September 21, 2004

9/21 - Who Deserves Your Vote? The ocean candidates, that's who

Last Friday I attended a fundraiser for California Senator Barbara Boxer as the guest of David Wilmot and Jack Sterne, the founders of Ocean Champions, the first Political Action Committee (PAC) for the oceans, who mean business. By donating to her re-election campaign they were given 15 minutes with her, one on one, to discuss some of the more immediate ocean issues in congress.

THIS is what politics is about. Figuring out ways to reach the members of congress to convince them that not enough is being done to protect the oceans. On the Ocean Champions website they list the 13 congressional candidates in the upcoming elections they are backing based on their support of the oceans. INTERESTINGLY, four of these candidates are Republicans. Once again, THIS is what politics is about. Check out their list.

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Ocean conservation in the hizz-ous.

Posted by Randy Olson at September 21, 2004 06:01 AM