With early voting underway and Election Day around the corner, where do our gubernatorial candidates stand on environmental issues?
Opinion--Excerpt from Patch.com, Oct. 24, 2010
By Jessica Tobacman
"Elections for multiple state offices and seats in Congress are approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 2 and early voting is already occurring in DuPage and Cook counties. This is an opportune time to consider candidates' environmental positions.
A Pew Research Poll from this past summer found that only 57 percent of registered voters thought the environment was a 'very important' issue. Whether or not you believe that global warming is occurring, protecting our planet is a way to ensure that your children and grandchildren will have safe places in which to grow and live. What better means of focusing on conservation than by casting your votes for candidates who agree that this topic is important?" (read more)
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