Climate of Our Future

From: Climate Crisis Coalition

Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate and Energy Issues
By David Roberts, Grist Magazine, July 7, 2007.
“All of the Democratic presidential candidates put energy independence and climate change among their top-tier issues. They all support carbon cap-and-trade systems of varying strengths. They all at least gesture at renewable energy and hybrid cars. Most support ethanol and ‘clean coal.’ The aggressiveness of their climate and energy plans rises inversely with their chances of winning — the better the chances, the weaker the plan. Here’s a quick and dirty rundown of some of the Democratic contenders’ stances. We’ll add descriptions of Republicans and additional Democrats and make any updates as needed as the campaign season progresses. These descriptions of candidates’ positions are not and should not be perceived as endorsements. Grist does not endorse political candidates: Clinton; Obama; Edwards; Richardson; Dodd.”