Democratic National Convention
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Grist talks to the authors of a parody hailing the end of Bush’s reign
Many people are familiar with the children’s book Goodnight Moon. They might not be familiar with Goodnight Bush, the unauthorized parody hailing the coming end of the Bush presidency. In it, authors Erich Origen and Gan Golan, both of California, ponder the many things the Bush administration’s rule could have said “goodnight” to. “Good night […]
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Grist talks to Google.org climate and energy head Dan Reicher about geothermal
At a reception sponsored by the “Clean Tech for Obama” group yesterday, we had a chance to talk to Dan Reicher, director of Climate and Energy Initiatives for Google.org, who filled us in on the company’s big investment in geothermal energy, and other renewable initiatives they have underway.
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Grist asks Howard Dean about how the Democrats are doing on energy issues
I caught one question on energy policy with Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean yesterday at a barbecue. Dean touted Democratic plans to support renewable energy, and cheered the inclusion of corporations like WalMart in the renewables sector. “The new American economy is IT, it’s finance, and it’s renewable energy,” said Dean. He first responds to […]
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Energy is a hot topic at the DNC; also, Death Cab
Here it is, almost 3 a.m., I’m at my hotel, and this is the first time I’ve had an internet connection all day. There’s no wireless in the convention hall and no wireless at any of the venues I’ve been to so far. There’s (allegedly spotty, slow) wireless at the Big Tent for bloggers, but […]
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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on bringing green to the heartland, and the rest of the country
Sadly, I missed Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius giving her speech Tuesday evening. Here are some excerpts from the full text. “Millions of Americans are proud to make their homes in rural communities, where values are deeply-rooted and passed down, like the family farm, from generation to generation. Too many in Washington are willing to write […]
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Clinton, Warner, and Schweitzer cite energy as they stump for Obama and bash McCain
In a rousing speech endorsing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton said her erstwhile rival would “transform our energy agenda by creating millions of green jobs and building a new, clean energy future.” Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner also addressed energy and climate (as he told Grist he would): “If […]
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Hillary Clinton says lots of good stuff on climate and energy
Hillary Clinton gave her much-anticipated convention speech this evening, to a very excited crowd. Seems everyone in the room had a “Hillary” sign, and the cheers were deafening. She said a lot of good stuff about climate and energy concerns, but I couldn’t quite get all of it. But cheers for these issues making it […]
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Montana guv brings the one-liners
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer was all over the energy issue in his speech tonight, ripping on John McCain’s policies and calling for a new energy future. “At a time when American families are struggling to keep their gas tanks full, John McCain voted 25 times against renewable energy, biofuels, solar energy. He even voted against […]
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Virginia Senate candidate focuses on energy and climate challenge
As promised, Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner devoted a portion of his keynote tonight to energy and climate concerns. “Two wars, a warming planet, an energy policy that says let’s borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don’t like us,” said Warner. “How many people look at these things and wonder what […]