Time Magazine: It’s a truism in politics: support for environmental causes tends to be broad, but shallow. Broad, because most voters support political action to protect the Earth, and not even the most conservative of politicians want to be seen as standing against it. Shallow, because few Americans really allow environmental issues to dictate their votes – and politicians know it. Global warming is a cause that has gradually broadened its support among the American public. Now we’ll begin to see …
Trouble with Congress’ Green Gambit
Time Magazine: It’s a truism in politics: support for environmental causes tends to be broad, but shallow. Broad, because most voters support political action to protect the Earth, and not even the most conservative of politicians want to be seen as standing against it. Shallow, because few Americans really allow environmental issues to dictate their votes – and politicians know it. Global warming is a cause that has gradually broadened its support among the American public. Now we’ll begin to see …
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