Reasons to Vote for Kerry - The Environment

Bad Presidents and policies come and go. The environment is forever.

In endorsing him for President, Sierra Club President Larry Fahn highlighted Kerry's record on environmental issues:

• Advocated strict enforcement of the Clean Air Act and Clean  Water Act, and opposed Bush administration efforts to weaken the laws in order to let polluters put more dangerous toxics into our air and water;

• Advocated restoration of Superfund's "polluter pays" trust fund to ensure that polluters, not ordinary taxpayers, pay to clean up abandoned toxic waste sites;

• Led the charge against the Bush administration’s attempts to allow oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge;

• Championed an energy plan that increases fuel economy to reduce the nation’s dependence on oil and supports the development of clean, energy-saving technologies and renewable energy to reduce our dependence on other polluting sources of energy;

• And, advocated for the United States to take the lead in international efforts to cut global warming pollution, reverse ozone depletion, protect tropical rain forests, preserve biological diversity and press for sustainable development.

“John Kerry's record on the environment is impressive by any measure and reveals a sincere personal passion for the issue,” Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope said. “He understands that there is a better way than the Bush administration’s alliance with corporate polluters. With Kerry as President, we could be sure that America’s health and heritage are protected.”