Talking Points (28-37) on the Environment
John Kerry has an excellent record on the environment. Here are a few things you might mention at meetup, or talk about with your friends.
28.) In 1970 he helped organize the Massachusetts' first Earth Day, then led the fight against acid rain in the northeast as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
29.) He helped defeat efforts to roll back the environmental accomplishments of a generation whether in the form of efforts to drill in national monuments and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
30.) His work led to the passage of tougher smog standards in the Clean Air Act of 1990.
31.) Helped in strengthening the Safe Drinking Water Act
32.) Kerry will strengthen the environmental laws and prosecute environmental criminals.
33.) He cosponsored legislation in 2002 which would have brought millions of more dollars home to America's communities to clean up Superfund sites, the most toxic sites in our nation.
34.) He was a delegate at the Kyoto accords.
35.) John Kerry fights for increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund which helps states and communities protect parks and open space.
36.) John Kerry called for the United States to work toward producing 20 percent of all electricity in the United States from renewable sources like wind, solar, geothermal, ethanol and biomass.
37.) John Kerry sponsored legislation with Senator John McCain that would have made America's cars and trucks more efficient and safer. His proposal would save millions of barrels of oil per day, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and smog and save consumers billions of dollars. Remember that the Environment and Foreign Policy are tied together!!
More details.
Senator Kerry wrote the an article for Time Magazine called the Green Century.
He also delivered a major policy speech on our energy policy that you can check out at Johnkerry.com
John Kerry has an excellent record on the environment. Here are a few things you might mention at meetup, or talk about with your friends.
28.) In 1970 he helped organize the Massachusetts' first Earth Day, then led the fight against acid rain in the northeast as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
29.) He helped defeat efforts to roll back the environmental accomplishments of a generation whether in the form of efforts to drill in national monuments and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
30.) His work led to the passage of tougher smog standards in the Clean Air Act of 1990.
31.) Helped in strengthening the Safe Drinking Water Act
32.) Kerry will strengthen the environmental laws and prosecute environmental criminals.
33.) He cosponsored legislation in 2002 which would have brought millions of more dollars home to America's communities to clean up Superfund sites, the most toxic sites in our nation.
34.) He was a delegate at the Kyoto accords.
35.) John Kerry fights for increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund which helps states and communities protect parks and open space.
36.) John Kerry called for the United States to work toward producing 20 percent of all electricity in the United States from renewable sources like wind, solar, geothermal, ethanol and biomass.
37.) John Kerry sponsored legislation with Senator John McCain that would have made America's cars and trucks more efficient and safer. His proposal would save millions of barrels of oil per day, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and smog and save consumers billions of dollars. Remember that the Environment and Foreign Policy are tied together!!
More details.
Senator Kerry wrote the an article for Time Magazine called the Green Century.
He also delivered a major policy speech on our energy policy that you can check out at Johnkerry.com
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