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Mccain Energy Policy

RNC Goes Green In First Major Obama Attack Ad

Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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The RNC is using its financial edge to get out front with an Obama attack ad in battleground states, the Washington Post reports: The Republican Na...

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What The Heck Is A Carbon Credit? Ask Umbra

Grist | Umbra Fisk | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

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Q. Dear Umbra, I don't understand carbon credits and how people can buy/sell/trade them. How is this good for our environment? Elizabeth Columbus, O...

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Obama And McCain's Green Dream

Fortune.com | Brian Dumaine | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

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(Fortune Magazine) -- What senators McCain and Obama believe about U.S. energy policy matters - hugely. To fight global warming, the next President wi...

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Newsweek's Michael Hirsh Transcribes McCain Campaign Spin on Energy

David Roberts | Posted 07.07.2008 | Media

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David Roberts

Hirsh can't be bothered to look into the competing policy proposals and assess which is more credible. Perhaps Newsweek could hire a research assistant to "search the web" for him?

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McCain/Crist/Oil: Will Crist Sell Out Environment For Veepstakes?

Wall Street Journal | Keith Johnson | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green

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If ever someone personified the perils of the politics of energy, it's Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Mr. Crist has cultivated a lefty environmental ima...

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Meet Mr. Gasbag, WSJ-style vs. NYT-style

Jan Herman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Media

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Jan Herman

Here two excerpts, from the Times and Journal. Both show McCain for what he really is -- a pandering gasbag. But one story does it better than the other. You be the judge.

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Power Failure: McCain's Batteries Are Flat

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Green, Cars, Ecological Issues, New Technology, Mccain, Mccain Energy Policy, Mccain Battery Contest, Mccain Energy Policy 2008, Business News
Margaret Heffernan

McCain says nothing about the ecological consequences of the technology behind the car battery contest. He speaks merely of cost, wanting us all to be able to maintain our lifestyle -- just pay less.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Energy Enervation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Progressive linguist and author George Lakoff would likely grin at the sight of the latest advertisement for John McCain, since it makes precisely the...

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McCain Calls For Better Electric Car Battery, Proposes $300 Million Bounty

Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Green

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Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain proposed a $300 million reward for anyone who can design a more efficient electric car battery. ...

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Sam Stein

McCain Touts Green Policies At Wind Energy Firm - But He Opposed Their Key Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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Over the past few years, Sen. John McCain has earned maverick stripes by taking a stance on climate change that few of his Republican colleagues share...

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