the bad guy from a cheap horror movie, springing to life again and again. Points for persistence!
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Recount city
The Webb v. Allen Senate race in Virginia, a nailbiter all night -- with Democrat Jim Webb drawing a tiny lead over Republican George Allen as the last precincts were counted -- looks to be headed for a recount. Which party controls the Senate will likely hinge upon the race's outcome, and we might not know a final answer for another month. Joy.
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It lost
Washington's odious takings initiative I-933 has officially lost. Good riddance. Tomorrow I'll have a look at how the other takings initiatives across the country did. Now: bed.
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Wins
CNN has called it: McCaskill wins in a squeaker. Meanwhile, Tester's still barely ahead with 72% reporting. Also meanwhile, Jim Webb has declared victory in Missouri, seizing the momentum a la Bush 2000. Bold.
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McNerney up on Pombo
In CA 11, with 34% of precincts reporting, McNerney is up on Pombo by about 2,000 votes, 51% to 49%. Be still my heart.
