The Great Race of 2008

Ok, I have to comment on this because it's on everyone's mind...

Who will be the winner of the democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election??

Either way, history will be made, and it's very exciting to see all of this going on.

Pertinent issues on all of our minds definitely include thoughts about the environment, most notably, what will the US do to help protect it?

I am of the school of thought that a ton needs to be done, and fast, and that this rarely, ok, never, happens in big government buraucracies like the one looming over us all.

It's rather sad that no one is talking about green issues like John Edwards, and he is no longer a possibility.

Knowledge is (as tired as this saying is, it's true) power. We need to understand our own beliefs and vote our consciences...and make some noise about it.

Some links for information about candidates' environmental beliefs:

http://environment.about.com/b/2008/02/22/mccain-scores-zero-on-environment-clinton-and-obama-do-better.htm

Clinton:

http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/08/09/clinton_factsheet/index.html

Obama:

http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/07/30/obama_factsheet/

Thing is, no one is saying exactly what I want to hear. Have you heard anything about the Kyoto Protocol? About real, honest fair trade? About anything of substance that sounds like it will happen?

I don't mean to be cynical, and I do have my favorite, but I have been disappointed in the past with promises for change.

I guess my real point is, now that I think of it, is that change starts with us, here at home. We all add up to something greater, and our voices, dollars, and actions need to show that-- loudly. Along with our votes.