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Kathy Cummings on Environment

Green Challenger


Train for Green jobs in public schools

Our whole school system needs a big updating. Schools must prepare students for jobs for tomorrow, Green jobs, that enhance the planet and promote health and vitality. We need to break away from teaching dependence on fossil fuels. It is unacceptable for the U.S. to go to war to take other countries' fossil fuels and our students are not cannon fodder! Let's teach students how to conserve and think, and redesign, rebuild, repair, recycle well. How to think about building renewable, sustainable energy systems. We need more sustainable communities. This all takes thinking and designing about our food, water, and air quality, our homes and buildings and transportation. When we are self-reliant as a nation, we are less likely to start wars.
Source: Email interview on 2008 Senate race with OnTheIssues.org Aug 15, 2008

Establish and fund Green Collar Jobs Corps

Source: Campaign website, www.kathycummings4senate.com, "News" Jul 10, 2008

Other candidates on Environment: Kathy Cummings on other issues:
IL Gubernatorial:
Rod Blagojevich
IL Senatorial:
Barack Obama
Larry Stafford
Richard Durbin


2008 Senate retirements:

Wayne Allard(R,CO)
Larry Craig(R,ID)
Pete Domenici(R,NM)
Chuck Hagel(R,NE)
Trent Lott(R,MS)
Craig Thomas(R,WY)
John Warner(R,VA)

Incoming Obama Administration:

Pres.Barack Obama
V.P.Joe Biden
State:Hillary Clinton
HHS:Tom Daschle
Staff:Rahm Emanuel
DHS:Janet Napolitano
DOC:Bill Richardson
DoD:Robert Gates
A.G.:Eric Holder
Treas.:Tim Geithner
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( * if new to the Senate)
AK:*Begich over Stevens
AL:Sessions
AR:Pryor
CO:*Udall
DE:Biden and Kaufman
GA:Chambliss v.Martin (Dec. 2 runoff)
IA:Harkin
ID:*Risch
IL:Durbin
KS:Roberts
KY:McConnell
LA:Landrieu
MA:Kerry
ME:Collins
MI:Levin
MN:Coleman v.Franken (recounting as of Dec.1)
MS4:Wicker
MS6:Cochran
MT:Baucus
NC:*Hagan over Dole
NE:*Johanns
NH:*Shaheen over Sununu
NJ:Lautenberg
NM:*Udall
OK:Inhofe
OR:*Merkley over Smith
RI:Reed
SC:Graham
SD:Johnson
TN:Alexander
TX:Cornyn
VA:*Warner
WV:Rockefeller
WY4:Barrasso
WY6:Enzi
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