2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates Environmental Views
The presidential election is coming up in just less than two weeks and it’s time to decide who you want to vote for to be our next president. A major concern that I have along with many Americans have is what will the next president do to make sure that our country becomes more eco-friendly. This includes eliminating our dependency on foreign oil and moving our country towards using renewable energy sources such wind and solar energy.
I am a firm believer in giving every candidate an equal opportunity, no matter if many believe that the smaller parties have no chance of winning. While researching the environmental views of all of the candidates, I stumbled upon a site called Grist that put together a chart of the top 5 candidate’s views on certain environmental issues. The candidates shown include:
- Bob Barr
- Cynthia McKinney
- John McCain
- Ralph Nader
- Barack Obama
Grist also includes interviews with candidates that are still running for president and those that dropped out of the race. I know environmental and energy issues are not the only concern for choosing a candidate for president, but it should be a major issue you consider. Depending on which candidate actually becomes president could make a profound difference on how eco-friendly our country becomes or if it does at all.
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It is cool to see the different candidates views laid out like that. They do a really nice job of presenting it, I especially like that you can hide the rows, which makes it easier to compare the different candidates.
I think the clean coal issue is pretty interesting. I saw a recent video on ABC(?), where they stated that in large part, clean coal is just an idea that has not been tested. Apparently the cities around the coal plants don’t want to be the first to pump massive amounts of CO2 into the Earth.
The reason this is on the candidates minds, however, is because lobbyists have been following around the candidates and handing out pamphlets, t-shirts, and other paraphernalia to the people attending the events. This hypes up the crowd and in turn creates a talking point.
I haven’t independently checked this out yet, but it makes sense. Politics is a truly interesting game.
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I still don’t fully believe in clean coal. It seems like a good idea on paper, but it continues our dependency on a resource that is not renewable and is bad for the environment. It seems like more of a buzz word for the candidates to use.
Great site. Thanks for the link.
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