http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/redefining-renewable-to-get-a-clean-energy-bill-through-congress As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit renewable energy legislation Obama energy policy natural gas electricity climate change Hot Times Republicans tidal power biomass hydropower geothermal Clean Energy Standards Act of 2012 Democrats energy efficiency nuclear power solar power fossil fuels wind power Jeff Bingaman methane 2012-07-16T17:53:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/were-not-all-right-in-idaho Being one of the few liberals in a conservative Western city requires tolerance and a love of community that transcends political divisions. No publisher Steve Bunk Republicans North End Boise liberals Democrats conservatives Politics friendship 2011-05-17T23:25:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/this-earth-day-its-all-about-the-air If you can take a nice deep breath and enjoy a clear blue sky, thank the Clean Air Act. No publisher Tim Lydon Clean Air Act Republicans air pollution climate change Earth Day greenhouse gases Democrats environmental movement EPA 2011-04-19T18:10:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/war-on-the-west-the-sequel Life is going get even harder for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as modern-day Sagebrush Rebels try to re-ignite a “War on the West.” No publisher Paul Larmer Clinton environmental policy Ken Salazar Bush energy policy Obama environmental policy Republicans Bruce Babbitt wilderness Democrats politics Sagebrush Rebellion political rhetoric 2011-01-25T21:00:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/voting-at-the-dump In rural Idaho, determined voters head out to a muddy dump to cast their ballots. No publisher Susan Swetnam Tea Party Idaho politics rural life Republicans Election Day Democrats voting 2010-10-26T20:27:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/stringing-up-the-western-sheriff The West has known extremist politics before, but we usually seem to end up tacking pretty close to the center. No publisher Ray Ring Western politics lynch mobs Republicans Sheriff Henry Plummer Democrats Election 2010 Bannack, Montana High Country News 2010-10-20T03:21:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.2/poltertics-2010 "They're ba-a-ackk!": Enviro-boogeymen return from the dead as Republicans like Richard Pombo seek a comeback. No publisher Sarah Gilman Richard Pombo Republicans Colorado politics Poltergeist movies Democrats election year 2010 Steve Pearce 2010-02-05T08:55:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/how-to-survive-the-lean-times Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice. No publisher Jane Goetze Public lands Western politics Collaboration Republicans Bruce Babbitt Obama cabinet nominations Consensus Interior Department Democrats 2010-02-05T09:14:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-chance-to-do-it-right-in-the-west Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration. No publisher Daniel Kemmis Public lands Republicans Collaboration Western politics Bruce Babbitt Obama cabinet nominations Consensus Interior Department Democrats 2010-02-05T09:27:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/confessions-of-a-former-hillary-supporter Missy Votel takes a good hard look at Sarah Palin: a regular Wild West frontierswoman who wears North Face and is ready to slay dinner at a moment's notice. No publisher Missy Votel Political candidates Republicans Sarah Palin Hillary Clinton Political humor Democrats Hockey moms Election 2008 2010-02-05T08:55:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/16934 Democratic presidential hopefuls and tribal leaders will meet face-to-face this summer on California's Morongo reservation. No publisher Michelle Blank Politics And Elections tribes native americans american indians politics voting debates Democrats candidates presidential election Native Americans 2010-02-05T08:40:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16309 Tired of the rhetorical arguments that pass as conversation these days, the author proposes it’s time to take a blockhead to lunch – and listen to what he has to say No publisher Jeff Golden Political arguments polarization politics Democrats Republicans Red states Blue states religious differences political differences opinions friendship discussion debate lunch partners conversation ideas dogma humor political disagreement 2010-02-05T09:33:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/287/15133 The same Western voters who re-elected President George W. Bush and his anti-environmental record also voted for environmental ballot measures and green-leaning candidates. No publisher Greg Hanscom Elections 2004 election results George W. Bush John Kerry Republicans Democrats environmentalists Utah Legislature Denny Rehberg Brain Schweitzer Judy Martz Montana I-147 cyanide heap-leach mining gold mining open-pit mining Canyon Resources Corp. Ju 2010-02-05T09:22:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/287/15131 It would be a grave mistake for President Bush to assume that his recent victory gives license for a winner-take-all power grab in the West No publisher Paul Larmer Elections George W. Bush John Kerry. 2004 election Republicans Democrats Western states environmental issues Ed Quillen 2010-02-05T09:22:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/287/15130 Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League is working with Republican Congressman Mike Simpson on a wilderness bill for the Boulder and White Cloud mountains, but not everybody in "Planet Idaho" is happy No publisher Ray Ring Politics Legislation Rick Johnson Idaho Conservation League Mike Simpson Idaho politics Republicans Democrats wilderness legislation Boulder-White Clouds wilderness bill Wild Idaho Conference Custer County Stanley Idaho Boulder Mountains White Cloud Peaks off 2010-02-05T09:22:00Z News Article