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Misreading the Climate of the Alaska Senate Race
Here’s a real shocker for you: the same people who deliberately misread climate science are now offering a phony explanation for the Alaska primary loss of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who conceded the race yesterday. More...
Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: OH-18
Eastern Ohio is today’s topic as we look at the 18th Congressional District. This rural, sprawling district is geographically Ohio’s largest, encompassing farmland and hill country from Holmes and Tuscarawas counties in the north to Ross and Jackson counties in the south. More...
Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: PA-11
Northeast Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District, including Scranton, Wilkes-Barres and the Poconos resorts, flourished in the 19th century after the discovery of anthracite coal – the highest carbon type of coal available. More...
If You Care about Clean Energy, You Should Care About Midterm Elections Too
August has passed without any major town hall eruptions, but that doesn’t mean it is a quiet time in American politics. Midterm-election campaigns are heating up, and it’s becoming clear that these races could determine what gets accomplished in the next Congress. More...
Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: OH-15
Today, we examine Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, which includes downtown Columbus and parts of neighboring Franklin, Madison and Union counties. Columbus is home to the Ohio State University and has the highest proportion of young professionals, aged 25-34, of any city in the country. More...
Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: MO-04
Missouri’s 4th Congressional District occupies central-west Missouri including Jefferson City, the state capital. This rural district is home to two major military bases, Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base, and to the birthplace of President Harry Truman. More...
Comments: 1 comment(s)Why didn’t anyone tell me that Sen. Murkowski was a climate champion?
Tuesday’s Republican primary in Alaska may still be undecided, (currently incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski trails her tea-party challenger Joe Miller by approximately 2,000 votes) but that hasn’t stopped anti-environment pundits from speculating that if Murkowski loses, it will be because of her support for climate legislation. More...
Beyond Washington: The Oil Industry Buys Influence
I worked on Capitol Hill for a long time, and I do not consider myself naive about the inner workings of Washington. But even I was surprised by two revelations this week exposing the amount of money the oil industry is spending to buy political influence. More...
Comments: 1 comment(s)Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: MI-07
Michigan’s 7th Congressional District takes in five counties in southern Michigan plus parts of two others. Though the 7th gave birth to the Republican Party in 1854, today it’s represented in the House by Democrat Mark Schauer. More...
Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: OH-01
Today, we examine Ohio’s 1st Congressional District, which encompasses Cincinnati and parts of nearby suburbs. Cincinnati is home to the Reds, but in the House it's represented by the self-described "raging moderate," Democrat Steve Driehaus. More...
Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: NJ-03
Today we’re looking at New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, stretching from the Philadelphia suburbs in the west, across the undeveloped Pine Barrens (the country’s first National Reserve) to the Jersey Shore. In 2008, longtime state Senator John Adler was elected to his first term in Congress, winning the seat vacated by retiring 12-term Republican Congressman Jim Saxton. More...
Comments: 1 comment(s)Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: CO-04
Today, we examine Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, covering the High Plains of northeast Colorado, plus growing cities like Greeley, Fort Collins and Loveland. Home to wheat and cattle farms, it’s a traditionally rural and reliably Republican area -- John McCain carried the district in the last election. More...
Comments: 3 comment(s)Rand Paul Radical Rhetoric Endangers Kentucky's Working Families
The list of bedrock American laws that Rand Paul is opposed to keeps growing longer. In addition to the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Paul has made it clear that he doesn’t like the Clean Air Act either. More...
Comments: 2 comment(s)Show Up and Speak Up for Climate Change Legislation
Congress is heading back home for the August recess this week. Apparently our Senators need to rest after they failed to take up both a clean energy and climate bill and an oil spill bill. More...
Comments: 3 comment(s)Coal Barons Meeting Today in Hopes of Ending All Climate Debate for a Generation
Today, a bunch of coal executives are congregating for the West Virginia Coal Association annual meeting at the luxurious Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV. One of the primary things they will discuss is the formation of a 527 to take out candidates who may support a climate change bill. More...
Comments: 3 comment(s)Action Fund Update: Climate News and Commentary (7/30/10)
Here are a few, thought-provoking climate news articles and opinion pieces that caught our eye this morning. We don't necessarily agree with everything here - for instance, the crazy quote by David Koch - but we thought the articles were worth sharing. More...
Comments: 1 comment(s)Action Fund Update: Climate News and Commentary (7/28/10)
Here are a few, thought-provoking climate news articles and opinion pieces that caught our eye this morning. We don't necessarily agree with everything here, but we thought the articles were worth sharing. More...
Stop the Senate from Gutting the Clean Air Act!
Just when you thought the U.S. Senate couldn’t do any less for clean energy and the environment than it’s (not) done so far, we now face the real possibility of what would amount to a “stop-work order” on the 40-year-old, wildly successful (e.g., studies finding benefits outweighing costs at a 40:1 ratio), Clean Air Act. More...
Comments: 1 comment(s)Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: PA-08
This is the second in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates in key races around the country. Today, we examine Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional district -- Bucks County, Montgomery County, and northeast Philadelphia. Currently, the 8th CD is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Patrick J. Murphy (D). Murphy is being challenged by Republican Mike Fitzpatrick. More...
The Dire Consequences of Climate and Clean Energy #FAIL!
This past Thursday, a day that should live in infamy, the U.S. Senate manifestly utterly failed to move forward on comprehensive, clean energy and climate legislation. This failure isn’t just about some abstract, “inside Washington” political game. To the contrary, it’s painfully real, with severe consequences for the United States of America and its citizens, starting immediately. More...