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Australia national government transforms; conservative party falls apart
UPDATE: Australia’s new government has ratified Kyoto. Wow. That was fast. Though we’ve mentioned them a couple of times in our news stream, I’m not sure I’ve fully appreciated just how seismic recent political changes in Australia have been. Not only was the Liberal (pro-business right) party defeated but according to John Quiggen it’s completely […]
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Greens need to learn how to celebrate their friends and their movement
I’ve run into a lot of sentiment along the lines of this comment thread — harumphing about how weak and insufficient the impending energy bill is — and it seems crazy and wrongheaded to me. I urge you to check out this post by Josh Dorner on the post-2000 history of energy bill negotiations. Remember […]
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Pelosi says bill up for vote next week will contain CAFE, RFS, and RES
For days I’ve been hearing that some kind of deal is imminent on the energy bill. There was talk that the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) was going to get dropped, perhaps to be attached to some other bill, and that the production tax credit (PTC) for wind and solar was going overboard, along with rescinding […]
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Heartland Presidential Forum will allow grassroots activists to ask Dem candidates questions
The Heartland Presidential Forum will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, tomorrow, broadcast live from 2:30 to 5:30 EST on CSPAN1 and webcast live at movementvisionlab.org. Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, and Obama will be there. This forum should be somewhat unique in that grassroots activists from all over will be allowed to tell their stories […]
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RFK Jr. endorses Hillary Clinton for prez
Erstwhile earth-protector Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president. Effused Kennedy, “Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to … reverse the potentially devastating effects of global warming.” With her bare hands!
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Hostage situation in Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire campaign office
CNN has the latest. UPDATE: Just heard on WMUR that the man inside is demanding to speak to Clinton. UPDATE: Two hostages have been released, and according to WMUR, that’s everyone — apparently only the armed man himself remains inside. UPDATE: CNN is reporting that two hostages remain in the building UPDATE: The hostage taker […]
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Robert Kennedy Jr. …
… has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Wonder how Clinton feels about Cape Wind?
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A multi-million dollar ad campaign tries to convince Americans that coal still rules
Today’s Progress Report from CAP has a great rundown on the clean coal industry and the presidential debates. I’ve put the whole thing under the fold. Read it and weep: Viewers tuning into Wednesday’s CNN/YouTube Republican debate probably saw commercials for "clean coal." They may have also seen an ad for the debate in that […]
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Laissez unfair
In his typically succinct way, Atrios captures something essential about energy policy, modern-day conservatism, and Rudy Giuliani: Jim Cramer is interviewing Rudy. I don’t have the sound on, but the captions are funny. First one. “Giuliani: The US Should Increase Its Coal Supply Through Government Subsidies” About 4 minutes later: “Giuliani: Business And Government Are […]