Monday, October 30, 2006

Environment a Low Priority Among U. S. Voters

Most Americans are not shy about professing their support for environmental protection; i.e. saving whales, adopting wolves and stopping energy development in ANWR. However, when it comes to voting, the environmental positions of candidates rank low among the various factors that people weigh in choosing their elected officials. Iraq, abortion and gay marriage rank far higher as priorities among voters. If voters do not care about environmental issues, politicians are not going to waste their time and money passing legislation to strengthen environmental protection.

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