]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/politics Blog Articles Tagged with 'politics' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/150064?rsstype=tag&tag=politics On energy, the president-elect says he wants to break the country's habit of shifting from panic to paralysis.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/150064?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:53:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/150123?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Detroit -- As of this morning, it appears that the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress are perfectly prepared to let General Motors go into bankruptcy, and that President-elect Obama and the Democrats in Congress are trying to simultaneou... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/150123?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:19:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150102?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Yes, I understand that Shellenberger and Nordhaus are desperate for any media attention they can get, which is why they go after Democrats and not Republicans, see S&N go after Obama by recycling GOP talking points. And everybody understands S&N... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150102?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:10:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150018?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Considered one of the most brutal and bitter bouts in the history of boxing politics, the epic struggle of the stinging bee and floating butterfly ends this week. E&E Daily expalins [OK, interesting Freudian typo, which I'm going to leave in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150018?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:41:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/150078?rsstype=tag&tag=politics As Congress returns today for one last session this year, we are excited to announce My Political Notebook : a new way to save and share your favorite political content, from OpenCongress and around the web. My Political Notebook allows you to g... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/150078?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:31:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149499?rsstype=tag&tag=politics By Megan Hosking That was by far the most enjoyable political debate I have ever seen, chirped MC Mikey Havoc. This unlikely statement was uttered as he closed the Young Leaders Debate, hosted in the New Zealand capital just eight days before t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149499?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:39:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149447?rsstype=tag&tag=politics By Ted Nace Market failure is one cause of environmental problems, but democracy failure is even worse. Russia and China aren't the only examples. It also happens closer to home, as illustrated by last week's decision by California's Humboldt ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149447?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149401?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Many of us, I'm sure, harbor romantic fantasies of taking the land, donning a pair of old jeans and becoming a farmer -- an actual productive link in the local, sustainable, community-rooted, equitable food future that glimmers like a mirage off in t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149401?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:54:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/149237?rsstype=tag&tag=politics USGBC reports that President-Elect Obama has proposed the expansion of federal grants to assist states and localities in building more efficient public buildings through the use of LEED. In addition, under President-Elect Obama's plan, all new federa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/149237?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:19:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/149243?rsstype=tag&tag=politics I think rip-offsets are well, a rip-off, especially as a major cost-containing measure for climate regulations (see here). But I haven't seen many leading legislators diss them.So I confess to being quite surprised that the chairman of the Senate E... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/149243?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:59:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/149122?rsstype=tag&tag=politics by Sheril Kirshenbaum It's not clear how the Obama administration will move on climate change, but they must focus on a single defining message: advancing national economic interests. Just a week ago, Barack Obama addressed the nation th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/149122?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:47:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149097?rsstype=tag&tag=politics By Guest authorThis is a guest post from Gus Speth, dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.----- Are there silver linings to the dark cloud of the financial crisis? It is a truism in our politics that only a crisis produces... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149097?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:28:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/149111?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Okay, you probably don't need any more reasons why U.S. energy policy is so lame. But don't complain to me, complain to Greenwire (subs. req'd),which reported on a Forbes panel of three Stooges former Republican energy secretaries who seem to revel ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/149111?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:25:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149056?rsstype=tag&tag=politics The smart-growth sustainability set is abuzz with excitement today over a new potential relationship in the Obama administration: Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149056?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:18:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148948?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Brand Name Litter by Kevin Steele The City of Toronto is tired of landfilling and separating and recycling producer waste, so it is considering mandating discounts for customers who bring their own containers, and rules on materials to ensure that th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148948?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:28:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148954?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Sometimes it seems media (or whoever is pulling the strings) is trying to make it seem as if politics doesn't matter. Well, it does. Who you vote for can make a huge difference. Case in point: 4 governors of Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga and Mie are demanding ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148954?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:16:57 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/149015?rsstype=tag&tag=politics E&E News (subs. req'd) reported last night:President-elect Barack Obama plans to move quickly to implement his campaign promises on energy and global warming after taking office in January, Obama's transition co-chairman, John Podesta, said today.Spe... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/149015?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:54:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/148883?rsstype=tag&tag=politics A call for a comprehensive, upstream cap-and-trade system to combat climate change:Inspiration for climate change, by Robert N. Stavins, Commentary, Boston Globe: ...Will the environment and energy team of President-elect Obama respond effectively ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/148883?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/148609?rsstype=tag&tag=politics With all the talk about who will be the new Treasury secretary, what about the legacy of the one on the way out?:The Paulson Legacy, by James Kwak: With the footsteps of a new Treasury Secretary audible around the corner, Henry Paulson's days running... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/148609?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marc-gunther/148601?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Assume, for the moment, that you want Congress to pass strong and effective legislation to regulate greenhouse gases ASAP. Any climate change bill will need the approval of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, now chaired by John Dingell... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marc-gunther/148601?rsstype=tag&tag=politics Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:46:37 -0500