1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgAnna Faheyhttps://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/Want Votes? Go Green on Climate - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iKQkTcCvGw"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2011/06/30/want-votes-go-green-on-climate/">Want Votes? Go Green on Climate</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2011/06/30/want-votes-go-green-on-climate/embed/#?secret=iKQkTcCvGw" width="600" height="338" title="“Want Votes? Go Green on Climate” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="iKQkTcCvGw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/morguefile-capitol-building-dc-chelle-412x550.jpg412550Yep. You heard that right. As The Daily Climate (via) Environmental Health News reports, "voters tend to favor political candidates who believe that humans have contributed to global warming and that the nation should take action by switching from fossil fuels to solar and wind power." (At least as of last November when the survey was conducted.) The team of researchers at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment found that by taking a “green position” on climate, candidates of either party can gain the votes of some citizens without alienating others. It's encouraging to say the least. But these findings should be taken with a grain of salt, especially during primary season when the political calculus involves more than the age-old campaign mantra "50 percent plus one."