Environment
Who Defected on the US House Climate Change Legislation?
The U.S. House of Representative’s 219-212 vote last week in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454) passed in part due to the defection of a handful of Republicans, while more than half of the Blue…
Read MoreLive Blog: Ashwin Madia, DFL-3rd CD candidate
12:00 p.m. In the second series of candidate forums sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute, DFL 3rd Congressional District candidate Ashwin Madia is giving a speech entitled, “Green…
Read MoreLive Blog: Transportation and Climate Change: Promoting Sustainable Growth and Prosperity
2:40 p.m. “Transportation and Climate Change: Promoting Sustainable Growth and Prosperity?” is the final panel today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is…
Read MoreLive Blog: Climate Change and Energy Security
9:45 a.m. The second panel this morning at the Humphrey Institute’s America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention is entitled “Climate Change and Energy Security.” Moderated by Reid Detchon (Executive Director, Energy and Climate,…
Read MoreHumphrey Institute to Host Premier Politics & Policy Forum September 1-4
As the Republican National Convention convenes in St. Paul on September 1, the University of Minnesota and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs is creating the premier forum for independent and respected analysis and commentary during the Convention….
Read MoreHumphrey Institute to Host Premier Politics & Policy Forum September 1-4
As the Republican National Convention convenes in St. Paul on September 1, the University of Minnesota and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs is creating the premier forum for independent and respected analysis and commentary during the Convention….
Read MoreKlobuchar, the Environment, and Smart Politics Live Blogging
Smart Politics will be blogging live from the Humphrey Institute on Monday, April 2nd, from Noon to 1:30 pm at Senator Amy Klobuchar’s speech on global warming and renewable energy. Klobuchar’s talk, sponsored by the Center for the Study…
Read MoreKlobuchar Event: Live Blogging
12:05 pm. Senator Klobuchar opened to a very warm reception. She began by summarizing her achievements in the Senate – being a Junior Whip, passing the Iraq War Resolution, and fighting for ethics reform. Klobuchar has the crowd in the…
Read MoreGlobal Warming Acknowledged in Upper Midwest
Al Gore’s involvement in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth has paid great dividends for the former Vice President—garnering near universal acclaim, and a new platform for the man many in Democratic circles hope to run for President in 2008….
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