Valerie Richardson

Democratic AGs ignore polls, press case against ExxonMobil, climate skeptics

Democratic attorneys general mounted a dogged defense Tuesday of their effort to prosecute climate skeptics amid signs that the 4-month-old campaign is deteriorating into a legal and public relations flop.

August 9, 2016

Democratic prosecutors sought to boost Obama climate agenda with skeptics’ probe

When New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman invited other Democrats to join his effort to pursue climate change skeptics, he was interested in more than bringing lawbreakers to justice.

August 9, 2016

Most voters oppose government prosecution of climate skeptics, say debate isn’t over: poll

An overwhelming majority of voters oppose government efforts to investigate and prosecute scientists and others, including major corporations, who question global warming.

August 9, 2016

Darryl Glenn accused of lying, hailed as hero as 1983 arrest comes to light

A teenage boy who stands up to his father for abusing his mother is often commended for being courageous, but not Darryl Glenn.

August 8, 2016

Activists lose appeal to force Chevron to pay $9.5B after ‘corrupt’ Ecuador pollution trial

A federal appeals court refused Monday to enforce a corruption-riddled $9.5 billion judgment obtained in Ecuador against Chevron Corp., letting stand a lower-court decision holding that the award was tainted by "coercion, fraud and bribery."

August 8, 2016

Jill Stein taps ‘Bernie Sanders movement’ in Green Party presidential bid

Short of adopting wire-frame glasses and a Brooklyn accent, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein did everything possible last weekend to blur any distinction between herself and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont.

August 7, 2016

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange accuses Hillary Clinton of electoral ‘extortion’

Julian Assange has accused Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of committing "extortion" by hyping fears over the possibility of a Republican victory in order to attract left-wing voters.

August 7, 2016

Democrat AGs signed secrecy pact to hide details of probe into climate-change dissent

Democratic attorneys general signed a secrecy agreement aimed at keeping private the details of their investigation into climate-change dissenters, according to documents released Thursday.

August 4, 2016

Obama to make it tougher to build roads, bridges in name of climate change

Building that bridge or expanding that highway just became more difficult under a rigorous standard issued Tuesday by the Obama administration that will make it easier to block a wide range of projects in the name of climate change.

August 2, 2016

Chicago environmentalists accused of bias for cheering Obama library after blocking Lucas museum

President Obama's plan to bulldoze a sensitive Chicago lakefront park in order to build his presidential library is meeting with outrage -- but not from environmental groups.

July 30, 2016

Trump tops Clinton in TV ratings for convention speeches: ‘We beat her’

Score one for the Donald: Republican Donald Trump's nomination speech drew a larger audience than did Hillary Clinton's.

July 29, 2016

Democrats redouble ‘war on women’ offensive even as phrase disappears

While Republicans used their convention to blast the war on terror, Democrats took advantage of this week's political gathering to fight the war on women. Although they're no longer calling it that.

July 28, 2016

Progressive leader says left is turning on Obamacare as costs soar

Even progressives are turning against Obamacare as health care costs and premiums skyrocket.

July 28, 2016

Tom Steyer, Democrat donor, wields influence at convention

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, a former hedge fund manager turned climate activist, is the toast of the Democratic National Convention, the biggest dog at the Wells Fargo Center not named Clinton, Obama or Sanders.

July 27, 2016

Hollywood turns on Democrats with press conference to decry Bernie Sanders bashing

Another headache for Democrats: A slew of Hollywood celebrities led by Susan Sarandon has scheduled a press conference to denounce the party's Bernie bashing.

July 27, 2016

Democrat AGs who subpoenaed Exxon refuse to comply with House subpoenas on climate probe

Two state attorneys general who subpoenaed ExxonMobil on climate change are now refusing to comply with a House committee's subpoenas on the Democrats' pursuit of climate dissent.

July 27, 2016

Green Party’s Jill Stein needles DNC with Sanders-friendly street campaign

No other presidential candidate would dare hit the campaign trail in a white tank top, but for the Green Party's Jill Stein, it's more about surviving the heat than making a fashion statement.

July 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders supporters storm media tent as Hillary Clinton accepts nomination

Diehard supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders stormed media tents and staged a sit-in Tuesday night minutes after Hillary Clinton officially claimed the party's presidential nomination, injecting another round of drama into the convention and pouring cold water on claims Democrats are fully uniting behind their White House nominee.

July 26, 2016

Loretta Sanchez takes swipe at Democratic insiders as California Senate feud spills into DNC

California's racially charged all-Democrat Senate race spilled Monday into the Democratic National Convention as the candidates continued to feud over President Obama's endorsement of one over the other.

July 26, 2016

#NeverTrump Republican to cross enemy lines with DNC speech praising Clinton

#NeverTrump Republicans plan to make waves by disavowing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in a speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.

July 25, 2016