Reply #21: well you can do what you wish [View All]

[CMT]

but Dean did do the things the student activist (he is not just some student but a very accomplished young man)--it is a matter of record that he preserved more land in Vermont than any other governor of the state, or actually, all governors of Vermont combined. Signed tough executive orders on Mercury in water and tougher emmissions laws than those called for in the Kyota Treaty. Second in rankings regarding landfills,ect. Sure he did some things that upset environmentalists, all governors do, because they have to balance certain things, but as a whole he has a fine record. I've also said many times when this issue has come up--Vermont is a highly progressive, left of center state with very educated people who take the environment seriously. If Dean was as bad on the environment as this article indicates they would not have elected him five times as Governor. Vermont is greener than most states and I think the environmental community holds their governor up to higher standards and what would be a great record on the environment in almost any other state is considered barely passing or less by some environmentalists in Vermont.