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Environment Newsletter October 21st, 2008 More from Environment »

Saving the Environment May be Our Best Hope for the Economy -- Election Guide AlterNet From climate change to energy independence, a look at where the candidates stand on this year's top 10 environmental issues. Read more »   AlterNet has now rolled out voter guides for all our issue areas to help you make informed decisions in the upcoming election -- just two weeks to go. Below is our enviro guide and you can also find a guide specifically for water issues in our Water section. Where do the candidates stand on different strains of energy policy? How about clean water? Green jobs? Check out the voter guides. We've also got some great election and economy related content this week -- the big topics of the day, including some words that Michael Pollan has for the next president. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Managing Editor     Environmental Failure: A Ruined Planet Is Closer to Reality By James Gustave Speth, Yale Environment 360 Environmental groups have grown in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to go downhill. Why? Read more »   How the Economic Crisis Will Affect the Environment By Michael T. Klare, Huffington Post Will the crisis be good or bad for the environment, especially with respect to global warming? Read more »   Climate Change Threatens to Dry up the Southwest's Future By Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal The abundant water and cheap energy that have fueled the Southwest's transformation are starting to dry up. Read more »   Dear Mr. Next President -- Food, Food, Food By Michael Pollan, The New York Times We must move into the post-oil era to improve the health of the American people and to mitigate climate change. Read more »   The Meltdown We Really Can't Afford By Kerry Trueman, AlterNet We are in danger of passing an extremely dangerous tipping point, with the frightening discovery of massive deposits of sub-sea methane in the Arctic. Read more »

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