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In 2004, T. Boone Pickens invested his money in trashing John Kerry and helping doom us to four more years via Swift Boat Veterans for Truthiness. In 2008, T. Boone Pickens is investing his money in trashing our opportunity for a sensible energy future. In 2008, T. Boone Pickens is attempting to buy a yes […]

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The journal Nature has come out with a solid endorsement of Barack Obama for President: America’s choice. The opening: The values of scientific enquiry, rather than any particular policy positions on science, suggest a preference for one US presidential candidate over the other. The conclusion: This journal does not have a vote, and does not […]

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If you haven’t seen the Obama “infomercial“, forget this post and go watch it. Eloquently, powerfully, Obama laid down his core concepts for his Presidency. A case for why … and what. And, as for what, Senator Obama has moved into a zone that is fostering optimist in this pessimistic optimist (or optimistic pessmist, can’t […]

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This is a guest post by Devilstower, a front-pager at Daily Kos and a leading light of Energize America.  Suppose there was a candidate who was as bright and as capable as Sarah Palin is confused and incompetent. Someone who had a record of working with environmental groups, and who had a real understanding of […]

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This year could be a breakthrough year to truly change the nature of dialogue and action in Washington, DC, and nationwide. One of the great realities of the 2008 campaign: there will be a tremendous increase in the Oval Office and Congressional IQs when it comes to energy issues. In energy illiterate America, we have […]

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This year could be a breakthrough year to truly change the nature of dialogue and action in Washington, DC, and nationwide. On the tip of the tongue: will there be a super majority in the Senate (59 Democratic Party, One Socialist (Sanders), and the only Connecticut for Lieberman Senator)? Once a seemingly near-impossible, very long-shot, […]

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One of the joys of 2008: there are too many good races, too many viable opportunities to turn Red districts Blue on the electoral map. Sadly, on Kos’ latest map of the Western US, one of the opportunities that we all should be banding together to make a reality remains red. In CA-46, we have […]

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After stridently supporting the Wall Street bailout, this morning’s Washington Post’s lead editorial launched a broadside against the bailout plan for the automobile industry. Amid this uneven editorial, which both raises legitimate questions and displays an impressive tone-deafness when contrasted with supporting bailouts for financial ‘tycoons’, is this paragraph: Congress approved $7,500 tax credits for […]

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Bit by bit, certainly in time for the election, people are seeing through the McBlurring of the McCain-Pain disastrous concepts for a darker energy future. From a poll yesterday: The IL Sen. has opened up a sizeable lead on who would best manage U.S. energy policies. Obama leads 51-36%; one week ago, he led 45-40%. […]

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Vampires are among us. When you aren’t looking (or, when you are looking but not seeing), when you are sleeping, when you aren’t paying attention, Vampires are sucking up vital juices, threatening our very existence. Vampire Power: Treehugger TV is one video that, amid all the political videos, merits going viral. A video to educate […]

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