\nLincoln<\/a>, angry over her opposition to high-profile Democratic issues like a
\npublic option in health care and cap-and-trade.
\nThe Sierra Club is running
\nads bashing her<\/a> for trying to stall new fuel-economy rules on behalf of Big
\nOil. (She’s been the top recipient of campaign
\ncontributions from the oil and gas sector<\/a> for the past five years.) MoveOn is sending emails calling Lincoln “one
\nof the worst Democratic senators” and urging its members to donate to Halter.<\/p>\n
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Recently named to the League <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Halter seems to be getting somewhat of a free <\/p>\n Bill HalterIn an interview with Talking Points Memo, Halter On the issues, Whoever wins the nomination will face a tough Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n A messy but practical strategy for phasing out the U.S. coal fleet<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. stops short of protection for western sage grouse<\/a><\/p>\n Why not structure climate bills to win popular support?<\/a><\/p>\n
\nof Conservation Voters’ “Dirty Dozen,”<\/a> Lincoln has taken heat for working
\nto block the EPA from regulating greenhouse-gas emissions. She was also one of
\n10 Democrats who contributed to the downfall of the Lieberman-Warner Climate
\nSecurity Act in 2008. Along with other swing-vote senators, Lincoln signed
\na letter<\/a> [PDF] outlining the reasons she would not support the bill. (Kate
\nSheppard has more
\non Lincoln’s climate and energy record<\/a>.)<\/p>\n
\npass. MoveOn, unions, and other liberal groups have helped him amass a war chest of more
\nthan $5 million, but he’s managed to get this far with little mention of the
\nenvironment. His campaign website<\/a> is
\ndecidedly ambiguous on climate and energy, focusing instead on education and
\njobs.<\/p>\n
\nglosses over environmental issues<\/a>. He gives a blunt “no” when asked if he
\nwould share Lincoln’s position on blocking the EPA from regulating greenhouse
\ngas emissions, but remains vague about cap-and-trade, a point not lost on TPM:<\/p>\n
\nHalter often came down on the left-hand side of the line. He told me he likes
\ncandidates that talk specifics and in most cases he put his money where his
\nmouth was, offering detailed answer on a number of policy fronts. One notable
\nexception was cap-and-trade, where … he didn’t offer a specific policy stance,
\ninstead talking at length about developing alternative energy resources to
\nbetter the environment and the economy. But he said “there are significant
\nchanges that need to be made” to the House cap-and-trade bill before he
\ncould support it. Halter ended our interview before he had a chance to elaborate
\non what those “significant changes” are.<\/p>\n
\ngeneral-election race against the likely Republican nominee, U.S. Rep. John Boozman
\n(R), who is currently
\npolling well ahead<\/a> of both Lincoln and Halter. <\/p>\n
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