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• Looking Ahead to the General

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  Posted: March 25, 2008, 3:42pm EDT
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• The Mac is Back with a Promise

  Mac is back???  He just couldn’t stay away.  The Straight Talk Express rolled back to The Granite State for a “Thank you New Hampshire” Town Hall this afternoon.  John McCain was met by a crowd of angry anti-war protesters outside followed by a standing ovation inside the historic Exeter Town Hall that brought [...]

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  Posted: March 12, 2008, 5:33pm EDT
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• It’s all about the Benjamins … or is it?

  Concerned citizens showed up at the State House last night to share their energy priorities and ideas with the Governor’s Climate Change Task Force.  After listening to two brief presentations from DES about NH specific climate change indicators, projected impacts and task force goals, NH citizens talked back and gave [...]

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  Posted: February 20, 2008, 3:43pm EST
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• WMUR = UGH (or, what’s the 3 letter word I’m looking for?)

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  Well, WMUR television finally steps to the plate with a global warming story today.   It is sad, but believable that the station would waste 1-2 minuts of airtime on this tripe. 

   Too bad all the candidates are gone; I imagine this would be the only way Scott Spradling would [...]

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  Posted: January 23, 2008, 3:21pm EST
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• One of these things is not like the other …

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  In Myrtle Beach yesterday afternoon, many people gathered outside to show their support for their favorite candidate or issue before the Democratic debate.  Volunteers rallied and chanted with signs for Clinton, Edwards, Obama, health care, an end to aids, climate change action and … coal? 

  That’s right.  TPC encountered a group of activists from Americans [...]

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  Posted: January 22, 2008, 10:37pm EST
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• SC Republicans Go To the Polls

  

  John McCain won the GOP primary in South Carolina last night by holding off Mike Huckabee by just three percentage points.  Since John McCain and Mike Huckabee both support cap and trade, this means 66% of the votes cast in the South Carolina Republican Primary [...]

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  Posted: January 20, 2008, 7:52pm EST
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• Enviro-gelicals in SC

  TPC noticed an interesting blog from a leader in South Carolina who looks at the climate issue from an emerging perspective.  Rusty Pritchard, one of the growing number of evengelicals concerned with climate change, is in SC with the “Redeem The Vote” Campaign.  He wrote the following:

  “I spoke this morning at a [...]

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  Posted: January 19, 2008, 7:55pm EST
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• Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones But Names Will Never Hurt Me

  January 11.  Wow.  This place looks like a summer camp shut down after the season ends.  Torn Tancredo yard signs lay in the gutter. ‘Stop Global Warming’ yard signs stuck in piles of dirty snow, leaning against the rain (and its thundering, now, in January, in New Hampshire).  

  Will Smith would [...]

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  Posted: January 11, 2008, 4:40pm EST
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• Hey LCV, are you happy now?

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  Before Christmas, LCV was complaining that the media elite were dissing climate change and presidential politics.  If Russert, Stephanopoulos, and Couric won’t listen to LCV, maybe they will follow in the footsteps of one of their peers: The New York Times.

  The New York Times editorial board decided to [...]

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  Posted: January 02, 2008, 2:37pm EST
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• One is the Loneliest Number … in NH for the GOP

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  With most of the candidates in Iowa, John McCain basically has the Granite State to himself until the January 4th mad-dash back to New Hampshire.  McCain touched upon three issues at each of his town halls this weekend: Pakistan, Iraq, and climate change.

  In a crowded church basement in Dover [...]

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  Posted: December 31, 2007, 3:18pm EST
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• Again: Couldn’t Have Said it Any Better Myself

  TPC found another great letter in yesterday’s Foster’s:

  “Climate change not an ‘other’ issue

  To the editor: Last night I received a call from a Gallup pollster asking if I’d participate in their USA Today poll about the upcoming election. One question, in particular, was very easy for me to [...]

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  Posted: December 28, 2007, 1:19pm EST
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• Are Mitt and Rudy in the Same Climate Boat?

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  The Christmas season allowed Granite Staters many things: a festive new batch of sappy candidate commercials, two days without candidate events, another Patriots win, but most importantly a chance to compare and contrast the slight differences between Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani’s climate change proposals.

  The major climate policy divide still [...]

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  Posted: December 27, 2007, 3:13pm EST
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• The Clinton Campaign Rountables with UNH Scientists

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  Hillary Clinton’s Senior Economic Policy advisor, Brian Deese, held a roundtable with UNH research scientists and UNH Office of Sustainability faculty yesterday to discuss Clinton’s climate change policy and plan.

  The UNH researchers were pleased at Clinton’s promise to restore the integrity of science.  She will ensure that scientists will be free [...]

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  Posted: December 22, 2007, 2:03pm EST
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• Independent’s Daze

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  At a roundtable in Exeter yesterday, Barack Obama was asked if he could accomplish one thing as president, what would it be.

  Obama and many of the other Democratic frontrunners consistently place global warming in their top five or even three priorities, but according to The Baltimore Sun, in yesterday’s roundtable [...]

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  Posted: December 21, 2007, 11:40am EST
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• Santa Asks Mitt to Remember the Children

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  At a town hall meeting in Manchester last night, many voters showed up to try and “Ask Mitt Anything.”  A Manchester resident questioned Romney about his commitment to renewable energy technologies which could motivate a new sector of green jobs and benefit the economy. 

  Romney agreed that there are great economic opportunities [...]

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  Posted: December 18, 2007, 3:21pm EST
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• McCain n’ Lieberman and Huck n’ Chuck

  ‘Stop Global Warming’ signs led the way to the Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris town halls in Berlin and Littleton this weekend.  An FOTPC was able to speak with Huckabee about climate change after the Berlin town hall.  Huckabee briefly mentioned energy independence and then directed the questioner to the [...]

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  Posted: December 17, 2007, 1:53pm EST
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• He Knows if Clinton has been Bad or Good

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  Hillary Clinton took questions at her two NH town halls this weekend and she did not have to ‘arrange’ a climate change question.  Straight from the North Pole, Santa flew down in his carbon neutral sled to ask Clinton about a new green economy.

  Clinton spoke about [...]

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  Posted: December 17, 2007, 10:58am EST
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• Raise Your Hand

  Yesterday’s GOP debate moderator Carolyn Washburn asked the candidates to raise their hands if they believe climate change is a serious threat and caused by human activity.  Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani were the only four candidates to raise their hands.

  “I’m not [...]

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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 10:53am EST
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• The Iowa and NH Climate Exchange

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  Today, the final installment of the Iowa/New Hampshire Exchange was entirely dedicated to how environmental issues are playing in the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary.  Professor and New Hampshire political celebrity Dante Scala gave a nice little shout-out to the Carbon Coalition website at the beginning of the [...]

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  Posted: December 12, 2007, 7:25pm EST
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• Couldn’t Have Said it Any Better Myself

  A letter from today’s Keene Sentinel is right on:

  “As we approach the end of what could be called the nation’s toughest job interview, there are still many more questions to be asked of our presidential hopefuls.

  In these final weeks before the primary, it is of the upmost importance to continue [...]

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  Posted: December 11, 2007, 5:02pm EST
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• Climate Rally outside the Double O Show

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  A large crowd gathered outside of the Obama and Oprah event in Manchester to demonstrate their concern about climate change.  Santa, Frosty, a few polar bears and a number of NH voters greeted over 8,000 as they filed inside the Verizon Center.  The enthusiasm outside made up for the lack of global warming [...]

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  Posted: December 10, 2007, 3:28pm EST
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• McCain Energy Forum

  The Seacoast Media Group hosted John McCain for a forum on climate change and energy security.  McCain spoke about how hearing about climate change from NH citizens in 2000 caused him to study and embrace the issue.  He proudly stated that he would match his environmental record with anybody.

  There were [...]

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  Posted: December 10, 2007, 11:11am EST
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• Politicians in Hummers makes Schilling want to Puke

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  John McCain and Curt Schilling hosted a “Politics and Sports” town hall meeting in Manchester last night.  The questions varied between the two topics, including one that directly addressed both a man’s favorite sport and his biggest political concern: global warming.

  A hunter in an orange hat stood up and told [...]

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  Posted: December 06, 2007, 12:22pm EST
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• Climate Change Rally for Oprah Event

  Oprah Winfrey is coming to Manchester for a rally with Barack Obama this Sunday at the Verizon Center.  MSNBC reported that there is already a waiting list to get into the arena, which holds more than 10,000 people.  It seems that Oprah is already drawing a large crowd and a [...]

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  Posted: December 05, 2007, 1:15pm EST
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• Climate Change .. So Hot Right Now at the MTV/MySpace Forum with McCain

  MTV and MySpace hosted a Presidential Dialogue with Sen. John McCain last night at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester.  The very first question, asked by a SNHU student, was about global warming. 

  McCain gladly took the opportunity to talk about his climate change plan, touting alternative energies and conservation.

  Later [...]

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  Posted: December 04, 2007, 1:01pm EST
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• Mitt Braves the Storm

  Mitt Romney braved the winter weather last night and joined citizens in Hampton for another “Ask Mitt Anything” town hall. 

  During the Q&A an audience member asked Romney about his position on nuclear power.

  Romney reaffirmed his strong support for expanding nuclear power and cited the French, who are 80% nuclear, as [...]

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  Posted: December 04, 2007, 10:34am EST
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• Hunter to Hunter: Climate Change Talk with Huckabee

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  Mike Huckabee met up with an FOTPC in Bow who wanted to talk hunter to hunter about climate change.  The FOTPC shared his concerns with Huckabee about the fact that there are still bears out, when they should already be hibernating for winter.  Huckabee stated “I think there’s only two [...]

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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 4:11pm EST
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• Rudy: Selling Energy Independence to the World

  Rudy Giuliani spent fifteen minutes of a town hall meeting at UNH discussing energy issues.

  In the first climate question Giuliani faced, the questioner reminded Giuliani that a cap and trade system uses the market to find the cheapest reductions through trading and pushes energy companies towards renewables.

  Watch Rudy’s [...]

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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 2:25pm EST
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• Young Voters Chat Climate with Biden

  Joe Biden faced a pair of climate change questions campaigning in yesterday at the NEC College Convention 2008 in Manchester.  Three NH youngsters sat down with Senator Biden and talked about the economic opportunities of solving climate change.

  “We can change the world” Biden proclaimed as he scribed his John Hancock on red signs [...]

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  Posted: November 30, 2007, 1:05pm EST
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• Another Debate Lacks Discussion on Climate Change

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  The Republican candidates met up in Florida last night for the CNN/YouTube debate.  An op-ed from USA Today predicted that the candidates wouldn’t field a question from the infamous snowman, but hoped that this would ”clear the way for a more serious grilling of the GOP candidates about climate [...]

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  Posted: November 29, 2007, 2:00pm EST
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• Where is Chuck Norris When You Need Him?

  Two recent national media pieces show that people outside of New Hampshire are recognizing that the GOP candidates are all talking about climate change.  ABC News ran an internet piece “The Green Gap: Republican Candidates and Climate Change,” and the Prince of Darkness himself, Robert Novak wrote an opinion piece [...]

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  Posted: November 28, 2007, 11:33am EST
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• The Heat Is On

  FOTPC’s and climate voters were out in full force last night holding up signs, wearing t-shirts and passing out stickers at the John Edwards town hall in Manchester.  With only 42 days left until the NH Primary, you can expect to see a lot more global warming visibility around [...]

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  Posted: November 27, 2007, 11:57am EST
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• Turkey Day and the GOP Wrap-Up

  In Amherst this weekend, an FOTPC told Gov. Romney that she is concerned about the future of her two sons, and the world they will grow up in if we don’t do anything about climate change.  Romney, who had just finished talking about family values, responded that energy independence [...]

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  Posted: November 26, 2007, 3:21pm EST
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• Turkey Day and the Democratic Wrap Up

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  Up in Conway, Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards faced questions about the proposed Schwarzenegger/Gore bipartisan climate change summit and both Kucinich and Edwards responded positively.  Edwards even stated: “Al Gore called me and I said I will be there.”  Details about the forum are yet to be [...]

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  Posted: November 26, 2007, 11:39am EST
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• Hey Obama, I don’t know about this climate change thing, didn’t it snow yesterday?

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  Barack Obama returned to the Granite State yesterday and FOTPC’s attended each of Obama’s three snowy town halls in Alton, Conway, and Laconia.

  Obama answered a question from a high school student in Alton about wind power.  Near the end of his response, Obama outlined four actions he would take [...]

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  Posted: November 21, 2007, 12:52pm EST
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• Laura Knoy and Gov. Richardson “Exchange” on Energy

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  Laura Knoy was anxious to talk with Gov. Richardson about his energy policy on “The Exchange” this morning saying “you and I could talk for 5 hours about this.”  Knoy lead the conversation off by noting that his policy calls for major investments in alternative energies and huge [...]

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  Posted: November 20, 2007, 4:47pm EST
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• McCain Heads North, Three Dems Head West: All 4 Talk about Climate Change

  Senator John McCain campaigned up North this weekend and a few FOTPCs were there to ask him about his climate plans.  In Hanover, McCain once again included global warming in his stump speech to a crowd spotted with ’stop global warming’ stickers.

  McCain also received a question from a teacher concerned with the [...]

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  Posted: November 19, 2007, 4:06pm EST
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• Spoiler Alert - OMG The Dems Debate

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  The Democrats gathered last night in Las Vegas for another debate.  Once again, the cable network host du jour guided a debate more focused on candidate in-fighting than important issues like climate change.  CNN’s tragic tabloid coverage only allowed two of the seven candidates to discuss climate change.

  Barack Obama and [...]

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  Posted: November 16, 2007, 11:05am EST
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• Schwarzenegger, Gore To Hold Climate Change Summit in NH!

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  Great news for NH citizens concerned with climate change!

  The AP reported this afternoon that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President Al Gore are planning a bipartisan presidential forum on energy and climate change in New Hampshire in December.

  The forum is still being planned but Adam Mendelsohn, the communications director for the governor [...]

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  Posted: November 15, 2007, 5:33pm EST
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• GOP CNN/Youtube Debate

  Below are three sample videos that the Carbon Coalition is submitting for the GOP CNN/Youtube debate scheduled for November 28th.  Submit your climate change question here.

        

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  Posted: November 15, 2007, 11:38am EST
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• Tancredo and Russert - BFFs?

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  Radio ad - “According to FBI reports, Al Qaeda may be planning to strike at shopping malls here in America later this year, and the candidates for president are talking about healthcare and energy policy!  I am Tom Tancredo and I say all issues pale in comparison to the [...]

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  Posted: November 14, 2007, 12:42pm EST
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• TPC: Keeping a Tally on Upper Valley Rallies

  TPC took a roadtrip to the Upper Valley last night to meet up with two presidential candidates and a whole bunch of FOTPC’s.  Armed with “Stop Global Warming” stickers and “What’s Your Plan?” yard signs, we spent the night talking with local voters and FOTPC’s who were anxious to hear Barack [...]

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  Posted: November 13, 2007, 1:46pm EST
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• Hillary’s Plants are Green

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  The Clinton campaign has taken some criticism in the blogosphere over the past week for organizing a planned questioner aka ’a plant’ at a bio-diesel plant in Iowa to ask a question about how Clinton’s new energy policy would combat global warming.  I was not really aware that the Clinton [...]

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  Posted: November 12, 2007, 12:07pm EST
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• Ron Paul Revolution

  Ron Paul returned to the Granite State friday after the largest one day cash pull in GOP history.  An FOTPC was at UNH to ask him about climate change and below are excerpts from her notes:

  “A young man asked about energy and scientific suppression by coal and steel companies.  He suggested that instead [...]

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  Posted: November 11, 2007, 2:50pm EST
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• Energy Talk Updates on Richardson, Clinton and Romney

  The Seacoast Media Group held a forum yesterday with Gov. Richardson who took the hour to talk about energy and climate change.  After identifying our energy and climate change issues as a “national crisis,” Richardson touted his new book, Leading by Example, and emphasized the need for leadership from [...]

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  Posted: November 09, 2007, 5:36pm EST
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• Bob Vila and Clinton talk about Energy

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  Hillary Clinton unveiled the second half of her plan to address America’s energy and climate crisis this week in both Iowa and NH.  A FOTPC caught up with her in Peterborough yesterday where Clinton was campaigning with Bob Vila to talk about energy efficiency and conservation. Clinton outlined how [...]

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  Posted: November 08, 2007, 3:55pm EST
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• A Heated Exchange

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  Last week TPC blogged on John Edwards’ tour of the state where he regrettably did not ‘have time’ for issues such as global warming in his speech but urged the audience to ask him about it during the Q&A.  Unfortunately, as was the case in Exeter, events passed without any comprehensive discussion [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2007, 12:05pm EST
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• “All We Can Do”…Our Work Here is Done!

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  We have done it!  We have succeeded!  We now have a candidate who has finally committed to a comprehensive climate change plan!  After writing this blog, I am packing up my tent and looking for a new job because our work here is done.

  Yesterday in Dover I asked Fred [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2007, 11:16am EST
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• A Portrait of Step it Up 2

  This Saturday, thousands of citizens gathered across the country for Step it Up 2.  A fall hurricane decided that it wanted to attend each of the ten Step it Up events across the Granite State but spirits were not broken by the wind and rain.  Read more about the New Hampshire events at the Step it Up website.

  Chris Dodd spoke about [...]

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  Posted: November 05, 2007, 2:35pm EST
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• Oh I Remember, What a Romney Advisor Said in September

  Senator Hillary Clinton spoke to students at UNH yesterday and teased the crowd by saying that next week in New Hampshire and Iowa she will unveil her “comprehensive agenda energy agenda on how to combat global warming as president.”  Have no fear, TPC will be there.

  On global warming, Clinton stressed the importance [...]

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  Posted: November 02, 2007, 2:49pm EDT
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• Climate Change: A Hot Topic on NHPR

  FOTPC’s caught up with Rudy Giuliani yesterday and tried to ask him about his plan to combat climate change.  One FOTPC, who is familiar with Giuliani’s plan to diversify the American energy economy and pursue energy independence, asked Giuliani if his energy policy would also move us away from [...]

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  Posted: November 01, 2007, 3:51pm EDT
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• Strike One and Two

  Apparently it’s not as easy to “Ask Mitt Anything” as one would hope.  FOTPC’s did not get a chance to ask Gov. Romney about global warming yesterday at a town hall meeting in Manchester.  Romney did briefly reference energy when he mentioned the need to get off of foreign oil, but that was the [...]

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  Posted: October 30, 2007, 5:49pm EDT
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• Climate Change, Child Health and American Family Values

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  CBS News reported today that “Children may be especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming” according to The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP).  An AAP news release states that ”Children are often most vulnerable to adverse health effects from environmental hazards because they are not fully developed physically and psychologically.”

  According to [...]

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  Posted: October 29, 2007, 6:10pm EDT
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• The Romney Accord?

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  Gov. Romney couldn’t hide from FOTPC’s yesterday who wanted to know more about his plan to combat climate change. 

  At a house party in Hooksett, Romney was first asked how he will get us off foreign oil.  Romney gave a familiar answer concerning the importance of pursuing energy independence through [...]

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  Posted: October 26, 2007, 12:19pm EDT
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• Kissing Cousins?

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  Just days after formally filing for the NH Primary, Barack Obama spoke to a packed gymnasium in Dover.  TPC was in Portsmouth just three weeks ago to hear Obama announce the second installment of his Climate and Energy policy.  Obama claimed to have the most aggressive emissions reduction plan that would create billions [...]

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  Posted: October 25, 2007, 3:39pm EDT
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• The Red Sox and California, both En Fuego

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  Three of the top GOP contenders formally filed for their candidacy yesterday and scribbled a note on a poster commemorating their presidential run.  John McCain signed “He’s Ba-a-ack,” Rudy Giuliani penned “God Bless America,” and Ron Paul scribed “For Liberty.”  

  Giuliani held a town hall in Lebanon later on last night, and while there [...]

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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 11:43am EDT
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• Can the GOP out-Gore Al Gore?

  There has been a lot of talk about climate change among the GOP field lately.  Recently, the Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP) threw their support behind Sen. McCain as the candidate they hope to see lead the charge.  REP policy director, Jim DiPeso, comments on the endorsement in his [...]

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  Posted: October 23, 2007, 4:09pm EDT
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• A Rose is a Rose … yet another new name for climate action

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  The Marshall Plan joined the Apollo Project and The Manhattan Project as the newest name for the climate action.  Governor Richardson followed his appearance at the Global Warming & Energy Solutions Conference with an Op-Ed calling for a Marshall Plan to fight global warming in last Friday’s Union Leader.  Richardson writes:

  “We need a Marshall [...]

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  Posted: October 22, 2007, 2:31pm EDT
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• Finally, Energy Talk on the Exchange

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  Senator Chris Dodd and host Laura Knoy dedicated a decent portion of time to climate and energy issues on The Exchange this morning.  Dodd is the only candidate running for president who advocates the implementation of a corporate carbon tax.  Dodd recognizes that in New Hampshire there is a stigma attached to the word [...]

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  Posted: October 19, 2007, 1:47pm EDT
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• Hunting, Fishing, and the Colbert Nation

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  A new NWF poll examines the opinions of over 600 self-proclaimed hunters and fishers on the environment and climate change.  More than half of the participants described themselves as politically conservative making the findings particularly significant for the Republican field.  Climate change is one issue about which there are serious policy disagreements between [...]

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  Posted: October 18, 2007, 12:20pm EDT
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• NY Times Says Climate Change is Dividing GOP

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  In case you missed yesterday’s blog, the NY Times ran an article today covering a similar report on the increasing talk about climate change from the Republican candidates.  The article notes that “sharp divisions” are developing among the GOP and highlights John McCain’s call to cap emissions and [...]

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  Posted: October 17, 2007, 3:20pm EDT
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• Republicans Taking the Lead

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  Of the four candidates who attended the Global Warming & Energy Solutions Conference on Saturday, two Republican candidates broke the perceived party mold and shared their climate and energy priorities.  Though not all of the Republican candidates have dedicated themselves to the issue of climate change, John McCain and Mike Huckabee are [...]

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  Posted: October 16, 2007, 3:51pm EDT
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• Richardson, ‘Hot Hot Hot’ at the Climate Change Conference

  Just minutes ago Governor Bill Richardson stumped about climate change at the Global Warming & Energy Solutions Conference in Manchester.  He is the first of four presidential candidates scheduled to share their energy priorities at the conference (McCain, Huckabee, and Kucinich will speak tomorrow afternoon).

  Richardson [...]

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  Posted: October 12, 2007, 7:17pm EDT
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• Defining Leadership on Nov 3rd under “1 Sky”

  The Political Climate will be busy today preparing for the Climate Change & Energy Solutions Conference in Manchester, but tune in tomorrow and Saturday for live blog updates directly from the conference sight.  Bill Richardson, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and Dennis Kucinich will each be sharing their climate and energy priorities at the conference. John Edwards is not [...]

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  Posted: October 11, 2007, 12:04pm EDT
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• CNBC: Our New Friend

  The Republicans debated last night in Dearborne Michigan on economic issues, and for the first time climate and energy had a role in the discussion.  We applaud CNBC for being the first network to address the climate and energy crisis on a nationally televised debate.  It should come as no surprise [...]

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  Posted: October 10, 2007, 1:40pm EDT
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• A Second Energy Chapter for Obama

  Yesterday afternoon, Senator Barack Obama wrapped up a speech unveiling the second chapter of his energy plan at the Portsmouth Public Library.  Obama detailed the first part of his plan in Detroit where he focused on the transportation sector and endorsed raising fuel economy standards.  Today, Obama added to this by addressing [...]

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  Posted: October 09, 2007, 9:46am EDT
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• NH Citizens Huntin’ for Answers from Romney

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  Executive Councilor Ray Burton and GSCV ED Jim O’Brien opined in today’s Concord Monitor addressing climate change and the GOP.  Titled “Republican presidential candidates yet to get serious about climate change” the op-ed examines the differences between John McCain and the rest of the GOP field on the [...]

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  Posted: October 05, 2007, 11:40am EDT
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• Energy Independence and the Climate Change Connection

  Both Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are on the campaign trail this week noting “Energy Independence” as a campaign priority. 

  Giuliani did a whirlwind tour of some hot NH diner’s yesterday morning.  FOTPC’s were at two stops but unfortunately had a tough time catching the busy Republican Candidate.  At a [...]

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  Posted: October 04, 2007, 12:48pm EDT
  by Carbon Coalition

• A Tall Stack for America’s Mayor and $10,000 for the kids

  Rudy Giuliani began his tour of Southern New Hampshire diners this morning to meet and greet with the local folks and maybe enjoy some of New Hampshire’s own delicious maple syrup on top of a tall stack of pancakes.  Maple syrup is a signature New Hampshire staple that is seriously threatened by a [...]

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  Posted: October 03, 2007, 2:43pm EDT
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• George Washington Asks Candidates to “Step It Up” on Climate Change

  

  Anyone who watched the CNN YouTube debate in July must remember the famous snowman that asked a question about global warming.  Even though the snowman was criticized as silly by some, his question and the issue of global warming remain serious.

  That’s why I wasn’t surprised to see Frosty show up [...]

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  Posted: October 02, 2007, 3:35pm EDT
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• Climate and Arctic on the Stump

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  This morning, The Boston Globe printed ‘Action in the Arctic,‘ an op-ed warning of the potential global ramifications of a rapidly melting arctic ice cap.  The end of the piece referenced the New Hampshire Primary and noted that ”a group of citizens called the Carbon Coalition are calling for all candidates to put [...]

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  Posted: October 01, 2007, 2:12pm EDT
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• Yeeeeehaw John Edwards Yeeeeehaw

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  Howdy yall.  FOTPCs had John Edwards’ post debate “Economic Fairness and Bluegrass Tour” covered yesterday from Durham to Conway, MTV and the World Wide Web.  The day began at UNH with exuberant students filing into Myspace/MTV’s made for TV forum with Edwards.  The forum was broadcasted both over the web [...]

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  Posted: September 28, 2007, 12:06pm EDT
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• Last NH Debate: Hot Air But No Climate Chat

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  Once again, climate change was not an issue at the Democratic debate at Dartmouth last night.  As one FOTPC put it in an e-mail we received this morning, “Did I miss something or was there no global warming discussion other than the self-immolation question of $10/gallon gasoline?” 

  There has been an odd [...]

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  Posted: September 27, 2007, 1:05pm EDT
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• All Politics is Local…Energy Committees

  Over seventy people and fifteen energy committees attended last night’s first ever Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance workshop.  This regional alliance aims to facilitate the sharing of information, skills, and experience between the various energy committees in the Seacoast and is a model that could aid burgeoning local energy committees all over the [...]

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  Posted: September 26, 2007, 12:38pm EDT
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• The Golden State & The Granite State Tell Republicans that Climate Action is a Must

  Last Friday, Republican leaders from 16 western states gathered at the Republican National Committee’s Western Leadership Conference.  Speaking to the group was Jill Buck, a former Republican Assembly candidate, who encouraged that “there is a way for Republicans to be environmentalists and keep their core Republican principles.” 

  Buck emphasized the need [...]

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  Posted: September 25, 2007, 3:12pm EDT
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• Regional Powers Collide

  There is a major climate convening taking place this week that could decide the future of our energy use.  The fate of the climate and hours of blood, sweat, and tears of climate activists will culminate in this round of intense deliberations and negotiations.  Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance Workshop will take place tomorrow night in Durham.  Check out the [...]

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  Posted: September 24, 2007, 2:18pm EDT
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• Global Warming and Geezers: Debating Climate Change in the AARP Debate

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  AARP and Iowa Public Radio invited the six leading Democratic candidates to participate in a debate focused on issues important to senior citizens.  Five of the six participated; Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, and Chris Dodd.  Absent was Barack Obama [...]

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  Posted: September 21, 2007, 11:08am EDT
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• An Update on the Women’s World Cup? Nope, an Update on COOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

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  According to Grist, coal looks to be an inevitable part of the future of energy in America.  Brian Beutler writes that “Two important hearings on Capitol Hill earlier this month strongly indicated that we’re stuck with coal — and a coal industry generously supported by the American taxpayer — [...]

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  Posted: September 20, 2007, 1:55pm EDT
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• Looking Beyond NH

  The future of our climate seems relatively promising when one looks through the keyhole of the state of New Hampshire.  Scores of local town energy committees have organized as a result the New Hampshire Climate Change Resolution and everyday citizens are adapting ways to lead more efficient lives.  Unfortunately, Tom Friedman reminds us that, “the [...]

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  Posted: September 19, 2007, 5:22pm EDT
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• Keyes in, Romney Tells All

  Add another podium to the stage; Alan Keyes has entered the race.  According to the NY Times, this is Keyes’ third bid for the Republican nomination. 

  While his candidacy is now official with the FEC, Keyes doesn’t appear to have his website complete yet.  It seems his staff forgot [...]

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  Posted: September 18, 2007, 12:47pm EDT
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• America’s Enviro-Mayor

  With the smell of car emissions filling the air, Mayor Rudy Giuliani greeted racing fans at this weekend’s NASCAR race in Loudon.  We have not heard any reports from FOTPCs on Giuliani’s visit, but NPR’s Living on Earth did run a story on Giuliani’s environmental record and platform - the first installment in a new series focusing on [...]

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  Posted: September 17, 2007, 12:09pm EDT
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• ‘No Surrender’ and an Eco-Fair

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  John McCain kicked off his ‘No Surrender’ rallies yesterday in East Rochester before heading west to Franklin and Concord.  The McCain campaign is holding ’No Surrender’ rallies in VFW and American Legion posts around the state to defend the ’surge’ in Iraq and show support for the troops by collecting care packages [...]

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  Posted: September 14, 2007, 10:37am EDT
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• It May Be Too Late For Polar Bears … But Is It Too Late For My Grand-Children?

  While FOTPC’s here in NH are helping the presidential candidates further the dialogue about their plans to combat global warming, the Arctic is preparing to say goodbye to polar bears - forever.

  The U.S. Geological Survey just released a series of reports that will inform the U.S. Government on its upcoming [...]

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  Posted: September 13, 2007, 12:38pm EDT
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• Hillary and McCain: Give Us a Plan We Can “Handle” & We Will Respond “In the Affirmative”

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  When I came into work this morning, I was greeted by the “NH for Hillary Green Gazette.”  The newsletter, which promises to “update you on all the green news and campaign updates you can handle,” offered pieces of Hillary’s plan to fight global warming. 

  Unfortunately, the newsletter did not unveil [...]

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  Posted: September 11, 2007, 1:04pm EDT
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• I think we’re in Fred’s Head

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  Senator Fred Thompson’s visit to New Hampshire this weekend marked his first time in the Granite State as an announced candidate.  He was greeted by tree-splintering lightning storms, a frenzied media, and a climate change question at every stop.

  An FOTPC asked Thompson whether he believed global climate change was [...]

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  Posted: September 10, 2007, 5:53pm EDT
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• Mike Huckamaybee I would consider a cap on carbon

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  I caught up with Governor Mike Huckabee in Dover yesterday in what could have been the nicest house/mansion/estate I have ever been to.  After a stroll around the lovely riverside abode I was able to ask Governor Huckabee a few one-on-one questions.

  I first asked him to describe how he would subsidize R&D [...]

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  Posted: September 07, 2007, 1:24pm EDT
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• Fred Ducks the Debate - Debate Ducks Global Warming

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  Eight Republican presidential candidates took the stage last night at UNH for the “First in the Fall” debate sponsored by Fox News.  Carbon Coalition staff and volunteers staked out a spot in front of the arena to wave green flags, hold up “Save our Syrup/Stop Global Warming” signs and pass out “Stop [...]

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  Posted: September 06, 2007, 3:50pm EDT
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• Climate Change Bird-dogs from Bow to Montana

  Senator Sam Brownback was scheduled to hold a “Discussion on Energy and Economic Issues with local residents” last night in the Epping town hall.  There is no better place in New Hampshire to hold a discussion on energy issues than Epping town hall.  Through the installation of energy efficiency measures, solar [...]

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  Posted: September 05, 2007, 10:55am EDT
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• Labor Day Weekend Wrap-Up

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  Many presidential candidates were in the state this weekend to celebrate Labor Day and rally with NH voters.  FOTPC’s were all over passing out “Stop Global Warming” stickers and hoping to hear about each candidate’s plan to combat climate change. 

  Both Clinton and Obama drew very large crowds at [...]

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  Posted: September 04, 2007, 4:42pm EDT
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• Legislation Nation

  For day two of the calm before the Labor Day weekend candidate storm, NHPR ran the second half of their two part radio story that detailed the Presidential candidates’ positions on climate change and energy.  Wednesday Amy Quinton focused on the Republicans and yesterday wrapped up the Democratic candidate positions on climate and energy.

  Throughout the [...]

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  Posted: August 31, 2007, 3:22pm EDT
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• FOTPCs, Republicans, NHPR, and Global Warming

  An interesting story ran on NHPR yesterday by Amy Quinton titled “Republican Presidential Candidates Tout Energy Independence.”  Her timely piece ran during a rare lull in candidate activity in New Hampshire.  The ‘lull’ is more like the calm before the storm with the barrage of candidates we are expecting this weekend and the [...]

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  Posted: August 30, 2007, 5:46pm EDT
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• Join the Alliance!

  One of the most promising results of the New Hampshire Town Meeting Resolution that passed in 164 New Hampshire towns this March is the formation of numerous local energy committees.  The concluding sentence of the Climate Change Resolution: “We ask our selectmen to consider the appointment of a voluntary energy [...]

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  Posted: August 29, 2007, 4:19pm EDT
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• Voters Demand Action on Energy and Global Warming

  The summer of 2007 has been busy for both presidential candidates and voters from all around the state.  With energy from the Re-Energize NH March and all of our FOTPC’s, the presidential candidates should know by now that NH voters are very concerned about climate change. 

  A recent report done [...]

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  Posted: August 28, 2007, 1:47pm EDT
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• What do you get whn you mix Edwards, Giuliani, and Richardson? Little of Substance, Just more blog, blog, blog.

  Friends of the political climate around the Granite State endured the late summer heat and humidity to see Edwards, Giuliani, and Richardson.  Here is a quick wrap up:

  Sen. John Edwards spoke to a large crowd in Portsmouth last night and mentioned global warming a few times in passing and once in depth.  There was nothing new [...]

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  Posted: August 27, 2007, 2:26pm EDT
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• Does He or Doesn’t He?

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  No, we’re not wondering if Edwards is a true brunette … we’re wondering if he does or does not endorse the NH Climate Change Resolution passed by 164 towns in NH last spring .  He’s never officially endorsed the resolution (like Dodd and Richardson and McCain have) – even [...]

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  Posted: August 24, 2007, 2:26pm EDT
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• Digital Democracy with Myspace and MTV

  Myspace and MTV are teaming up to hold a series of one on one discussions between the presidential candidates and America’s youth.  These conversations will then be broadcast on MTV and mtvU and webcast on MTV.com and Myspace TV.  Myspace joins Youtube as the second internet mega-site to facilitate [...]

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  Posted: August 23, 2007, 2:45pm EDT
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• Dean and the Primary, are we back in 04?

  Hurricane Dean was the third most intense Atlantic hurricane ever measured, and it ravaged Caribbean islands earlier this week and made landfall in Mexico yesterday with winds of 165 miles per hour.  Now six of the top ten most powerful hurricanes ever recorded have occurred within the last ten years.

  Chris Mooney writes in [...]

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  Posted: August 22, 2007, 2:51pm EDT
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• Memo to Candidates: We Don’t Grow Corn in NH. We Grow Wood!

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  A few reports and articles have recently brought the viability of grain-based or corn ethanol as an alternative to fossil fuels into question.  Grain based ethanol is a fuel that a majority of the Presidential candidates highlight as they list off the various clean alternative energy sources they support.

  There has been concern for [...]

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  Posted: August 21, 2007, 3:05pm EDT
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• Legislation is Just One Scoop of a Climate Change Sundae

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  After gorging at the Strafford GOP BBQ on Saturday, Barack Obama hosted an ice cream social in Dover last night.  More FOOD!!! Senator Obama emerged from a wooded area with his wife, his two young daughters, and a group of advisors that included Rep. Carol Shea Porter to speak to the large [...]

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  Posted: August 20, 2007, 4:50pm EDT
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• What do you Get When You Mix Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee and Tom Tancredo? Locally Controlled, Faith-based Climate Solutions in a Free Market

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  GOP Candidates were out in full swing this weekend with many campaign stops and a whole lot of food!  Our FOTPC’s were definitely well fed as they asked the candidates about their plans to combat climate change.  Here’s TPC’s weekend summary:

  After Ron Paul told a FOTPC at the Strafford County BBQ that he would [...]

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  Posted: August 20, 2007, 4:42pm EDT
  by Carbon Coalition