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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John McCain doesn’t know how many houses he owns
GOP presidential candidate John McCain isn’t sure how many houses he owns. “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told Politico yesterday. “It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.” The correct answer seems to be somewhere between four and seven. The Obama campaign has already released this ad […]
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Group to spend nearly $2 million to promote clean coal at the conventions
While both the Democrats and Republicans are touting their conventions as “greenest ever,” some not-so-green elements are making their way in as well — namely, nearly $2 million of coal advertising in and around each convention, sponsored by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. ACCCE will drop that large wad of cash to put […]
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New MoveOn ad targets Elizabeth Dole and John McCain
MoveOn is dropping a cool half a million dollars on a new TV ad in North Carolina that accuses Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) of being “in the pocket of Big Oil.” The ad highlights their support for tax breaks for oil companies. Dole is facing a tough reelection bid […]
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Another green group backs the Democratic presidential candidate
Environment America today became the latest green group to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. “Sen. Obama has publicly committed to fully addressing the pressing problem of global warming and moving the United States toward a new energy future,” said Margie Alt, executive director of Environment America. “He has made clean energy one of the […]
