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From: Mark Graffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: U.S. Environmental groups shuns Gore, endorses Bradley
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:07:57 -0500 (CDT)
USA: September 15, 1999
WASHINGTON - U.S. environmental group Friends of the Earth yesterday
endorsed former Senator Bill Bradley for the Democratic presidential
nomination, denting Vice President Al Gore's claim as the greenest
candidate running for the White House in 2000.
"Examination of the track record of both Gore and Bradley leads us to
the conclusion that Bradley's record is superior and one of
achievement more than rhetoric," read a statement by Friends of the
Earth political action committee.
It cited Bradley's 18-year record as a New Jersey senator where he
built a consensus for strong clean water programmes, and supported
saving forests by authorising measures to curb timber cutting.
"Bill Bradley has proven himself an effective legislator, not afraid
to take on tough issues and savvy enough to create coalitions to get
results, " said Friends of the Earth PAC President Dr. Brent
Blackwelder.
Gore has for the past seven years been known as the White House point
man for environmental issues, a performance the activist group called
disappointing.
"Friends of the Earth PAC contends that Gore's record on the
environment - from his weakening of ozone layer protections to his
failure to protect forests here and abroad - is a big disappointment,"
the statement said.
Ironically, Republicans often decry Gore as being an "out-of-touch
liberal" in his environmental thinking, sometimes quoting from his
1992 book "Earth in the Balance" as fodder for mocking the vice
president's support for renewable fuels and an international treaty
for limiting carbon emissions.
The Gore campaign stood by the vice president's record.
"Al Gore will continue to work and believe in a balanced approach to
making sure our children and families have a clean and healthy
environment," a campaign spokesman said.
Officials with other environmental groups wondered why Friends of the
Earth came out so early with their endorsement, and noted the group's
small 20,000 membership.
"We honestly haven't even begun our endorsement process. It is
premature at this time," said Daniel Weiss, political director for the
Sierra Club, an environmentalist group that has 600,000 members and
endorsed the Clinton/Gore ticket in both 1992 and 1996.
Weiss said the real differences are not between Democrats Bradley and
Gore on the environment, but with the Republican presidential
candidate front-runner, Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
"George W. Bush has a terrible record on the environment."
Although national polls show Gore leading Bradley for the Democratic
nomination by around a two-to-one margin, Bradley has proven he can
raise money and recently made large gains in polls in New Hampshire,
which will hold the first presidential primary in February.
Story by Patrick Connole
REUTERS NEWS SERVICE
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