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Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Arlen Specter, Joseph Welch, Heritage Foundation, Joe Mccarthy, Karl Rove, Dick Armey, Mitch McConnell, Naral, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Olympia Snowe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, League of Conservation Voters, Afl-Cio, Human Rights Campaign, Eric Cantor, Dick Cheney, National Rifle Association, Richard Mourdock, Religious Right, Aclu, Richard Lugar, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News
Peter Dreier

The defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the...

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Matt Sledge

Oil Magnates Help Environmentalist Candidate Win Primary

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 05.24.2012

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The post-Citizens United world of campaign finance is producing ever more strange bedfellows. One of the two Blue Dog Democrats who lost primary races...

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Obama To Get Slew Of Green Endorsements

Politico | Posted 04.17.2012

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President Barack Obama will receive endorsements Wednesday from the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water Action and Environment Ame...

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Scott Brown Agrees to the People's Pledge

Gene Karpinski | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Scott Brown, League of Conservation Voters, Elizabeth Warren, Citizens United, Massachusetts Senate Race, Big Oil, Green News
Gene Karpinski

The League of Conservation Voters believes that when unlimited spending is allowed in the electoral arena, misinformation campaigns by Big Oil and other special interests will be amplified.

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LCV Releases 2011 National Environmental Scorecard

Gene Karpinski | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Public Health, Environment, League of Conservation Voters, Congress, National Environmental Scorecard, Green News
Gene Karpinski

This week the League of Conservations Voters released the 2011 National Environmental Scorecard. The 2011 Scorecard reflects the most anti-environment...

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'Green News Report' - February 7, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.08.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Romney an...

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Outside Groups Attack Warren

AP | By ANDREW MIGA | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Watch the political advertising and Elizabeth Warren, the leading Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts, either "sides with extre...

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Paul Blumenthal

How 'Issue Ads' Against Elizabeth Warren Keep Donors' Names Secret

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- An ad released Dec. 8 by the conservative nonprofit Crossroads GPS, which is linked to Karl Rove, paints Democratic Senate candidate Eli...

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Scott Brown Hits Back Against Attack Ad

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.01.2012

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Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is hitting back against a League of Conservation Voters ad saying that he's "gone Washington." The ad shows Brown throwi...

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WATCH: Scott Brown Faces New Attack Ad

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 12.25.2011

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In the midst of a heated re-election run, Sen. Scott Brown's environmental record is again under fire. The League Of Conservation Voters (LCV) lau...

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Jordan Howard

Green Groups Struggle With Obama's Mixed Environmental Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 11.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Barack Obama was elected president, environmentalists believed a new age of environmental protection and conservation had come. But...

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Lucia Graves

Green Groups: Keystone XL Pipeline Obama's 'Biggest Climate Test'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a boost for grassroots efforts pressuring the Obama administration to block approval of TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline, the h...

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Upping the Ante

Gene Karpinski | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Epa, Clean Air, Interior Department, Environment, League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water, Congressional Spending, Congress, Green News
Gene Karpinski

This energy and environment spending bill contains more than three dozen anti-environment policy measures that have absolutely no place in a budget measure.

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End Taxpayer Handouts to Big Oil

Gene Karpinski | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: League of Conservation Voters, Gas Prices, Congress, John Boehner, Oil Companies, Oil Subsidies, Exxon Mobil, Green News
Gene Karpinski

In the polarized landscape of our national politics, there aren't many issues that receive more than 70 percent public support, but ending subsidies for oil companies is one of them.

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What's Next for Clean Energy and Climate Policies

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 23, John Boehner, 2010 Elections, League of Conservation Voters, Green News, 112th Congress, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News
Gene Karpinski

It is deeply disturbing that the U.S. has not yet enacted comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation. But there are paths forward. We can still make progress.

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Clean Energy Defeats Climate Denial in Colorado

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: League of Conservation Voters, Election 2010, Michael Bennet, Clean Energy, Climate Change Denial, Ken Buck, Green News
Gene Karpinski

As I've said before, we lost many friends on Election Day -- friends who stood up to the Big Oil companies and championed clean energy policies. And w...

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Clean Energy Defeats Texas Oil

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: League of Conservation Voters, Clean Energy, Proposition 23, 2010 Elections, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Gene Karpinski

We shouldn't sugarcoat it. We lost may good friends on Election Day -- friends who stood up to the Big Oil companies and championed clean energy polic...

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Take Action to Reduce Dependence of Fossil Fuels

Brian Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Keane

My Gulf Action is a way to show people how their everyday activities, from buying bottled water to adjusting their thermostats by one degree, is inextricably linked to our dependence on fossil fuels.

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Congressional Candidates' Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: SC-05

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Spratt, Mountaintop Removal, South Carolina, League of Conservation Voters, NRDC Action Fund, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Mick Mulvaney, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Heather Taylor-Miesle

Originally posted on The MarkUp. This is the sixteenth article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candida...

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Restore the Clean Water Act

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gene Karpinski

The Clean Water Act was first implemented nearly 40 years ago. In the past decade, misguided court decisions and Bush Administration directives have broken the Clean Water Act.

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The Scores Are In

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 111th Congress, Clean Energy, Climate Bill, John Kerry, Black Eyed Peas, League of Conservation Voters, Lindsey Graham, Joe Liberman, Green News
Gene Karpinski

The single biggest step that Congress can take in 2010 is to finish the excellent work started in the House by swiftly passing a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill.

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Green News Report -- January 19, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Political earthquake in Massachusetts? Climate & clean energy legislation also hangs in the balance; James Inhofe is #1! ...

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20 GOP Politicians Repeat $1,761 Clean Energy Bill Lie

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Nelson

For the past few weeks Republicans have latched onto the $1,761 energy tax lie to oppose clean energy legislation.

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Eight GOP Politicians Parrot False $1,761 Talking Point on Costs of Climate Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Nelson

When your position is based on ignoring science to prop up polluting industries -- as is the case for many Republican politicians -- you have little choice but to cite misleading statistics to make your point.

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Environment Slips As Key Factor In Virginia Presidential Vote

Mark Meier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Meier

The presidential race in Virginia is heating up--so is the environment. In the same week that an autumn heat wave brought 80º days to the Commonwealt...

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