Update: Dennis Kucinich dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 25, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has been active and outspoken on a wide range of environmental and sustainability issues during the decade he\'s represented Ohio\'s 10th district in the U.S. House. His efforts have earned him a 92 percent lifetime rating from the League of Conservation Voters.
Read an interview with Dennis Kucinich by Grist and Outside.
- Proposes a Works Green Administration (modeled on Franklin Roosevelt\'s Works Progress Administration) that would put millions of Americans to work building and installing clean-energy technologies, retrofitting homes for energy efficiency, etc.
- Calls for extensive government funding to develop renewable-energy technologies, and for withdrawal of government subsidies for nonrenewable energy.
- Calls for a "Global Green Deal" that would push development of renewable energy in the U.S., creating jobs in the process, and partner with developing nations to provide them with affordable, clean energy technologies.
- Calls for a phaseout of all nuclear power plants, and for more stringent regulation of nuclear waste.
- Calls for a phaseout of all coal power and coal mining. Has highlighted the threat of mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants.
- Cosponsor of Rep. Henry Waxman\'s Safe Climate Act, the toughest climate bill in the House, which calls for reducing carbon emissions 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050.
- Calls for a ban on logging, mining, and other resource extraction on U.S. public lands.
- Has been a vegan since 1995.
Watch Kucinich explain his positions on climate change and energy issues at a Nov. 17, 2007, Grist-sponsored forum:
Watch Kucinich explain his climate and environment strategy:
Watch Kucinich answer the snowman\'s climate question at the CNN/YouTube debate on July 23, 2007:
Watch Kucinich explain his proposed Works Green Administration:
Listen to a clip of Kucinich\'s interview with Grist and Outside:
Quotable Quotes
- "We have to understand the connection between global warring and global warming, because when we start talking about wars for oil, we\'re essentially keeping the same approach to energy. So I\'m saying we need to move away from reliance on oil and coal and toward reliance on wind and solar, and that\'s the basis of my WGA, a Works Green Administration, where we take an entirely new approach to organize the entire country around sustainability, around conservation."
-- July 23, 2007, in a CNN/YouTube debate between Democratic candidates
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amc89 Posted 3:17 am
01 Aug 2007
He's got my vote
He's speaking in favor of environmental and animal protection policies that are more progressive than anybody else's. That's pretty courageous.
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davedenali Posted 3:26 am
01 Aug 2007
Kucinich -- what you missed.
What did you miss? His delegate totals from his previous runs. It's a short number. And losers don't make policy. They go home.
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askantik Posted 8:00 am
01 Aug 2007
Good article and interview
I'm a straight male, but I'd do Kucinich.
Seriously, the guy seems great. Watch some videos of him speaking about both environmental and non-environmental issues. Of course, we never really know how they'll act when elected, but he seems like he'd do the best, in my opinion. At the very least, I think he's by far the best speaker of any candidate-- one who seems like he really cares what talks about (unlike, um, all the others, but especially Hillary).
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yoder Posted 1:00 pm
05 Aug 2007
I just hope that someday...
history will show Kucinich as the hero that he is.
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susanm1981 Posted 11:01 am
05 Sep 2007
He's the top of my list!
So far he's giving me exactly what I've been hoping for; different policies and different ideas in the direction I truly believe is right for this country.
We need to stop this reliance on foreign oil, we need to get involved in keeping our planet healthy and we need to create new industry and stable jobs that will benefit this country and the world.
GO KUCINICH!
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amphibious Posted 7:56 pm
27 Jan 2008
If Only
From beyond your shores, there's a saying -
"Since the entire world is affected (usually adversely)by the US President, the entire world should get a vote."
The corollary is -
"Given the creeps, cretins & crooks they've elcted since 1960, amerikans should NOT be allowed to vote without adult supervision."
Sorry but that's how it is.
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