Most environmental groups are quietly working behind the scenes in the presidential campaigns. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports one environmental group is not being quiet in the race between the Democrats.
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Most environmental groups are quietly working behind the scenes in the
presidential campaigns. One environmental group is not being quiet in the race between
the democrats. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
Conventional wisdom said there would be no challengers to Vice-President
Al Gore’s record on the environment. That all changed when the Friends of
the Earth political action committee endorsed former senator Bill
Bradley. Brent Blackwelder is the group’s president.
“His voting record on environmental issues was better than that of Vice-President
Gore’s when they were in the U.S. Congress and Bradley actually passed more environmental legislation.
He actually got results. The Vice-President was good on the rhetoric, but short on the legislation.”
Since the endorsement, Gore’s supporters have been scrambling to bolster
his reputation in the environmental community. However, during debates
and on the campaign trail – more often than not – It’s Bradley who brings
up environmental issues.
For the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, this is Lester Graham.