The Campaign Trail from a Green Perspective

Grist and Outside have joined forces to present the 2008 Presidential election candidates through a green lens. It is a terrific resource that provides interviews, fact sheets, current platforms, voting records, video, audio, and more. In How green is your candidate? and with other ongoing interviews and articles, Grist presents the presidential candidates’ energy plans and environmental positions - along with voting records.

So far all of the top democratic candidates have spoken to Grist and the interviews are available online. Grist has spoken to republicans Mike Huckabee and John McCain and lined up (or requested) interviews with other republican candidates including Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Tom Tancredo.

If you’re not familiar with Grist, check ‘em out. They deliver environmental news and commentary on a wide range of topics from politics to eco-parenting. I appreciate their collaboration with Outside (also a great read filled with adventure) to keep an eye on the greenness of the 2008 campaign trail in the US. If you’re interested in some recent environmental policies that have been implemented during the past two years under the current administration, you can find them here.