Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

What the Battle Over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tells Us about Public Opinion and Climate Change Legislation

Levi Novey | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Levi Novey

The sales pitch for legislation needs to focus on America obtaining cheaper long-term energy from our own sources, creating steady jobs for Americans that pay well, and giving Americans a less polluted country.

Santorum 2012 Run Against "Injurious" Obama Considered

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Rick Santorum affirmed on an RNC conference call -- aimed at attacking Arlen Specter -- that he's considering a run for president in 2012 -- because, ...

Obama: The Environmental President?

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Will Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from Democratic administrations that promised a lot but delivered little on the environment.

The Top 5 Environmental Newsmakers of 2008

Maura Judkis | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green


Maura Judkis

Here are five of the most environmentally newsworthy people of the year, both good and bad. Who would be on your list?

Environment Slips As Key Factor In Virginia Presidential Vote

Mark Meier | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


Mark Meier

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

Joe Six-Pack Demands Answers From Anti-Union McCain & Co.

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Leo W. Gerard

Like many Republicans, McCain has made it clear that he feels about unions the way an Alaskan aerial hunter does about wolves -- best when dead.

Not All Lobbyists Are Created Equal: The Current Energy Bills

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green


Frances Beinecke

I am an environmental advocate. Sometimes I travel to D.C. to lobby on behalf of issues NRDC cares about. Big Oil companies dispatch lobbyists to the Hill as well. Does that make us equals?

Palin Maintains Global Warming Skepticism

David Roberts | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


David Roberts

While Palin has stepped back from her position two weeks ago, it still falls short of McCain's position and the position of the scientific community, that human emissions are very likely the primary cause of warming.

4 Things Sarah Palin Believes About the Environment

Maura Judkis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Green


Maura Judkis

Palin believes that we should drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which McCain has previously opposed. She also supports offshore drilling.

Sierra Club RAW: Bachmann Drilling Overdrive (And Other Assorted Idiocy)

Josh Dorner | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green


Josh Dorner

Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota personifies just how haywire House conservatives have gone lately, particularly on energy issues.

Whalers Fear Effects Of Off-Shore Drilling

Eric Kroh | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home


Eric Kroh

McCain and Obama debate offshore drilling but Alaskan whalers whose families have hunted in Arctic waters for centuries witness the environmental impact firsthand, from inevitable spills to routine sonic bombs.

House GOP Leader: "[Alaskan Wildlife] Couldn't Care Less Whether...The Pipeline Was There"

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green


House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) appeared on Glenn Beck's CNN Headline News show tonight to opine that a pipeline through the Arctic Nation...

Alarming Gains for Big Oil Need a Response

Tom Matzzie | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Tom Matzzie

Progressives are losing ground with the public on drilling. We must create a message-frame that attaches all of the negatives of Big Oil companies to the drilling proposals under consideration.

"Oil Rigs Are Pretty": Senator McConnell

PolitckerKY | Trey Pollard | Posted 07.12.2008 | Green


A proponent of expanded drilling in both the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, incumbent U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Louisvi...

GOP Campaigning In Alaska's Artic Wildlife Refuge To Promote Drilling

The Hill | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green


Five Republican congressional candidates will travel to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to promote drilling there to reduce the U.S.'s d...

Offshore Drilling Comes Up Empty

Bill Scher | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green


Bill Scher

John McCain's call to increase offshore drilling is not a pragmatic, short-term solution. Will the media report on how little oil is off our coasts and how long it would take to get it into people's gas tanks?