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Entries Tagged as '2008 presidential campaign'

Greenwashed McCain: All sides call it dirty

May 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The McCain campaign’s greenwashing efforts are getting hit from all sides and could actually provide a unifying factor across the political spectrum: everyone finds it absurd.  As per EarthFirst, Finally, Something the Righties and Lefties All Agree On: McCain Needs to Stop this Environment Crap.

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · eco-friendly · environmental · greenwashing · john mccain

Blogging Halfway McCain’s Global Warming concepts

May 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

John McCain’s speech and policy constructs on Global Warming have gotten a bit of attention from the Energy Smart blogging world. The following are few of the worthwhile discussions to date.

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · cap and trade · climate change · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · john mccain · politics

Halfway McCain: See Problem, Not real Solution

May 12th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Today, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain will be giving a major speech on Global Warming.  This speech, as with so much of what John McCain says on Global Warming, will contain many great words.  And, in contrast to the obstinate denial of reality by some many in the Republican Party, his direct statements recognizing the reality […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · climate change · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · john mccain · politics

Chambering a round against future commerce

May 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues its deceptive campaign tour to fight any meaningful efforts to deal with Global Warming. Last week, the USCOC joined up with Senator George Voinovich in Columbus, Ohio, for the session deceptively entitled “Comprehensive Approach to Energy and Climate Change“. From the speech by USCOC President Thomas J. Donohue, he […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · astroturfing · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · commerce · Congress · emissions · Energy · environmental · financial policy · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · politics · pollution

Energy Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest …

May 1st, 2008 · 7 Comments

My six-year old son is addicted to the Berenstein Bears. One of his first successfully read books: Ready, Get Set, Go which teaches adjectives and suggests that no one is best at everything. How many times read between us? 10? 25? Maybe 50? As any parent can tell you, a favored book like that becomes […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · barack obama · conservation · Energy · Global Warming · Hillary Clinton · john mccain

What makes good reporting on climate change?

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

When considering the reporting on Climate Change, there is a real problem. Is this a “science” or a “policy”/”political” issue? If the first, then there is a different approach than if the second. “Science” reporting will have respect for fact and truth, with “objective” being associated with truth, with the more serious effort to pay […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · climate change · environmental · Global Warming · journalism

Truthiness over Truth: McCain Surrogate Speaks Up On Climate Change

April 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Truthiness over Truth: McCain Surrogate Speaks Up On Climate Change

Anyone with an open mind realizes that the “Straight Talk Express” has little relationship with action for McFlip, McFlop, McSame McCain as the man (the politician) truly seems to excel at telling people to “Do as I say, not as I do.”  Sadly, this is the case when it comes to Global Warming, where McCain’s Green […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · climate change · Global Warming · greenwashing · politics

Global Warming: political issue or not?

March 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Global Warming: political issue or not?

Al Gore likes to comment that Global Warming, its existence and the need to act on it, should not be a political issue.  Protecting the earth from global warming is a mandatory part of following Jesus, former Vice President Al Gore said at a “Stewardship of the Earth” luncheon Jan. 31 2008 during the New […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · climate change · environmental · Global Warming · politics