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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Grist talks to the authors of a parody hailing the end of Bush’s reign
Many people are familiar with the children’s book Goodnight Moon. They might not be familiar with Goodnight Bush, the unauthorized parody hailing the coming end of the Bush presidency. In it, authors Erich Origen and Gan Golan, both of California, ponder the many things the Bush administration’s rule could have said “goodnight” to. “Good night […]
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Grist talks to Google.org climate and energy head Dan Reicher about geothermal
At a reception sponsored by the “Clean Tech for Obama” group yesterday, we had a chance to talk to Dan Reicher, director of Climate and Energy Initiatives for Google.org, who filled us in on the company’s big investment in geothermal energy, and other renewable initiatives they have underway.
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Grist asks Howard Dean about how the Democrats are doing on energy issues
I caught one question on energy policy with Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean yesterday at a barbecue. Dean touted Democratic plans to support renewable energy, and cheered the inclusion of corporations like WalMart in the renewables sector. “The new American economy is IT, it’s finance, and it’s renewable energy,” said Dean. He first responds to […]
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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on bringing green to the heartland, and the rest of the country
Sadly, I missed Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius giving her speech Tuesday evening. Here are some excerpts from the full text. “Millions of Americans are proud to make their homes in rural communities, where values are deeply-rooted and passed down, like the family farm, from generation to generation. Too many in Washington are willing to write […]