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Which Candidates Are Green?
Will America go green this election?
In the 2008 presidential race, red and blue won’t be the only colors – how green each candidate is will have more impact on voter’s choices than ever before. In many polls, environmental concerns rank in the top five issues facing the U.S. today, and the majority of candidates have outlined their stance on environmental issues. If the environment is an issue that you consider to be very important when voting for a candidate, Grist has a comprehensive (yet simple) chart that clearly outlines most candidates’ position on everything from cap-and-trade programs to nuclear energy.
A handy little button in the last box on each candidate allows you to delete that candidate from the chart, leaving only the candidates who you want to compare. I have to say, deleting some of these candidates gave me a somewhat twisted pleasure. Grist also offers short synopses of each candidate here.
Take a quick look at the positions of the winners in Iowa and New Hampshire:Read More
