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John McCain, who has missed several crucial energy votes, says he hasn’t
This is McCain interviewing Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Institute: "I have not missed any crucial vote." Says Satyam at ThinkProgress: McCain’s has actually missed several "crucial" energy votes. In July alone, he missed every single energy vote brought to the floor. This session, McCain has skipped votes supporting renewable energy tax credits four times, […]
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Cuckoo bananas energy policy from House conservatives
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) personifies just how haywire House conservatives have gone lately, particularly on energy issues. She quickly made a name for herself after being elected to Congress in 2006. In fact, she gained some dubious notoriety even before being elected, announcing to a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota congregation in October 2006 that "God then […]
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Brings back memories
I was working downtown when all this went down — smelled a little tear gas, got escorted out of my building by a gauntlet of fully armored riot police. Looking back, I wish I’d had a better sense of the significance at the time.
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Colbert on offshore drilling
As you can see toward the end there, everything comes down to the fact that nobody — outside of rarefied energy experts — believes that alternatives to fossil fuels are here, ready, and reliable. Everything hinges on getting that message out.
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McCain economics
Here’s Obama’s new ad hitting McCain: I’m not entirely sure I get the Iraq bit. Is the Obama campaign now trying to cast Iraq as some sort of pampered welfare recipient? I know it now has an oil surplus, but it’s not exactly like they’re sitting pretty over there.
