Whether Obama or McCain, the next president will inherit an environmental crisis like none before him. This is due in no small measure to the Bush administration's outright assault on environmental law but also, more fundamentally, to a large flock of chickens now coming home to roost.
In past elections, the environment has been viewed by some voters and most media as "fringe", "soft," or "marginal." During Clinton's campaign, it was "the economy stupid." Al Gore ignored the environment while running...
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