]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/democrat Blog Articles Tagged with 'democrat' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/154381?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat In his weekly radio and video address this morning, President-elect Obama gave the most detailed description yet of his economic stimulus proposal: Here are the five things he says the stimulus will do: double renewable energy production and renovat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/154381?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:32:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/154508?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Congressional Quarterly Online reported this week:The two senior House Democrats with jurisdiction over energy and telecommunications policies could swap gavels in the 111th Congress, with potentially dramatic implications for the shape of climate ch... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/154508?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:42:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/154382?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Between road tripping up the East Coast, weathering a Nor'easter and celebrating 2009, I've lost track of the Congress rumor mill a bit. So, rather than try to fall right back into step, here's a rundown of what's been happening over the past few da... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/154382?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:53:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/154295?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat January 20, 2006, John wrote:OK, I'm starting to get it. We should raise the gas tax to $1/gal but, if we can tax mileage, that would be better (in terms of efficiency). I dig it (that's 70s cool talk for our youngish readers)! But I'm not getting ov... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/154295?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:38:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/153748?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat CQ has released their 2008 vote comparison report for the Senate and the House go check it out. The report takes into consideration how often lawmakers votes with the majority of their party, how often they vote with the President (when the Pres... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/153748?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:04:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/153174?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat By Guest authorThis is a guest post by long-time Iowa organic farmer and food activist, Denise O'Brien, who narrowly lost a bid for the state's secretary of agriculture post in 2006. ----- The phones, emails, and blogs are abuzz with the Obama app... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/153174?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:42:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/153417?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat President-elect Barack Obama nominated the former governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, to serve as his secretary of agriculture earlier this week. If approved, Vilsack will oversee the world's most productive farmlands, and therefore, some of the world's m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/153417?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:28:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/153083?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Following up on my post earlier in the week, here's a rundown of some of the most opposed bills from the last session of Congress, according to the Battle Royale, that people will be continuing to fight against as the next session begins in January.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/153083?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:59:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/153084?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat The Employee Free Choice Act is one of those bills that Democrats are hoping to force past a Republican filibuster next year with their expanded majority in the Senate. The bill would allow workers to form unions through a card-check system, c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/153084?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/152318?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat The most popular bill of the 110th Congress is the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, which makes sense given the recent reports that the U.S. economy has lost 1.9 million jobs in the past year. The bill has the most aye ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/152318?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/151549?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Yikes! (NC homeowners face steep increase in insurance rates): Homeowners across North Carolina could face a steep increase intheir insurance premium next year to help pay for damage to beachproperties when the next major storm hits the coast. ...The... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/151549?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:11:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/151033?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner, a Democrat, today announced Vice President-elect Joe Binden's replacement in the Senate until 2010 former Biden aide Ted Kaufman. The Wilmington News Journal: The selection of Ted Kaufman, a senior adviser to Bi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/151033?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150564?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat The NY Times has the background story on just how Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) beat John Dingell (D-MI) for chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. The turning point was Dingell's rejection of a truce that Steny Hoyer (D-MD), t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150564?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:41:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150762?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Geoengineering is a topic we often discuss here on Worldchanging. And while we encourage careful debate concerning this topic, we are cautiously skeptical of any ideas that support tinkering with the intricate systems and delicate balances of the Ear... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150762?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:03:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/150379?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Congressional Democrats originally had a much grander vision of helping Main Street America during this lame-duck session. They hoped to help the U.S. auto industry avoid bankruptcy by giving them $25 billion in new government loans and enacting a ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/150379?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/150463?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat The biggest fight playing out inside-the-beltway this week is Rep. Henry Waxman's in your face challnge to Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) for the Chairmanship of the House Energy & Commerce Committee.Dingell is 81 and has been the Committee's top Democrat ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/150463?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:11:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149704?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat By Frank O'Donnell With a secret-ballot vote by Democrats in the House of Representatives likely next week, Washington, D.C. continues to buzz over the effort by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) to unseat Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chairman of the p... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149704?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:55:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/149431?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat His resignation will be effective on Sunday. His office released the following statement this afternoon (via email): It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have served the people of Illinois in the United States Senat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/149431?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/147785?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat With the election of Barack Obama, the United States and the world expect a new direction in the fight against climate change.The choice of Senator Obama - an African-American born in Hawaii, schooled in Indonesia and the United States, and seasoned ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/147785?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147902?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat By Kate Sheppard Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) has accepted Barack Obama's offer to serve as his chief of staff. As chair of the Democratic Caucus, Emanuel is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House. Before his election to the House in 2003, he was ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147902?rsstype=tag&tag=democrat Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:58:09 -0500