Climate scientist aims to get 1m students to vote on candidates' green energy records

[LongTomH]

Source: The Guardian UK

Renowned climate scientist James Hansen today lent his voice to a US voter organising drive with an ambitious goal: enlisting 1m students who will cast their vote for the presidential candidate with the greenest energy record.

The organising push, dubbed Power Vote, aims to harness young people's unprecedented engagement in the US elections and keep enthusiasm high for stronger action against climate change.

Power Vote plans to dispatch organisers to college campuses across America, educating students about climate policy and capturing their information for mobilisation to the polls in November.



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/10/uselections2008.hansen

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The right-wing pundits will be foaming at the mouth over this, and that pleases me no end!

Dr. Hansen has stood up to character attacks from the right for nearly two decades. They should know by now they're not going to silence him. If McCain/Palin steal this election, Dr. Hansen will be out of a job; but, that just means he'll have more freedom to speak out.