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It's voting day and I have a humble, bipartisan proposition for citizens across the country: Vote Green.
Regardless of which presidential candidate you believe will be more dedicated to environmentally conscious policies, it’s worth taking a look at the less-publicized propositions up for vote as well. Depending on your state, you may be seeing a burgeoning number of initiatives and propositions on your ballots.
There’s Proposition 7 and 10 in California, for example, which would make important advancements in Solar Power and Natural Gas, respectively. And according to a Scientific American article, they may be in trouble due to a deeply unpopular legislature and fiscal concerns. Fiscal concerns are of course valid—the question is, how much taxation is it worth it to invest in renewable energies and technologies? It’s been speculated that such nascent technologies are in fact crucial to our country’s economic future—they may help create direly needed jobs for our stumbling economy.
This is such an important issue that there are entire non-profit organizations dedicated to getting the green vote out—like Power Vote and We Can Solve It.
So make an effort to put aside partisan politics when you enter the booth: when you’re evaluating environmental issues this November, don’t just vote red or blue—vote green.
More on Green Politics:
Get Local Politicians to Go Green
What Green Words Are Obama and McCain Really Saying? Ask Speech Wars?
Sarah Palin’s Record On the Environment: A Closer Look
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