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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 Freedom From Oil author David Sandalow

    I caught up with David Sandalow yesterday, an expert on energy policy and climate change at the Brookings Institution. He was the assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs from 1999 to 2001, and he served as a senior director on the National Security Council staff. He’s author of the […]

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    Daryl Hannah promotes eco-values at the Democratic convention

    Actress and eco-activist Daryl Hannah is in Denver this week, where she’s promoting environmental awareness among delegates and other attendees. I ran into her accidentally while parking my bike, and was able to grab a few minutes to talk about why she’s in town and what she wants from our political leaders:

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    What are the prospects for sound climate and energy legislation next year?

    David and I caught up with Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) yesterday to talk about climate and energy politics, and the prospects for next Congress. Bingaman is the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. We caught him after he appeared on a panel on “The Future of Environmentalism.” Bingaman stuck to a pragmatic […]

  • Carl Pope on Big Oil politics

    “The message ‘You’re too close to Big Oil’ will trump the message ‘I’m for drilling off the coast’ every time.” “The oil wing of the Republican party is like the mafia or the Crips or the Bloods — once you get in you can never get out.” — Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope, on […]