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The environment is a hot button topic that will be closely monitored during the upcoming election. Since the environment is closely woven other subject, such as the economy and current world events, how each candidate answers the questions on these subjects may determine their fate this November. Here are a few issues that will set the tone for the debates.
Climate Change
One candidate may call the issue global warming; another candidate may call it climate change. Regardless, concerns over greenhouse gases and drastic weather patterns remain. Candidates may be asked on what they will do to promote lifestyle changes, how they will fund grants to discover technological advancements that will detect and correct environmental abnormalities, and what they will do to (if anything) to punish any corporation that does not comply to the new green initiative.
Clean Energy
This is a way that such things as the world events, economy will be closely tied to the environment. As the energy industry and candidates are focusing on ways to provide jobs and affordable energy services to Americans, there’s a parallel desire to reduce reliance on foreign oil from unstable countries. Other issues that may be addressed will be the hydraulic “fracking” process, solar power and the impact of coal mining.
Water Quality
The inefficiency and high cost of the cleaning process will be debated among liberals and conservatives as the quality of global drinking water is a topic of debate between many environmentalists.
Biofuel Technology
Reducing American reliance on foreign oil and developing a friendlier alternative to fossil fuels will surely be a topic of discussion between the candidates. Ever since the Carter administration in the 70’s, much debate and millions of dollars of taxpayer funded grants have been throw and the problem since the Carter administration. Despite all of this, there has very little improvement, if any. Much debate will go to the benefit of investing in private companies and research to further the advancement in biofuel, battery, electric and solar powered vehicles will be a hot topic.
Waste and Consumption
America is one of the largest consumers of plastic in the world, despite advocacy group initiatives and grant funded recycling programs. While there has been progress in the area, there is still a long road ahead. The best thing that came from this is the current economic downturn and the chance to get extra cash by recycling, participation in clothing swaps, and upcycling useless items into something new.
