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Obama cannot politically afford to take the kind of bold green stances enviros are hungry for
At Wednesday night’s debate, in the course of arguing that he is not overly beholden to his party or interest groups, Obama said something that is predictably provoking umbrage among enviros: "I support clean coal technology. Doesn’t make me popular with environmentalists." To many greens, this is just the latest insult from a campaign that […]
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Energy adviser says Obama would regulate emissions under the Clean Air Act
In an interview with Bloomberg, Obama energy adviser Jason Grumet said that Obama would regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Grumet said Obama “would initiate those rulemakings,” authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and manufacturers. This would, […]
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League of Conservation Voters releases 2008 scorecard
The League of Conservation Voters released its 2008 scorecard Friday which rates members of Congress on their environmental votes this year. Most of the 11 scored votes in the Senate and 13 scored votes in the House were related to energy issues, but the league also looked at how congressfolk voted on climate, public lands, […]
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LCV endorses Republican Susan Collins in Maine Senate race
The League of Conservation Voters has announced that it’s endorsing Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her bid for reelection. “Sen. Collins is a leader and a champion for the environment, reaching across party lines to introduce and support bipartisan pieces of legislation that hold oil companies accountable for their high profits, invest in clean […]
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Former funnyman Al Franken talks to Grist about Minnesota’s hotly contested Senate race
Al Franken. Back in April, Democrat Al Franken’s chances of pulling out a win in the Minnesota Senate race looked dismal. Incumbent Republican Norm Coleman had a big lead the polls, and Franken was dogged by controversies over income-tax errors and off-color sketches from his comedic past. The underdog spent the summer traveling the state, […]
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Florida’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change unveils full plan to halt warming
The full report from Florida’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change that we mentioned yesterday is now available. Its release was celebrated today by both business and environmental leaders in the state. The 608-page report outlines 50 specific policy recommendations that the state should enact in order to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If […]
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Candidates talk energy in the final debate, but don’t stray from their usual talking points
The third presidential debate yielded nothing new from Barack Obama or John McCain on climate or energy policy, but both candidates pointed to an environmental issue to demonstrate their independence from their respective parties. Barack Obama and John McCain. When McCain challenged Obama to name a major issue on which he’s differed with Democratic leaders, […]
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Debate climate question
At tonight’s debate, moderator Bob Scheiffer asked a question about energy independence and "climate control" (oy). The answers never really touched on climate at all and quickly drifted far afield from energy. Here’s the exchange, from CNN’s running transcript: Schieffer: Let’s go to — let’s go to a new topic. We’re running a little behind. […]
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Tim Kaine and George Allen debate energy and enviro policy on behalf of the presidential candidates
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, an Obama supporter who was rumored to be on the short list for VP, and former Virginia Gov. George Allen, a McCain supporter, took part in a debate today on energy and environmental issues, speaking on behalf of the two campaigns. Gristmill contributor Miles Grant live-blogged the event, and it sounds […]