election 2010
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Michigan governor’s race: Snyder vs. Bernero
Michigan Republican Rick Snyder is a high-tech venture capitalist, a one-time Nature Conservancy board member, and a Smart Growth backer who talks about investing in transit and reining in sprawl. And he could well become governor of a state with huge challenges and huge opportunities to reshape its economy. For enviros searching for the elusive "green Republican," he's worth tracking.
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Stupid goes viral: The Climate Zombies of the new GOP
Virtually all Republican congressional candidates criticize what they call "cap-and-tax," but how many actually deny climate change science? A lot.
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Colorado governor’s race: Hickenlooper vs. Maes vs. Tancredo
Colorado gubernatorial candidates: a mayor who's promoted biking; a Tea Partier who thinks bike-sharing is a U.N. scheme; or a third-party candidate who only talks about immigration.
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How bad are the next few years going to suck?
Really bad. That's how bad they're going to suck.
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Why environmentalists should love universal voter registration
Election season is upon us! This year has been distinguished by the sheer number of crackpots running for office, as well as the number of people with yachts trying to ‘self-finance a campaign’ or ‘purchase’ a political post. One of the few upsides of races so far has been skepticism of political candidates who were […]
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Anti-Prop 23 campaign taps out-of-state donors
Opponents of California Prop 23, which would suspend the state's climate bill AB 32, are moving beyond clean tech and hitting up out-of-state donors.
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Scientists keep raising estimates of how much oil is still in the Gulf
The big question about the BP oil disaster is no longer “Where’s the oil?âÃÂÂ
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Can conservatives ride the 'no train' to victory?
Could high-speed rail opposition determine the outcome of governor's races and stall the Obama administration's efforts to modernize our nation?
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Enviros and Big Oil take their battle on the road
After our summer with the Senate, it's time to move on to something with a pulse. How about dueling roadshows, Enviros vs. Big Oil?