‘Clean elections’ crucial to saving world resources
3 min readMay 14, 2006
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by J Scott Christianson, Columbia Daily Tribune Columnist.
Another Earth Day has come and gone. Despite an energetic celebration at Peace Park and thousands of dollars spent by environmental groups in 2005, no real progress is being made to conserve the planet’s resources.
Public lands are being put up for sale, we’re more dependent on oil than ever, and the clean air and water acts have been effectively gutted by funding cuts and executive order. Carbon dioxide levels are rising, the planet’s climate is…