Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech
I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...
I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...
Josh Dorner | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home
While most of the excitement last night was focused on Senator Clinton's speech, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave an electrifying (and highly an...
Climate Progress | Posted 09.25.2008 | Green
In his first TV ad, conservative billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens said "This Is One Emergency We Can't Drill Our Way Out Of." Although Pickens clea...
Josh Dorner | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green
Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota personifies just how haywire House conservatives have gone lately, particularly on energy issues.
Dave Johnson | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
Republicans are insisting that our government give oil companies leases to drill off our shores. We are witnessing an unprecedented joint, coordinate...
Eric Kroh | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home
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.
Carl Pope | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics
In spite of a huge crisis facing low-income families this winter from the soaring price of heating oil, the Republican Senate leadership even held up approval of financial assistance for these folks.
Jared Bernstein | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics
Big oil et al are not really the "drill" team; it's just a land grab, orchestrated while they still have friends in very high places. And it won't do a damn thing to the price of gas at the pump.
Michael Shaw | Posted 08.06.2008 | Media
Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics
Everyone seems to assume that if we drill for oil in the US, we will get the oil and won't be dependent on foreign oil anymore. But we won't get anything, Exxon-Mobil will.
Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green
Many Americans realize that destroying environmental resources to allow more domestic drilling is a psychological panacea -- a placebo to make us feel like "something is being done."
A. Siegel | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
Efforts to increase America's oil production can be part of a holistic energy package, but they should be part of a larger discussion. And they should be grounded in truth.
Dave Johnson | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics
All of a sudden you can't get away from stories about the need to drill for oil in Alaska and off our coasts. So what is going on?
Washington Post | Karl Vick | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
The Bush administration's aggressive drive to promote oil and gas drilling on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains has sparked growing anger here ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics