http://mboard.scifi.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=StargateSG-1&Number=84903&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1&fpart=1This is a post from a 13 year old, unfortunately too young to vote:
Bush: President Bush has proved to us many times by the passing of the following environmentally reckless bills and actions.
1. The Bush administration is still pushing hard to continue the use of an ozone-damaging pesticide, despite an international ban on the chemical. The chemical, which is linked to neurological problems and prostate cancer, was targeted for worldwide prohibition in 2005 because it is responsible for depleting the ozone layer. Bush wants to increase levels of these chemicals by %35.
2. After quitting an international coalition to help prevent global warming The Bush administration FINALLY realizes that pollution is causing some MAJOR global warming issues. However the Bush administration has not acted to subdue the companies responsible! Why? Bush can't restrict those companies who pay him and are buddy with him.
3. This following is the consequences of the Bush energy plan. The Bush administration is making it increasingly easy for the energy industry to drill for oil and gas in many of America's most beautiful, remote and sensitive public lands. Across the West, federal agencies are rushing to lease these areas for oil and gas development, industrializing millions of acres of previously wild and open land. The dense web of power lines, pipelines, waste pits, roads and processing plants springing up across the West is driving deer, grizzly bears and other wildlife from their native ranges. Meanwhile, polluting haze from new industrial plants has significantly impaired visibility in many parts of the West.
4. In an aggressive assault on America's last wild forestlands, the Bush administration announced in July 2004 its plan to eliminate the "Roadless Area Conservation Rule." If successful, this move would allow unbridled development on millions of acres in pristine forests across the country. Which in turn will help destroy our earth. I could go on MUCH longer however I think the above proves the point.
Kerry: The below is straight off Kerry’s web site on what he plans to do
As Americans, we have the right to breathe unpolluted air, drink safe water, eat uncontaminated food, live in clean communities and enjoy our natural treasures. Over the last three years, we have seen these rights eroded. We have seen hard-won environmental gains rolled back, our air polluted and our water contaminated.
In the 21st Century, we can have progress without pollution - we can grow our economy while protecting our natural resources. But we need a leader who looks to the future and invests in innovation.
Throughout his career, John Kerry has fought to clean up toxic waste sites, to keep our air and water clean, and to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other pristine wilderness areas. Recently, the League of Conservation Voters called Senator Kerry an "environmental champion."
John Kerry and John Edwards will set a new standard of environmental excellence for America. They will honor our national treasures and pay tribute to our natural wonders, while renewing our nation's promise of clean air, clean water and a bountiful landscape for all. They recognize that we owe it to our families, our communities, and our planet to defend our environmental values and protect our environmental rights.
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