Red, blue, and green?
Curious about which White House hopefuls are committed to solving global warming and which ones are blowing hot air? Need help sorting the candidates who recycle their cans from those who simply recycle their campaign slogans? Want to know who is committed to old growth forests and who is just stumping? When it comes to potential presidential nominees, it’s not just about who is red and who is blue—it’s also about who’s green. Which is why I was delighted to discover that Grist and Outside magazine have joined forces to reveal the contenders’ true colors. Environmental writer Amanda Griscom Little is interviewing the candidates one by one to find out where they stand on issues ranging from wilderness protection to alternative energy, and each transcript is accompanied by a helpful fact sheet that outlines the candidate’s current platform, voting records, and more. Here’s to a new kind of Green Party…
