New Gordon Clark Blog!
Gordon's essays, commentaries, and responses to the compelling issues facing Maryland's 8th congressional district are now available on his campaign weblog.
What's New
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Press release: Response to Chris Van Hollen's co-sponsorship of House Iran resolution
June 26th, 2008 - Gordon responds to Chris Van Hollen's co-sponsorship of House Concurrent Resolution 362, which urges President Bush to take steps that will escalate tensions and lead to war with Iran.
Gordon Clark Interviewed
June 13, 2008 - Hear ACLU Youth Activist Award winner Chip Gibbons interview Gordon Clark on his program "Radio Resistance"
Save Friday, June 20 - Campaign Launch Party with Emma's Revolution!
Mark Friday, June 20, 7:30pm on your calendar now! The Clark for Congress campaign will be hosting its campaign Launch Party, starring none other than award-winning songwriters and performers Pat Humphries and Sandy O - Emma's Revolution!
Congress to actually INCREASE funding for the Iraq war
May 8, 2008 - Once again, the Democrats controlling Congress plan to express their staunch opposition to the Iraq war by continuing to fund it. With opposition like this in Congress, who needs war supporters?
Corn Ethanol - The World's Deadliest Fuel
May 1, 2008 - Media focus the past few weeks on the global food crisis has brought new light onto Congress' program of subsidizing food-based biofuels. If you want a program that increases hunger and food prices across the board, all while accelerating the crisis of global warming, then say hello to corn ethanol.
On Earth Day 2008, A Surreal Debate on the Planet
April 22, 2008 - The Washington Post's lead Outlook article for Earth Day 2008 asks "How much are we willing to spend to save the planet?" Supposedly the hot topic in political circles, it simply begs the much larger question - what's the alternative?
The Battle Over Coal Plants
April 14, 2008 - Coal-fired power plants are among the greatest threat to our climate, producing 40% of the carbon emissions in our nation. Movement leaders from NASA climate scientist James Hansen to former Vice President Al Gore are saying they need to be shut down. Find out what activists across the country are doing about it.
The Democrat-Controlled Congress: Making the environment - and global warming - worse
April 2, 2008 - Biofuels are being hyped by big business and many politicians as a green, renewable alternative to oil. But the reality is that most biofuels, such as corn ethanol, are a bio-disaster. Why are they being shoved down our throat by Congress?
Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Collapses
March 26, 2008 - Yesterday, a massive chunk of Antarctic Ice - seven time the size of Manhattan - broke off and dropped into the sea. Scientists say global warming is the cause. How much longer will our government resist bold action to confront the climate crisis?
The Iraq Occupation - $3 Trillion and Counting
March 19, 2008 - As we begin the sixth year of the disastrous occupation in Iraq, a Nobel Prize-winning economist has done the math. The cost of this folly is close to $3 trillion. Why does a Democratic-controlled Congress continue to approve the funding, and how do they intend for our children - and grandchildren - to pay for it?
New Studies Affirm - Carbon output must near zero in 20-30 years to avert gravest dangers
March 10, 2008 - As a friend noted, science is usually lagging behind reality, and politics is behind the science. Well, science just took a big step forward in recognizing the urgency of the climate crisis with the release of two studies indicating that we must all but end carbon emissions in the next 20-30 years to avert eco-catastrophe.
Who wants a gas-free, non-polluting electric car?
March 6, 2008 - In another one of his lame duck, deathbed conversions, President Bush used a speech at the International Renewable Energy Center to urge automakers to build fully electric vehicles. What most Americans don't realize, however, is that zero emissions, non-polluting electric cars were on the road ten years ago - until the program was killed.
