]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/politician Blog Articles Tagged with 'politician' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-climate/154499?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Way back at the end of 2006, we did a review of the year's climate science discussion. It's that time of year again and so we've decided to give it another go. Feel free to suggest your own categories and winners Most clueless US politician talking... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-climate/154499?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:37:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/151312?rsstype=tag&tag=politician James Madison. The Founding Father who gave us a system of checks and balances that, for the past eight years, has stymied an Administration that was hell-bent on dismantling the environmental safety net of the past 100 years. George W. Bush will lea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/151312?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:21:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/150546?rsstype=tag&tag=politician The Sarah Palin interview at a turkey slaughtering facility could turn a meat eater into a vegetarian, just in time for Thanksgiving. The TV interview, now on YouTube, is unlike any I've ever seen a politician give before. Warning, it's unpleasant t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/150546?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:09:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147355?rsstype=tag&tag=politician What does the election mean for climate change and energy policy?There's been a bit of chatter in recent weeks about whether an Obama victory would truly be as transformative as many progressives hope and expect. Some have quietly suggested that noth... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147355?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:50:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/147059?rsstype=tag&tag=politician by Adam Stein I have to run this post before the election results are 100% certified. Perhaps it will be our Dewey Defeats Truman moment. Nevertheless, here are some immediate thoughts on what an Obama presidency means for the climate and for ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/147059?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:22:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/145044?rsstype=tag&tag=politician For the past decade or so, there's been a movement to bring computers, telephones and other information and communication technology into developing nations to increase economic development and eliminate poverty. Those of us involved with this ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/145044?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:28:28 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/144807?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Big Oil corrupts the definitive Dog Bites Man story:Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarch . Stevens, 84, was convicted o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/144807?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:01:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/144617?rsstype=tag&tag=politician A: I'm gonna answer this important and complicated question no for four reasons:Against all evidence, conservative Republicans have simply refused to budge on the climate issue (see The Deniers are winning, but only with the GOP ). Th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/144617?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:50:31 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144237?rsstype=tag&tag=politician By Joseph RommOne of the top (online) pundits in the country, The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder, thinks a McCain loss would make Sarah Palin the top contender for a Big Oil-fueled presidential run in 2012. ThinkProgress's uber-pundit Matthew Yglesias agr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144237?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:04:55 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142772?rsstype=tag&tag=politician By David Roberts(part the first/ part the second) Let me summarize: Obama is stuck in a peculiar political moment. In substantive terms, he knows that our dire climate and energy situation requires huge and possibly wrenching changes to drive the co... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142772?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:09:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecoshock/141994?rsstype=tag&tag=politician As government and corporate governance fails, we need a wide-spread social movement to address climate change, peak oil, and extinction. Where is it? How does it start?Tom Hayden witnessed the beginning of a dozen social movements. We gather his insi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecoshock/141994?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:56:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140385?rsstype=tag&tag=politician By Tom PhilpottFood policy hasn't exactly been a hot-button issue in the presidential election. And it's not going to be. We're sure to hear more about a vague acquaintance of Barack Obama, or a bush-league politician's fantasy-world twaddle about en... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140385?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:40:28 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140163?rsstype=tag&tag=politician By Joseph RommFew qualities are more dangerous in a national politician than a lack of interest in -- or understanding of -- science. It represents a genuine risk to the health and well-being of the nation and the world. We get to see something c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140163?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:57:04 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/139827?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Few qualities are more dangerous in a national politician than a lack of interest in or understanding of science. It represents a genuine risk to the health and well-being of the nation and the world.We get to see something close to the real... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/139827?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:59:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/139008?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Would she or wouldn't she? To tell from the lavish some would say obsessive coverage that preceded the vice-presidential debate in St. Louis, Missouri, last week, the question that was on every self-respecting pundit's mind was: How, or, t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/139008?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:26:37 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/136765?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Prying answers out of the candidates about science-related issues this electoral season has proven almost as challenging as prying interviews out of Sarah Palin, McCain's elusive running mate. Aside from an early focus on the candidates' respective e... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/136765?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:35:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/136636?rsstype=tag&tag=politician By David RobertsThe U.K.'s environmental watchdog agency, aptly called the Environment Agency, has called for the government to prevent the construction of any further coal plants without carbon capture and sequestration. This has always struck me ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/136636?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:44:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136107?rsstype=tag&tag=politician This article was written by Mara Hvistendahl in November 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. Pan Yue represents a new breed of Chinese politician: a young, outspoken media darling who switches between E... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136107?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:15:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136110?rsstype=tag&tag=politician This article was written by Alex Steffen in October 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.There was a time, not all that long ago, when a company's responsibilities stopped at the office door.Those days ar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136110?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:51:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/135457?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Photo credit: Marc NozellOn October fourth in LA, Senator Hillary Clinton is leading the charge to raise money for her candidate of choice-Barack Obama and heighten awareness for his environmental platforms in a suitable carbon-conscious environmen... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/135457?rsstype=tag&tag=politician Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:28:50 -0400