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Lamenting Lugar’s Loss

Wesley Warren — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:35 +0000

In an age of politics bitterly fought along ideological lines, sensibility received another blow with the defeat of Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) by tea party backed candidate, Richard Mourdock. Lugar was someone who put the good of the nation and the needs of his constituents above party and ideology. His defeat sends a bad signal [...]

IN Primary: Loss of Moderates No Good for Governing or the Environment

Melissa Harrison — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:20:18 +0000

Long-time Senator Richard Lugar lost to Tea Party darling Richard Mourdock in Tuesday’s Indiana Republican primary contest. In a legislative body like the Senate where compromise and bipartisanship have long been necessary, this is another blow for

Energy Policy and The Presidential Election and What It Might Mean For The Next Congress

NRDC Action Fund — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:51:45 +0000

Bob Epstein, chair of the Action Fund board, looks at how energy policy could be in play during the upcoming elections. Read it here.

Enough is Enough, Why Some Ad Campaigns Go Too Far

Melissa Harrison — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:23:19 +0000

I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been speechless. As a professional communicator, that’s probably a good thing. However, when the following headline: Heartland Institute compares belief in global warming to mass murder, reached my

When Politics Becomes the Game

Melissa Harrison — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:26:26 +0000

The NRDC Action Fund just released a book called Reckless about the House Republican majority that cast more than 200 votes against environmental safeguards last year. We aren’t the only ones dismayed by the rise in GOP extremism. Republican leader

Clean Energy Champ Triumphs, Energy Issues Front and Center in 2012

Melissa Harrison — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:58:46 +0000

The NRDC Action Fund may start sounding like a broken record, but we just can’t help ourselves! As we’ve said here before, there is power in running on clean energy. Not that we ever considered you doubted us, but just in case, here are two new e

The Attack on the Environment Must Stop by Bob Deans

Melissa Harrison — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:47:16 +0000

Since Republicans gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2010 elections, the body has waged the single worst legislative assault in history against the foundational safeguards we all depend on to protect our environment

Chairman Whitfield Admits Anti-Environment Energy Bills Won’t Lower Gas Prices

Melissa Harrison — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:49:12 +0000

We’ve heard the lie that environmental protections are raising gas prices again and again. However, one House Republican was recently (and perhaps unintentionally) honest about the true impact of the Tea Party’s anti-environmental agenda. “I

New Poll: Energy to be “Very Important” to Voters in November

NRDC Action Fund — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:43:31 +0000

With the contestants in November’s presidential election now apparently set, voters are beginning to think about what will be important to them in choosing a commander in chief. A new poll out this week from the Pew Research Center found that 61

Tea Partiers Are Destroying the Legacy of the Republican Party

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:23:46 +0000

A new book out this week presents an astounding fact that could help shape the upcoming elections: the Republican-led House voted nearly 200 times to undermine public health and environmental safeguards in 2011. This constitutes the largest attack