Lessons from the Election: The Decline of Coal’s Political Clout

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Trump bet big that a political strategy attacking President Obama and Hillary Clinton for a “war on coal” would pay off. But if the current polling showing Clinton still ahead in the race turns out to be correct, we will be able to say this ploy was an outright bust. Sort of like placing a … Read more

The XYZs of a Clinton Victory: Can Climate Help Clinch a Win?

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Hillary Clinton is leading to be the next president according to recent polls, but her campaign still has a lot to do. The only polling that really matters is the polling booth on election day. In a previous blog I noted how Trump could still win. He hopes that the negative campaign he has helped create … Read more

The ABCs of a Trump Victory: Can Dirty Energy Boost His Dirty Politics?

Don’t kid yourself, Donald Trump could still win. The man who was running even before the first debate has had a bad run since. Still it’s never over till it’s over. Hillary Clinton leads but doesn’t break 50% in polling when third party candidates are included. And more leaks from WikiLeaks await, as undecided voters … Read more

Dumb ALEC

Last week ALEC, the free market acolyte organization, enjoyed a real experience in the power of market forces.  Two of its major financial backers, Google and Facebook, joined Microsoft in withdrawing their backing of ALEC because of the group’s opposition to clean energy policies and action on climate change. ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) … Read more