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John --
Welcome back to
our Controlling What You Can series. Last
week's topic was the environment. This area has a lot of depth to it,
so we'll surely be digging in deeper into individual areas in future
installments of the series, but we started with some high-level
questions.
Here were your thoughts:
The vast majority of Forwardists are at
least somewhat dissatisfied with how the US is doing on environmental
issues, and a significant plurality are very dissatisfied. In short,
we're not being good stewards for future generations.
There was a broad agreement in the
comments you all submitted that the government can and
must do a better job—that we have a moral
imperative to safeguard the environment to ensure that younger
generations will still have a world like the one we grew up in.
Two primary threads emerged in the
comments and poll:
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Focusing on renewable energy and clean water dominated the
polling, with clean water taking the edge between the
two
- Nearly 48% of you believe that focusing on clean water should be a
top priority, and nearly 40% believe the focus should be on renewable
energy.
- In the comments, many of you expressed frustration at the
political forces that have led us away from directly tackling these
two issues, highlighting the need for a Party and candidates that are
trying to solve these problems for Americans rather than listening
only to their donors.
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You called for real change—for visionary
action
- Nearly all of you want the US to be leaders globally in the clean
energy revolution.
- You expressed desire for transformative policies over incremental
change and called for leadership that inspires global cooperation
towards a solution.
Because of each of you, Controlling What You
Can has become one of our most engaging series, so we
plan to continue it well into the future! Please let us know what
topics you think we should cover next.
The Forward Party is building a new home for the politically
homeless, and this is our first step in giving a voice to the
politically voiceless. Thank you all for participating. This
will help our candidates know what policies Forwardists will support
on their platforms - and it's starting where it should: with
you.
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