Greenest Presidents List: MSN Groups Nixon, Carter, Bush Together

Folks have been talking lately about the best presidents in history, and we ran a story not too long ago on which presidents have been best for the environment, but now MSN has put out a list that "whimsically" lumps Nixon, Carter and George W. Bush together among the top ten "greenest" presidents. Here's Treehugger's take -- click through for the full list:

But MSN's slide show of the greenest US presidents in history goes for the glory anyways, and they admit that their list is "somewhat arbitrary and more than a little whimsical." And so it should be. Here they are--the presidents responsible for deeds like establishing the National Park system, sowing conservation minded ideals, passing the Clean Air Act, and simply living a green lifestyle.

1. Thomas Jefferson
Evidently he was a passionate botanist, and a strong advocate of agrarianism, or a culture based on farming--in fact, he envisioned an entire country made up of farmers and family units spread across the country. He made the Louisiana Purchase to further this aim.