Make This A Green Election Day! Remember to Vote!

It's Election Day! Get out there and vote!

When you go to cast your ballot today, be sure to keep in mind the stances of the candidates on the environment, clean energy, and green jobs. If you aren't sure of a candidate's stance on the environment, ask them!

I can't get into all 50 races in Massachusetts in one blog post, but I do want to talk about one we've been paying close attention to here at Environment Massachusetts: the Boston mayoral race. Mayor Tom Menino has been in office for 16 years and is running for an unprecedented fifth term. Challenger Michael Flaherty has been a Boston City Councilor At-Large for nearly 10 years.

The two candidates differ on a wide range of issues, all of which are important are important to consider. Boston residents: please remember to include the environment as a factor when you cast your vote today. Each candidate have their own respective plan to make Boston green:

Mayor Menino:

"For Mayor Menino, a healthy environment is not just a global concern; it is a local necessity.  From landmark public health legislation to pioneer environmental policy, Mayor Menino is making Boston a better place to live, work and play. It may not be easy being green, but that doesn’t stop Mayor Menino. Through his leadership, Boston has shot ahead of other cities as a leader in environmental policy and was recently recognized as the '3rd Greenest City in North America' by Popular Science Magazine."

Councilor Flaherty (scroll down to "Energy and Environmental Policies"):

"As a parent of young children, Michael Flaherty has always been concerned about the legacy that is left behind for the next generation and sees it as our shared responsibility to take aggressive action today to ensure that we have a healthy, sustainable city for tomorrow. Our city has received good marks for its bold energy and environment goals, but now it’s time to put programs and strategies into practice that will make achieving - and surpassing - those goals a firm reality." 

What do you think of the candidates' respective environmental policies?  Did the environment gotten enough attention during the campaign? Tell us what you think by commenting!