Both parties plan green conventions

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Democrats and Republicans are both planning to hold “green” national political conventions next year, partly to win over environmentally minded voters who could be influential in determining control of the White House and Congress.

The interest in greening political conventions, from buying confetti made from recycled paper to purchasing carbon offsets to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, shows the increasing relevance to both parties of appealing to voters mindful of global warming.
“Environmentalism is once again being recognized as a mainstream issue by both parties,” said Jeremy Symons of the National Wildlife Federation.

Although plans are still in the initialstages, Democrats are already requiring that firms competing to provide transportation for the convention offer flex-fuel hybrid vehicles to carry delegates and media from hotel to convention center. And for the first time ever, Democrats are handling housing reservations for the convention entirely online, which Daughtry said could save 50,000 sheets of paper.

The DNC is also talking to official airline partners about incorporating into a contract an agreement that would allow the airlines or passengers to purchase carbon offsets to reduce the carbon footprint of the convention. About 35,000 people are expected to attend the convention, producing an enormous amount of carbon emissions on flights to Denver.

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1. Yeah, But Our Green Is The Environment, And Their Green Is Money.

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2. but did you read the end of the article about the polls of conservatives?

they've come a long way since Dick We-have-the-right-as-American-to-waste-fuel Cheney.

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3. Honestly?

No. I just wanted to get the one liner in. :)

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4. For you:

"Sixty percent of Republicans also said they would favor requiring that 25 percent of all electricity in the U.S. come from alternative sources by 2025, along with 64 percent of Democrats and 71 percent of independents. The poll had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.

Symons noted that other polls also suggest that conservative-leaning voters want politicians to tackle global warming. He cited a 2006 National Wildlife Federation poll of hunters and anglers, whom Symons said tend to be conservative, in which 71 percent of respondents said global warming was a threat to fish and wildlife.

In the poll, conducted by Responsive Management, 69 percent said global warming was a threat to humans, and 75 percent strongly or moderately agreed with the statement that Congress should pass legislation that sets a clear national goal for reducing global warming pollution with mandatory timelines. The telephone poll of 1,031 respondents had a 3.05 plus or minus error rate at a 95 percent confidence level.

Another poll conducted earlier this year by Ellison Research found that three out of four evangelical voters support environmental causes such as reducing global warming or protecting wilderness areas from development. The poll found that 54 percent of the 1,000 born-again or evangelical Protestant Christians believe a person’s Christian faith should generally encourage them to support environmental issues."

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7. And how many of the 60% said they support that so less money goes to Middle Easterners?

For that matter how many of the Democrats support that out of racism?

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6. For what it's worth

I thought it was funny.

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5. LOL - good one! nt