Gubernatorial tutorial: What's at stake in your governor's race?
In This Series
-
![]()
![]()
Maine: Guv candidate Paul LePage hates Obama, reporters, and the planet
Paul LePage, the TeaOP candidate for governor in Maine, has a loony climate-denying, DEP-bashing, offshore-oil-dr … spilling platform.
-
![]()
![]()
Republican governor candidates deny climate change
Republican gubernatorial candidates in many states deny climate science. Check out these quotes.
-
![]()
![]()
Texas Gov. Rick Perry fights climate action but embraces wind power
Perry relishes his role as a foe of national climate action. He lambasted the climate bill that passed the House last year as an "economic disaster." He is suing the EPA to block it from regulating greenhouse gas pollution. But he also oversaw one of the more impressive clean-energy success stories of the past decade: the Texas wind industry.
-
![]()
![]()
Texas guv candidate Bill White talks wind, solar, and urban planning
The Democratic candidate for governor spoke to Grist about energy, high-speed rail, and the daunting prospect of urban planning in Texas.
-
![]()
![]()
Ohio governor's race: Strickland vs. Kasich
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in Ohio. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
-
![]()
![]()
Michigan: Outgoing Gov. Jennifer Granholm on creating wind energy jobs
In Michigan, our big, hairy, audacious goal is to make our state the international hub of the clean energy industry, creating jobs by transforming Michigan from rust belt to green belt.
-
New York governor's race: Cuomo vs. Paladino
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in New York. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
-
New Hampshire governor's race: Lynch vs. Stephen
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in New Hampshire. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about green issues?
-
Maryland governor's race: O'Malley vs. Ehrlich
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in Maryland. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
