Greendeavor: 2008 Race -- Who's Best for the Environment?

[AtomicKitten]

Greendeavor: Environmental Politics
http://www.greendeavor.com/act-category.php?id=27


2008 Presidential Race – Who’s Best for the Environment?

Barack Obama - Democrat

Sen. Barack Obama has earned the reputation as one of the greenest candidates in the 2008 election race. In 2004, he was named an Environmental Champion by the League of Conservation Voters for his outstanding commitment to clean air, water, and alternative energy during his time in the Illinois State Senate. As a senator, Obama has become one of the biggest players in the movement towards energy independence. His innovative “Health Care for Hybrids” bill, which give U.S. automakers health-care assistance if they agree to commit 50 percent of their savings towards developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. He has also campaigned to make Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards more demanding and significantly increase our production of biodiesel and ethanol. Obama, however, has also come under fire for his support of Coal-to-Liquid conversion. While it reduces our foreign independence on oil, it is also controversial because it has one of the most energy intensive conversion processes of any fuel. Tell Sen. Obama to change his position here. Click here for more information from the League of Conversation Voters. http://www.heatison.org/pages/senator_barack_obama

http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/03/21/roberts/

http://www.lcv.org/newsroom/press-releases/lcv-names-barack-obama-as-environmental-champion.html

Hillary Clinton - Democrat

Sen. Hilary Clinton, like Obama, has aggressively pushed for cleaner energy policies. She recently called for Strategic Energy Fund to strengthen America’s push towards energy independence, which would increase in investment in the research and development of emissions-reducing technology and cut tax breaks to big oil. A member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Public Works, Clinton has worked to protect New York’s water supply, clean up its air, and protect everything from the Long Island Sound to the Great Lakes to the Adirondack Mountains as a Senator. She also introduced the Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act to keep track of how toxins and pollutants have affected the health of Americans to prevent environmentally-caused diseases. Click here for more information from the League of Conversation Voters. http://www.heatison.org/pages/Senator_Hillary_Clinton

http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/environment/

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070304/NEWS09/703040347/1001/NEWS

http://www.senate.gov/~clinton/news/statements/details.cfm?id=269765

John Edwards - Democrat

Sen. John Edwards has aggressively championed what he calls a “New Energy Economy.” According to Edwards Plan, his campaign website claims, “by 2025 America will import 7.5 million fewer barrels of oil a day, produce 65 billion gallons of ethanol and other biofuels a year, generate 25 percent of our electricity from renewable sources, and produce more than 2 billion fewer tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year.” In addition to capping carbon emissions, Edwards seeks to create a GreenCorps to mobilize young environmentally conscious Americans, make the White House carbon neutral, and increase fuel economy standards. There are, however, some early holes in Edward’s record, as this 2004 Salon article points out. For example, he voted to excuse pickup trucks from regular efficiency standards and tighter restrictions on the use of pesticides in parks. Click here for more information from the League of Conversation Voters. http://www.heatison.org/pages/Senator_John_Edwards

http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/feature/2004/07/20/muckraker_edwards/index.html

GOP at link.

[Cameron27]

1. Very nice AK,

I'll have to bookmark this to read later, but at least you've posted a thread with some meat to chew on. (unlike the rah-rah cheerleading crap that competes for space with the totally biased bs bashing crap)

[AtomicKitten]

3. thanks

I thought I'd post some actual information instead of hit pieces which are tons 'o fun but not very informative.

[illinoisprogressive]

2. Obama has been praised by many environmentalists.