How the West is Winning Against Coal

by Mary Anne Hitt

The past month across the western U.S. has been filled with victories against coal:

--After a two year campaign, we locked down the permanent retirement of the Oregon Boardman plant (600-megawatts of dirty coal power) by no later than 2020, and we continue to push for earlier date.

--Los Angeles recently released a draft plan for the nation's largest municipal utility that gets out of one of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country - the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona (though the plan still needs a little work [PDF]).

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Largest U.S. Wind Farm Being Constructed in California

by Lawrence

This may not turn out to be the most germane of diaries, as my head had an unfortunate encounter with a rather nasty rock while hiking the other day, but I do want to write a few lines about this, as it is big news for the renewable energy sector in the U.S.

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UTE Tribe gives rapacious energy company what for

by Zappatero

This is some of what The Obama administration could be doing to BP. Though American Indian tribes have certainly been subjected to these outrages far longer than citizens in the Gulf, the lying and instiable greed of energy companies remains, as do the negative affects on our environment and local communities.

Energy companies in the Wild West (BP included) still walk as if they'll always have the quickest draw, but The Ute tribe of Utah is showing Questar Energy they can and will fight back against Questar's lying, cheating ways:

Officials with the Ute Indian Tribe shut down construction of the Questar Stagecoach gas plant south of Vernal, Utah on June 23.

The stop-work order was issued because work at the facility was out of compliance with tribal regulations, according to tribal officials.

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Weekly Mulch: Can Washington Stand Up to the Energy Industry?

by The Media Consortium

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger

President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders spent this week trying to stand up to the oil industry. In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Obama pushed BP to siphon $20 billion into a escrow fund that will cover liability claims, and Congress grilled BP CEO Tony Hayward and other oil bigwigs as to how they were protecting the country’s coastal waters.

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CO-SEN Live Chat With Andrew Romanoff

by Andrew Romanoff

Thank you for joining me this afternoon.  I look forward to our conversation. Two days ago, I won the Colorado Democratic Assembly by 21 points.  I am honored to have earned the top spot on the August ballot. As I told the delegates on Saturday, the Democratic Party I led – and the Democratic Party I still believe in – doesn’t let drillers off the hook when they desecrate our environment.  We force them to pay for the damage they cause and make sure it never happens again, and we revolutionize our energy policy, so that no longer have to foul our oceans or spoil our skies – or spill our blood – just to power our planet.

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(video)The BP Oil Disaster and why *this* endorsement matters-DK Greenroots

by wade norris

In light of the BP Oil disaster - we can no longer allow environmental issues to be a 'secondary' campaign topic - especially when we find out that the oil spill may continue all summer. DK Greenroots, a bloc of Environmental bloggers here at Daily Kos have started a candidate fundraiser page on Act Blue. The goal is to replace global warming deniers (republicans) and also primary democrats who are too cozy with the fossil fuel industry. Their first endorsement is Andrew Romanoff, candidate for US Senate whose opponent was part of the Conservadem group that has blocked climate legislation. Mr.Romanoff's thanks to DK Greenroots and comment on BP Oil Spill

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The Next Dem. Primary Senate Candidate You Should Know About (DK Greenroots)

by wade norris

Now that we have delivered victories for Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania and most likely a win for Bill Halter in Arkansas, you, the Netroots, need to know about the next important Primary Candidate. Just like the race between Lincoln and Halter, this is a choice between a Corporate powered candidate vs a People powered candidate. Andrew Romanoff has taken the same pledge that Barack Obama took to win his race - he has pledged to take no corporate PAC Contributions or Special Interest money.  If you knew nothing else, that would be a good reason to support Andrew Romanoff. However, you need to know why his opponent does not deserve to be re-elected. Michael Bennet is a Bankster Senator and was a corporate raider  before he was appointed a Senator.   There is a clear difference in this race - supporting the Candidate who works for Wall Street or supporting Andrew Romanoff, the Candidate who works for us on Main Street. (crossposted at Firedoglake, Square State and Huffington post)

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