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  Link   Pelosi: Oil Spill Response Package Puts $5 Billion Toward Deficit Reduction
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the House introduction of the oil spill response package, which will be considered on the floor later this week. PR Newswire; July 27, 2010 		1
  Link   Pelosi to Determine Way Forward on Oil Spill Response Bill Tomorrow
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is holding a meeting tomorrow with the relevant committee chairs to discuss the path forward for the chamber’s oil spill response legislation, a House source says. Wash Ind; 7/14/2010 		5
  Link   Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Legislation Providing Oil Spill Commission with Subpoena Power
Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 5481, which provides the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ... with subpoena power. PR Newswire; June 23, 2010 		10
  Link   Pelosi Statement Following House Passage of BP Oil Spill Victims Legislation
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement following passage of H.R. 5503, the SPILL Act ("Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act") ... PR Newswire; July 1, 2010 		11
  Link   Feinstein wants to limit oil drilling subsidies
Attempting to reverse 15 years of federal subsidies for offshore drilling, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation Monday that would repeal "royalty relief" programs and other incentives ... SF Gate; June 29, 2010 		10
  Link   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California slams Republican Rep. Joe Barton for BP apology
After Republican Rep. Joe Barton astounded House colleagues and many Americans by apologizing to BP yesterday for agreeing to a $20 billion "shakedown" by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi took Barton ... Ex; June 18, 2010 		22
  Link   Pelosi: Barton, GOP Sympathize With BP
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says Republicans in Congress share Rep. Joseph Barton sympathy for BP. Talk Radio News Service; June 17, 2010 		21
  Link   WH requests $15 million for oil spill commission
The White House is asking Congress for $15 million to pay for the presidential commission that will investigate the BP oil spill. Pres. Obama made the request in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. AP; June 17, 2010 		11
  Link   Fake President Maddow Makes Oval Office Address and Announces: The Oil Age Is Over
... But the fake president doesn't tell Americans this truth: that our way of life needs to drastically change and that we need to POWERDOWN. 95 percent scale down, 5 percent scale up ... The Rachel Maddow Show; June 16, 2010 		5
  Link   Oil Execs, Lawmakers Clash at House Hearing
Obama is scheduled to meet with top BP executives today at the White House. Ahead of the meeting, BP America President Lamar McKay testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee ... Dem Now! June 16, 2010 		25
  Link   Pelosi: Eliminate liability limit for oil spills
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says oil companies that cause major spills like the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico should face unlimited liability for economic damages. Salon; June 11, 2010 		37
  Link   More Dirty Details From My BP Mole
You know the story: Boy calls girl, girl goes to pick up boy, boy and girl go sit on a beautiful beachside deck to enjoy the night breeze and listen to the waves crash as he tells her a bunch of terrible things ... MoJo; 6/16/2010 		23
  Link   After Oil Spill, Need for Cap-and-Trade Bill Is Urgent, Dems Say
... Later, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office distributed a poll from the Pew Research Center, which her staff said proves the time for climate change legislation is now. The poll shows that 87 percent ... Politics Daily; 6/15/2010 		24
  Link   We Are All to Blame for the Gulf Disaster
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said friday that BP should be held accountable for all damages caused by the British company's horrendous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Huffington Post; June 14, 2010 		23
  Link   BP oil spill: with escrow plan, Obama races to claim BP's money
Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters outside the White House after she met with President Obama regarding the BP oil spill Thursday. Pelosi has called for BP not to pay dividends to its stockholders ... CSM; June 13, 2010 		25
  Link   Across Atlantic, Much Ado About Oil Company’s Name
... Thad W. Allen, have been using British Petroleum interchangeably with BP in their public remarks. So have the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and the House majority leader, Representative Steny H. Hoyer. NYT; June 12, 2010 		3
  Link   Washington Applies Pressure on BP
... Nancy Pelosi says companies that cause major spills should face unlimited liability for economic consequences. However, the law that puts a cap on that price tag already has some wiggle room. KCBS; June 12, 2010 		23
  Link   Evening Business Brief
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says BP should not pay a dividend until the people whose lives have been impacted by the oil spill have been made "whole." KeloLand TV; June 11, 2010 		16
  Link   Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily
Scientists provided a new estimate for the amount of oil gushing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday that indicates it could be leaking up to 2.52 million gallons of crude a day. SF Gate; June 15, 2010 		22
  Link   Pelosi Statement on Flash Floods in Arkansas That Have Killed at Least 20 People
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the campers killed in flash floods Thursday in the Albert Pike campground area of western Arkansas. PR Newswire; June 11, 2010 		28
  Link   Nancy Pelosi: BP 'Failed And Misrepresented', 'Will Be Held Accountable'
Speaking to the press today, Nancy Pelosi emphasized BP's mistakes and responsibilities leading to and in handling the Gulf oil spill, saying, "They have failed and misrepresented on every score." Huff Post; June 10, 2010 		23
  Link   Pelosi warns BP on dividend payouts
The top US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday turned up the heat on BP, saying the company should first compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico disaster before awarding a shareholder dividend. AFP; June 10, 2010 		26
  Link   Pelosi Calls for BP to Suspend Dividends
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Thursday for BP to stop dividend payments to shareholders until small business owners hurt by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are made whole. NYT; June 10, 2010 		33
  Link   Crews tame blowout of natural gas well in Pennsylvania
An out-of-control natural gas well in a remote area of Pennsylvania shot explosive gas and polluted water as high as 75 feet into the air before crews were able to tame it more than half a day later ... Wash Post; June 5, 2010 		32
  Link   Shale Gas Well Blowout Raises Specter of New BP: Energy Markets
A Pennsylvania natural gas well “blowout” last week helped drive prices to a 14-week high on concern that tighter restrictions on offshore drilling following BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill will spread onshore. Bloomberg; 6/7/2010 		35
  Link   Pennsylvania gas production halted
Regulators in Pennsylvania suspended natural gas work in the state while authorities investigate a massive spill of drilling wastewater, officials said. UPI; June 8, 2010 		36
  Link   Pennsylvania Well Blowout, West Virginia Explosion Highlight Dangers of Natural Gas Drilling
The safety of hydraulic fracturing is being called into question again, following two drilling accidents in the past few days in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Officials in Pennsylvania have ordered ... News Inferno; 6/9/2010 		36
  Link   Obama signals tough stance, drilling to resume
... House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after meeting with several committee heads, told reporters a wide range of legislation was being considered, including oil leasing reform ... Reuters; June 8, 2010 		31
  Link   Ed Markey: We’re stuck with BP in Gulf disaster
... Markey’s comments came after he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bashed away at BP during a Watertown event to promote clean-energy technology. Boston Herald; June 3, 2010 		2
  Link   Pelosi, Markey blast BP for handling of oil leak
With each passing day there is growing frustration with BP both from the public, and members of Congress. Ed Markey: "BP has unfortunately been too interested in their own liability and ..." NECN; June 2, 2010 		18
  Link   Pelosi, Markey blast BP's efforts in the Gulf
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Massachusetts Representative Edward Markey blasted BP today for its inability to stop the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Boston Globe; June 2, 2010 		13
  Link   Anger Mounts in Gulf Coast over BP Oil Spill
We’re broadcasting from WLAE, public television in New Orleans, Louisiana. We’ve been in the Gulf since Friday investigating the massive BP oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. Democracy Now! June 1, 2010 		19
  Link   Fisherman Who Fell Ill During Oil Spill Clean-up Alleges BP Tried to Cover-up Evidence
Last week, the LA Times reported that local fishermen hired by BP to clean up the Gulf Coast spill had “become ill after working long hours near waters fouled with oil and dispersant.” ... AlterNet; June 1, 2010 		16
  Link   Obama's "Revelations" and the Oil Industry's Slimy History
"What's been made clear from this disaster is that for years the oil and gas industry has leveraged such power that they have effectively been allowed to regulate themselves," President Obama said ... MoJo; June 1, 2010 		21
  Link   5 Reasons Obama Must Take Over BP
BP continues to be responsible primarily to its shareholders, not to the American public. It's time for Obama to put them under temporary receivership. Robert Reich on AlterNet; May 31, 2010 		24
  Link   Oil Drilling Liability Cap Led To The Gulf Spill
... I never ever thought I would agree with Nancy Pelosi on anything, yet here it is: Nancy Pelosi said Congress should consider eliminating any cap on the damages a company such as BP Plc might have to pay. Before It's News; 5/30/2010 		18
  Link   Pelosi Says Ending Liability Cap for Drillers Should Be Weighed
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress should consider eliminating the cap on damages that companies such as BP Plc have to pay for harm from oil spills. Bloomberg Business Week; May 29, 2010 		20
  Link   Pelosi Statement on President Obama's News Conference on British Petroleum Oil Spill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement following President Obama's press conference on the catastrophic British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. PR Newswire; May 27, 2010 		16
  Link   What if the oil spill just can’t be fixed?
The BP Gulf oil disaster is reaching an interesting phase. People's gut instinct, their first reaction, is to find someone to blame. They blame BP for negligence ... GRIST; May 25, 2010 		3
  Link   The Great Shame: America's Pathetic Response to the Gulf Catastrophe
Shame on us. A calamity is unfolding before our eyes - the greatest oil spill in history - and America's response is little more than a big yawn. Huffington Post; May 23, 2010 		16
  Link   US oil spill 'enters Loop Current' with Florida at risk
The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has entered an ocean current that could take it to Florida and up the east coast of the US, scientists say. BBC; May 19, 2010 		44
  Link   Oil now threatening Gulf’s cradles of biodiversity, its reefs
After reading those words a few days ago, I became concerned about the deep-water reefs of the northern Gulf of Mexico, known as the Pinnacles. They lie just 25 miles north of the Deepwater Horizon leak ... GRIST; May 17, 2010 		4
  Link   How Bad Could the BP Spill Get?
How much oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico? No one knows for sure, but the answer is likely far, far worse than what BP has admitted. Mother Jones; May 14, 2010 		56
  Link   Pelosi Backs $10B Liability Cap for Oil Firms
... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday is backing legislation that would dramatically raise the liability cap for oil companies, but the proposal faces an uphill battle in the Senate. Energy Tribune; May 7, 2010 		92
  Link   Obama Writes To House Speaker Pelosi On Oil Response
President Barack Obama on Wednesday wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) to ask Congress to consider changes to the federal budget to ... WSJ; May 12, 2010 (People who want to read this must subscribe.) 		52
  Link   Oil Spill Silences Once-Raucous 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Camp
... President Obama announced late last month that he wanted to expand drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf and the seas around Alaska. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), ... NYT; April 30, 2010 		58
  Link   Pelosi: Oil spill must be considered when judging Obama's drilling plan
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that a massive oil spill threatening the Louisiana coast must play a role in considering President Barack Obama's offshore drilling plan. Pelosi refused to endorse a ban. The Hill; 4/29/2010 		57
  Link   U.S. Supreme Court Denies Michigan Carp Appeal
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp ... St. Ignace News; April 29, 2010 		46
  Link   Pelosi honors Wayburn in San Francisco
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to San Francisco's Presidio Sunday for a memorial service honoring local environmentalist Doctor Edgar Wayburn. abc7; April 25, 2010 		53
  Link   A (Somewhat Disheartening) Look at What’s Happened Since the First Earth Day
... Even Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said recently that if it came down to the environment and immigration, she’d choose immigration. The Faster Times; April 22, 2010 		4
  Link   Pelosi: Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Put Environmental Leadership Into Action Every Day
Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at a luncheon in the Capitol today to recognize the recipients of the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize. PR Newswire; April 22, 2010 		43
  Link   Congresswoman Jackie Speier's Orwellian Turn at Sharp Park
Thanks to your support, Congresswoman Jackie Speier sent this constituent letter to Wild Equity Institute members and supporters on December 4, 2009, announcing there is “no federal money available” ... Wild Equity; 1/11/10 		24
  Link   CAO to push Pelosi's 'greening' plan in House throughout the year
... The program, initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and run by the office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), has trained nearly 3,000 House staffers ... The Hill; January 10, 2010 		106
  Link   Recycling Those Congressional Debates
Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that everything Congress says and does will be 100 percent recycled. No, not the bills and debates themselves, but the printed version of them ... Washington Post; October 2, 2009 		59
  Link   Can White Liberals Keep Their Eye on the Prize?
... On the white side, Treehugger, Grist and a few other small white organizations did. But the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, Greenpeace, and NRDC ... The Root; September 7, 2009 		140
  Link   This Brave Nation: Carl Pope and Van Jones
Linked on September 8, 2009 		66
  Link   Van Jones: A Moment of Truth For Liberal Institutions in the Veal Pen
I first met Van Jones when he was honored last year by the Campaign for America's Future at their gala dinner. He was being swarmed by all of the liberal institutional elite ... Fire Dog Lake; September 6, 2009 		83
  Link   Van Jones' resignation: Glenn Beck gets a scalp, Obama gets a white feather
A lot of us have feared from the get-go that, when it comes to dealing with the mendacity and absolute ruthlessness of the wingnuts running the Republican Party, Obama is bringing a Smurf doll to the fight. Crooks and Liars;' 9/6/09 		87
  Link   Us and Mr. Jones: What’s Going On?
Opinionland is full of folks who want to tell you what the Labor Day weekend defenestration of White House adviser Van Jones means. NYT; September 8, 2009 		14
  Link   Van Jones resigns amid controversy
The White House, in an unusual pre-dawn announcement Sunday, said its “green jobs czar” Van Jones would resign after fierce criticism from Republicans about some of his statements ... Politico; September 6, 2009 		68
  Link   Taking the Movement Out of the Obama White House
My newspaper column this week was about the difference between a political party and a political movement - and I can't say I'm happy to see the lessons of that difference being highlighted ... Huff Post; 9/6/09 		83
  Link   Van Jones: civil rights activist, environmental advocate, attorney and author
Fog City Journal; September 6, 2009 		55
  Link   Keith Olbermann's BEST Slamming of Glenn Beck Ever!
msnbc; Linked on September 8, 2009 		65
  Link   Van Jones Calls Republicans Assholes -- And He is Right!
The anchor agrees with Van Jones one million percent when Van Jones calls Republicans assholes. Yeah, ASSHOLES! The Young Turks; September 1, 2009 		139
  Link   White House Environmental Adviser Van Jones Resigns Citing “Vicious Smear Campaign Against Me”
Obama administration’s special adviser for environmental jobs, Van Jones, has resigned citing what he described as a “vicious smear campaign” against him. Democracy Now!; September 8, 2009 		15
  Link   What Does Nancy Pelosi Think of Van Jones
YouTube Video; linked on September 8, 2009 		119
  Link   White House Says Little About Embattled Jones
... Jones often told the story of how he won over Nancy Pelosi during a February 2007 meeting in San Francisco. Jones recounted: he told her to say "Clean-energy jobs bill" during a press conference. Wash Post; Sept. 5, 2009 		80
  Link   Progressives decry resignation of Van Jones
... This year, Time magazine named Jones one of the 100 most influential people in the world. ... Nancy Pelosi said his best-selling book ... showcased his "sparkling intelligence, powerful vision ..." SF Gate; 9/7/09 		71
  Link   Photo of Applied Materials Chairman and CEO Mike Splinter and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House with World's Largest Solar Panel
Applied Materials Chairman and CEO Mike Splinter greeted Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in front of a demonstration of the world's largest and most powerful solar panel ... Business Wire; August 26, 2009 		64
  Link   Capitol Power Plant To Switch To Gas, Pelosi And Reid Say
The power plant that heats the U.S. Capitol and congressional office buildings will turn almost entirely to natural gas, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and ... WSJ; April 30, 2009 		39
  Link   DEMS: IT'S EASY BEING GREEN
Within an hour of each other, Pres. Obama spoke in Iowa about clean energy and replacing lightbulbs, and, here on Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi was touting Democrats' efforts to "Green the Capitol." msnbc; 4/22/09 		151
  Link   Pelosi Statement on Interior Department Hearing on Offshore Drilling Plan
Pelosi issued the following statement on a hearing hosted today by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar at UCSF's Mission Bay campus on offshore energy development. PR Newswire; April 16, 2009 		99
  Link   Obama expands public lands
Obama praised the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said the "landmark legislation will conserve public lands for future generations ..." Boston Globe; March 30, 2009 		94
  Link   A Bill Whose Time Has Come
Maybe, just maybe, with a little nudge from Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats, Congress will at last push a historic omnibus public lands bill over the finish line ... NYT; March 24, 2009 		181
  Link   House Decides Against Fast-Tracking Obama's 'Cap and Trade' Proposal
House Democratic leaders have decided against using fast-track budget rules to ram through President Obama's environmental initiative known as cap and trade, FOX News has confirmed. Fox News; March 24, 2009 		111
  Link   Californians Deliver Fruit & Flowers to Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Heeding Pres. Obama's call for government policies based on scientific fact ... Californians have joined together to deliver apples and flowers to Speaker Pelosi. Business Wire; March 17, 2009 		43
  Link   Nancy Pelosi's jet wasting fuel
When it comes to environmental and global warming issues, the hypocrisy of the Democratic leadership is breathtaking. The examples fall relentlessly ... Pasadena Star News; 3/16/09 		113
  Link   Pelosi: Green Jobs Will Help Solve Economic Woes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pitched green technology during a speech in San Francisco Saturday as a solution not only to climate change, but also to the recession. KCBS; March 8, 2009 		55
  Link   Pelosi pitches green message in SF
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thinks going green is the key to helping California out of its spiraling unemployment. She met with local leaders Saturday to explain her plan. abc7; March 7, 2009 		157
  Link   Nancy Pelosi and other elected officials to speak at largest green youth summit in DC
From February 27th to March 2nd, Earth Day Network (EDN) will partake in the largest youth summit ever held on climate change and clean energy policies. Examiner.com; February 28, 2009 		126
  Link   Caps and protests: Coal in the crosshairs
The ongoing discussion of a carbon cap, Thursday’s announcement from Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid calling for the Capitol Power Plant to switch from coal to natural gas ... St. Louis.com; March 2, 2009 		97
  Link   Pelosi's Toy Store
In the tale of "The Velveteen Rabbit," a child's stuffed toy can only become "real" once all its fur has been loved off, and it's missing a button or two. If only. Wall Street Journal; January 14, 2009 		140
  Link   Smart Growth
In Placemaking in a Down Economy, a newsletter from Project for Public Spaces, PPS President Fred Kent discusses how a Placemaking approach to development is emerging as a cost-effective way ... Official Smart Growth site; linked in 1/12/09 		155
  Link   Californians Shape Up as Force on Environmental Policy
California Democrats will assume pivotal roles in the new Congress and White House, giving the state an outsize influence over federal policy and increasing the likelihood that its culture of activist regulation Wash Post; 12/29/08 		115
  Link   Recent committee appointments by Speaker Pelosi show dedication to sound environmental policy
Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed eight new members to the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce and five new members to the Committee on Ways and Means. Greenpeace; December 15, 2008 		147
  Link   A Green New Deal
I guess the big news this week is that some guy in Iraq winged a pair of shoes at President Bush’s head. FCJ; December 16, 2008 		148
  Link   Greg Palast, Van Jones and Kevin Danaher Headline San Francisco Green Festival
Think that we, as a nation, have turned a corner since the November 4 election, and entered a new era of hope and change? FCJ; November 18, 2008 		147
  Link   Speaker Pelosi: Pound salt
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva should tell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pound salt. She just offered him a prestigious position on the House Ways and Means Committee. Tucson Citizen; December 11, 2008 		115
  Link   Canada Oil Sands Seen Threatening Millions of Birds
A coalition of North American environmental groups says the development of Canada's oil sands region threatens to kill as many as 166 million birds over the next five decades ... Reuters; December 3, 2008 		115
  Link   EPA To Gut Mountaintop Mining Rule That Protects Streams
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday approved a last-minute rule change by the Bush administration that will allow coal companies to bury streams under the rocks leftover from mining. McClatchy News; 12/3/08 		80
  Link   Economy: Obama, Bush, Congress can help
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for "emergency" assistance for the auto industry, urging the outgoing Bush administration to join lawmakers in crafting legislation. Clarion Ledger; November 13, 2008 		57
  Link   Will Pelosi, Obama stay neutral as Waxman and Dingell battle it out?
Even as they savor their victories from Tuesday, Democrats are embroiled in a power struggle over what kind of legislation Congress will enact to reduce greenhouse gases ... Sacramento Bee; November 9, 2008 		158
  Link   Stupak: Speaker Pelosi Is "non-committal" On Waxman-Dingell Race
Speaker Pelosi is "non-committal" with regard to the contest for the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said that he'd been told by aides to Pelosi. Politico; Nov. 6, 2008 		232
  Link   IEA Stokes Doubts Over World's Climate Fight
The world will have to bet on extreme measures to avoid serious global warming, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, adding to growing worries that governments have under-estimated the problem. Reuters; 11/12/08 		87
  Link   Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges voter approval of Proposition 1A on the California November ballot
YouTube video from October 31, 2008; FCJ. 		83
  Link   Pelosi promises to protect Fla. from oil drilling
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is promising Florida House members that she will not allow an energy bill to get through her chamber if it includes oil drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast. Fox29; September 11, 2008 		104
  Link   House Bill Would Loosen Coastal Drilling Restrictions
After months of political assault from Republicans over high gasoline prices, House Democrats are preparing legislation that would relax a decades-old ban on oil drilling along much of the nation’s coastline. NYT; 9/10/08 		111
  Link   Offshore Drilling Is Coming to a Vote
Congressional Democrats, balancing political reality against a policy they have long opposed, are on the cusp of approving legislation that would open the Atlantic and Pacific oceans ... Washington Post; 9/15/08 		94
  Link   Speaker Pelosi promises help to Iowa storm victims
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised during a trip to Iowa on Monday that Congress would quickly approve more disaster assistance to help the state recover from tornadoes and flooding. Chicago Tribune; 9/9/08 		79
  Link   Pelosi requests Iowa pay less for flood recovery
On the eve of her trip to Iowa today to view areas affected by this year’s severe weather, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to President Bush ... Iowa Independent; September 8, 2008 		122
  Link   Face-off ahead on offshore drilling ban
In a sprint toward elections, Congress is planning votes on hot-button issues from energy and the economy to equal pay for women, but with slim prospect ... Christian Science Monitor; September 2008 		175
  Link   SEED Coalition
Texans supporting clean air and clean energy. Posted on September 9, 2008 		120
  Link   Dems' Offshore Drilling Plan Comes With Catch
Just three years ago Richard Pombo, the cowboy boot-wearing Tracy Republican lawmaker, faced an outcry from Democrats for pushing a bill to lift the 27-year-old ban on drilling ... SF Chron; September 9, 2008 		95
  Link   Party's fiscal watchdogs must continue the battle
The recent intransigence of congressional Democrats as they side with green extremists and refuse to advance spending bills that might be amended to end the moratorium ... ; Review Journal.com; August 26, 2008 		95
  Link   Offshore drilling to be part of energy package, Pelosi and other Dems say
Nancy Pelosi ... and a group of congressional leaders promised that offshore drilling will be part of comprehensive energy legislation the Democratic majority will roll out in September. GJSentinel; August 27, 2008 		66
  Link   Republicans are adamant: We must destroy the planet for this generation of car drivers
Nearly a dozen Republicans were in Washington on Tuesday for the 18th day of their drilling protest. They continued to hammer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to hold an emergency session ... AHN; AUgust 27, 2008 		63
  Link   Pelosi: Drilling vote will require increase in royalties
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has endorsed greater use of natural gas as the country makes a transition to alternative fuels -- but said she would put offshore drilling on the table only if Republicans ... SmartBrief; 8/25/08 		85
  Link   Pelosi says case needed for U.S. offshore drilling
Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that expanded oil drilling in federal waters could be included in a broader energy bill if advocates can prove its viability as a solution ... Reuters; August 24, 2008 		155
  Link   AS NATION SAYS 'DRILL,' NANCY SAYS 'STALL'
We know how to define "war criminal." Now how about environmental criminals and criminals against future generations? Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) could fit the bill. New York Daily Post; August 21, 2008 		124
  Link   Nancy Pelosi's drilling smoke screen
Several weeks ago House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denounced efforts to expand offshore oil exploration as a hoax that would do nothing to solve our country's energy woes. New York Daily News; August 21, 2008 		180
  Link   Hopes for energy compromise bill fade
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has put forth energy proposals that have drawn fire from every direction. UPI; August 19, 2008 		90
  Link   Drilling for snake oil
HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi has joined presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama in a flip-flop on the issue of drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf. Boston Globe; August 19, 2008 		190
  Link   Pelosi Proposes to Expand Offshore Drilling as Part of Energy Bill
Nancy Pelosi has proposed to make expanded offshore oil drilling part of a new Democratic energy bill. Pelosi’s proposal comes just weeks after she described a Republican vote ... as a “hoax ..." Dem. Now!; 8/19/08 		200
  Link   House GOP in no mood to compromise
Americans told to restrain greed, learn to live conscientiously on planet; Republicans whine, "But we thought we were entitled to deplete the earth's resources and despoil the planet!" Hot Air; August 17, 2008 		96
  Link   Pelosi Might Consider Offshore Drilling
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled on Saturday her willingness to consider opening more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration. Washington Post; August 17, 2008 		154
  Link   Chomping at the drill bit
In part 1 we saw that lifting the moratorium on coastal drilling can't possibly reduce gasoline prices. After all, two years ago, we opened most of the Gulf of Mexico ... Grist; Posted on August 17, 2008 		125
  Link   Back Channels: Pelosi needs to follow the Tip
... So says Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her new book Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, a tome as thin as her record in Congress. ... Philadelphia Inquirer; August 17, 2008 		86
  Link   Democrats waver over offshore drilling ban
Under fire from Republicans, top Democratic politicians in the United States are considering lifting a ban on new offshore oil drilling. Guardian.co.uk/ August 17, 2008 		175
  Link   House to Rethink Drilling
Dropping her opposition to a vote on coastal oil exploration, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that the House would consider expanded offshore drilling ... NYT; August 17, 2008 		144
  Link   Pelosi won't limit vote to offshore drilling
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today firmly rejected the idea of a House vote solely on the issue of offshore oil drilling, calling it "a hoax on the American people" backed by oil companies. SF Chron; August 14, 2008 		110
  Link   Offshore Drilling: We Have a Choice of Simple Confusion or Outright Lies
The Democrats are merely a little confused about how to address America's energy crisis. The Republicans simply lie about it. AlterNet; July 29, 2008 		194
  Link   Pelosi open to vote on offshore drilling
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed her opposition to a vote on offshore drilling on "Larry King Live" on Monday night, saying she would consider a vote if it were part of a larger energy package. CNN; 8/12/08 		247
  Link   Pelosi indicates openness to offshore drilling vote
A week after House Republicans began daily demonstrations to demand expanded oil drilling, ... Pelosi is showing signs she might be willing to reverse her longstanding opposition ... The Raw Story; August 12, 2008 		95
  Link   An Empty Promise
... Senator John McCain told cheering bikers at a giant motorcycle rally in South Dakota: “We’re gonna drill offshore! We’re gonna drill here, and we’re gonna drill now!” ... NYT; August 11, 2008 		180
  Link   A political drill
Congressional Republicans may not know much about energy, but they sure know how to put on a show. SF Chron; August 13, 2008 		128
  Link   No Will To Drill
... Which is why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... has quietly told her members that they can save their skins and vote for drilling when the pre-election Congress convenes next month. Washington Post; August 8, 2008 		155
  Link   Strong Energy Measures Wanted
... Since Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gaveled the summer session of the House to a close, Republicans have taken to the floor for speeches in a dimly lighted chamber with no microphones ... Wash Post; August 10, 2008 		146
  Link   Oil fight could trigger a federal shutdown
House Republicans, who've been hounding Speaker Nancy Pelosi for weeks over her refusal to allow a vote on new domestic oil drilling, are plotting a high-stakes confrontation this fall ... SF Chron; August 10, 2008 		107
  Link   Pelosi blocks offshore drilling vote GOP wants
For weeks, pressure has been mounting in Congress to approve more domestic oil drilling, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has held the line, using her power to block a vote on offshore drilling. SF Gate; 8/1/08 		118
  Link   No Drilling, No Vote
Speaker Pelosi won't let the House debate the merits of offshore drilling. Washington Post; July 25, 2008 		174
  Link   Energy bill deadlocked over offshore oil drilling
Congress appeared deadlocked Wednesday on responding to the nation's energy problems amid a bitterly partisan rift over whether to open long-restricted offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. Wash Post; 7/31/08 		88
  Link   Bush hammers, Pelosi strikes back on off-shore oil
To drill or not to drill? The debate continued today into the afternoon. Los Angeles Times; late July 2008 		149
  Link   A new future for coastal waters
California's coastal waters are our neglected heritage: A deep blue expanse that is too often overfished, polluted and left to fend for itself. SF Chron; July 31, 2008 		145
  Link   Emeryville firm pays employees to bike
Lots of folks bike to work. But bike for work? And get reimbursed for it? SF Chron; July 30, 2008 		148
  Link   Congress Democrats: Pelosi, Louisiana, President Bush, And Katrina, New Orleans Area
... On Monday, House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) reaffirmed her frustration and her position she stated earlier over the weekend. ... BayouBuzz.com; Undated 		79
  Link   Pelosi, Demos reject Jindal's offer to send back drilling royalties
Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday rejected a proposal from Gov. Bobby Jindal to have Louisiana use its royalties from offshore oil and gas revenues to pay ... [for] levee improvements. Times Picayune; July 22, 2008 		156
  Link   Blunt blasts Pelosi for not allowing drilling vote
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Sunday strongly criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for not allowing a vote on a measure that would allow offshore drilling. The Hill; July 20, 2008 		123
  Link   For Pelosi, a Fight Against Offshore Drilling
Upon entering Congress in 1987, Representative Nancy Pelosi quickly became part of the solid California front against oil drilling along much of the nation’s coast. The New York Times; July 17, 2008 		200
  Link   Opponents of Apple Moth Spraying Release
Opponents of California’s plan to use aerial spraying to combat the light brown apple moth released a new study today by a Marin County doctor that concluded that not enough information is known ... FCJ; May 29, 2008 		135
  Link   Pelosi supports Port of L.A. truck program
Nancy Pelosi, the nation's highest-ranking female lawmaker, has thrown her support behind a Port of Los Angeles truck program, urging federal authorities to approve the plan ... Press Telegram; May 9, 2008 		187
  Link   Pelosi and the moth spraying
A Santa Cruz County judge has put a temporary halt to the state's plan to spray chemicals from the air over Bay Area cities in an ill-conceived effort to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth. SFBG; April 30, 2008 		137
  Link   Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in US
Starting next month, people [in Washington DC] will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with the swipe of a membership card. NYTimes; April 27, 2008 		146
  Link   House votes to protect coast from oil drilling
California moved a step closer to permanently protecting its shores from offshore oil drilling Monday when the House approved legislation to ban development in federal waters ... SF Chron; April 1, 2008 		163
  Link   Pelosi's League of Conservation Voters rating
LCV ratings. Posted on March 15, 2008 		91
 

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