With the environment acknowledged by many as President Bush's weakest link, nearly every Democrat running for president has taken up the mantle of eco-warrior. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is no exception. As governor, Dean racked up a decent environmental record, and there's no doubt that his green agenda would be light-years better than that of the Bush administration. But how good is "better"? In a special Grist interview with the presidential candidate, Dean talks about the centrality of his environmental agenda; about how money from the Bush tax cut should be spent on promoting renewable energy instead, about how he distinguishes himself from the other Democratic candidates on the environment; about getting business to buy into an environmental agenda; and, oh yeah, about his SUV. Get a jump on election season by reading Amanda Griscom's interview with Howard Dean, only on the Grist Magazine website.