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Tea Party Dead, But Its Ghosts Still Haunt DC

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:44:56 +0000

“The Tea Party movement is dead. It’s gone,” according to a Tea Party leader quoted on the Daily Beast. With the Tea Party unable to coalesce around a presidential candidate, they seem to have lost the tremendous influence they exerted in the 2010 midterm elections. Yet, we still see Congressional Republicans trying to win them [...]

Voters Want Obama’s Clean Energy Plan

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:29 +0000

Another major poll has confirmed that American voters across the political spectrum welcome clean energy development. It also found that when given the facts, the majority of Democrats and Independents oppose the Keystone XL pipeline for dirty tar sa

Think The Public Likes Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline? Think Again

Danielle Droitsch — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +0000

When Americans learn the truth about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, they grasp what a colossal mistake it would be to proceed with this project. That's the central finding of a new poll which takes a much closer look at public attitudes

Clean Energy To Be A Winning Issue in November

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:02:56 +0000

Many political commentators declared President Obama’s State of the Union address to be the start of the 2012 campaign for his reelection. They said it was a speech designed to stir the enthusiasm of the base and draw sharp contrasts with his Rep

Transportation Infrastructure is Important to Voters

Rob Perks — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:22:33 +0000

As the election season heats up, candidates would do well to bear in mind that voters are in to infrastructure. According to a new nationwide nonpartisan poll, a solid 65% of the national electorate would be more inclined to vote for a presidential c

GOP Responses to State of the Union Lack Vision for Energy Future

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:05:50 +0000

President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to a clean energy future for America last night in his State of the Union Address. The Republican responses, on the other hand, underscored just how stuck in the past the leaders of the GOP remain. From In

Gingrich and Romney Offer the Same Tired Energy Policies

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:49:33 +0000

Newt Gingrich trounced Mitt Romney in South Carolina, ensuring that the race for the GOP nomination will likely continue for weeks to come. The Republican establishment may have settled on Romney, but voters keep throwing their support behind the

President Obama Doubles Down on Clean Energy

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:59:09 +0000

I just finished watching the GOP primary debate in South Carolina. It was a pretty entertaining two hours which kicked off with Newt Gingrich admonishing CNN for daring ask a question about his personal question (um, didn’t he try to impeach a Pres

GOP Candidates’ Energy Distortions Defy Basic Logic

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:12 +0000

Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire primary. That news doesn’t surprise many, since many pundits predicted it. What is more interesting is who landed in the second and third spots and the closeness???

Ron Paul came in second and bea

President Goes to EPA while Most of GOP Candidates’ Heads are in the Sand

Heather Taylor-Miesle — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:32:04 +0000

From Capitol Hill to the campaign trail, Republicans have spent the past year lambasting the Environmental Protection Agency and the work it does to safeguard our air, water, wildlife and lands.

Today, President Obama plans to present a