Articles by Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard was previously Grist's political reporter. She now covers energy and the environment for The Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter.
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Candidates spar on who has most comprehensive vision
Obama said that we “have to have an energy policy to deal with not just Russia” but with other not-so-friendly regimes. He also said the United States should increase “domestic production, and yes, offshore drilling … but we only have 3 percent of the world’s oil .. we can’t drill our way out of the […]
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McCain and Obama trade jabs on energy bill and Big Oil
More on the 2005 energy bill, which came up earlier in the debate. McCain said it was “festooned with Christmas tree ornaments,” and claimed that Obama’s vote for it shows his support of excessive pork spending. McCain implied that his own vote against it was a vote against giveaways to Big Oil. But at the […]
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McCain bashes bear earmark, though Palin asked for similar one for seals
John McCain called a $3 million federal earmark to study DNA of bears in Montana “criminal” (he’s criticized this particular earmark in the past, too). His running mate, however, asked for $3.2 million in federal funds to study the “genetics of harbor seals” earlier this year, among nearly $200-million worth of earmark requests. Bears? Criminal. […]
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McCain accuses Obama of not being pro-nuclear power
The candidates had a short back and forth on energy policy. Obama mentioned while he wants to “make sure we’re investing in energy … to solve this problem,” there “may be individual components we can’t do” because of a tighter budget. Then McCain talked up his own energy ideas: “We have to have offshore drilling […]
