Mccain Offshore Drilling

Notes from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: An Open Letter to and from Senator McCain

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Jeffrey Jena

"I actually don't give a big horse's backside who you pick as a running mate. He or she will have little or no effect on my life over the next 20 or 30 years, but justices will be around for a long time."

How Not to Lower Gas Prices

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green


Rep. Lois Capps

80% of the oil and gas resources off our coasts are already available for leasing and drilling. Listening to Bush, McCain and others, you'd think we've been locking up all our resources -- the opposite is true.

The Oil Crisis Is (Still) Not Like A Toothache: Fighting The "Drill Now" Rhetoric

Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green


Martin Bosworth

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."

Jason Linkins

McCain Losing His Bearings

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


So, John McCain had a rough week. Maybe his worst week. Maybe the sort of week that would normally end ones presidential hopes, even! The worst bla...

McCain's Cruel Offshore Drilling Hoax

Joseph Romm | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green


Joseph Romm

Why hasn't big oil gotten around to the 34 billion barrels already available to them offshore, given the staggering price for oil? Because it ain't easy being non-green offshore.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls Out John McCain And Charlie Crist On Offshore Drilling

Earthfirst | Stephanie Rogers | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


When you can't legally run for President, it frees you up to say the darndest things. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared at the Florida Climate Change Sum...

RNC Rolls Out First Contrast Ad

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

It is remarkable that the Republican Party ad praises McCain for pushing the party to recognize global warming. McCain is depicted as a realist

Schwarzenegger: McCain "Blowing Smoke" On Offshore Drilling

Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


In a speech on climate change in Florida, the California governor diverged from his prepared remarks to blast supporters of offshore drilling. Americ...

Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Shaken, But Not Stirred

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Well, let's start with the good. From a style standpoint, this latest ad from John McCain is a quantum leap ahead of his more recent ads. And I know...

Offshore drilling--No! Climate-friendly energy--Yes!

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green


Sarah van Gelder

Proposals by presidential hopeful John McCain and Florida Governor Charlie Crist to drill for oil offshore is the wrong direction for the United State...

McCain Campaign Press Call 6.25 AUDIO: Sen. Kyl and Jim Woolsey on Energy Policy

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 06.25.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Senator Jon Kyl, (R-AZ), James Woolsey, Former Director of the CIA and Doug Holtz-Eakin, senior policy adviser, John McCain 2008 WHAT: Press co...

McCain Campaign Press Call 6.24.08 AUDIO: Senator Burr (R-NC) on Energy Policy

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Senator Richard Burr, (R-NC) and Doug Holtz-Eakin, senior policy adviser, John McCain 2008 WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Senator Obama...

$4.69 a Gallon? Time to Raise Our Sights

Carl Pope | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green


Carl Pope

With only a few months left for the Bush administration, Big Oil's hammering down on GOP politicians. The chits are being called in. Mavericks are getting branded.

McCain Campaign Press Call 6.23 AUDIO: Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) on Obama, Women Voters and Energy Policy

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Doug Holtz-Eakin, senior policy adviser, John McCain 2008 WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Senato...

Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Energy Enervation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


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

McCain Campaign Press Call 6.23.08 AUDIO: Senator Graham (R-SC) on McCain's Energy Policy

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 06.23.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Senator Lindsey Graham, (R-SC) and Doug Holtz-Eakin, senior policy adviser, John McCain 2008 WHAT: Press conference call discussing Senator Oba...

Sam Stein

Impossible: Finding An Expert Who Says McCain's Energy Plan Provides Short-Term Relief

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


Last week, Sen. John McCain reversed his longstanding opposition to offshore drilling. The Arizona Senator and his campaign surrogates framed the move...

Schwarzenegger Rules Out New Offshore Drilling In California

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday he opposes lifting a ban on new oil drilling in coastal waters, breaking with President Bush and Republican ...

McCain's "Incoherent" Environmentalism

Lester Feder | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


Lester Feder

This week, McCain infuriated environmental groups by reversing his opposition to off-shore oil drilling and tying himself to President Bush, who called on Congress to lift the drilling ban.

Offshore Drilling Would Have To Wait For Ships To Be Built

New York Times | Jad Mouawad and Martin Fackler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business


As President Bush calls for repealing a ban on drilling off most of the coast of the United States, a shortage of ships used for deep-water offshore d...

Obama Campaign Press Call 6.18 AUDIO: Coastal Governors on Offshore Drilling

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Governor Mike Easley (NC), Governor John Corzine (NJ) and Former Governor Bob Graham (FL) WHAT: Press conference call "to Highlight McCain's Fl...

Oil Industry Cheers McCain's Energy Policies

Houston Chronicle | ALAN BERNSTEIN and KRISTEN HAYS | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


The oil industry generally approved Tuesday as Republican presidential candidate John McCain charted his policies on energy with a speech in Houston t...

Bush To Echo McCain's Plan To Drill In Oceans

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, ...