Vice Presidential Matchmaking - July/August 2008 - Sierra Magazine

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	July/August 2008
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Running mate suggestions, in every shade of green
July/August 2008

IN CASE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES are still mulling over their vice presidential choices, Sierra thought we'd remind them that 62 percent of Americans consider the environment and global warming "extremely" or "very important" issues, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll. What better way to appeal to them than with a green VP? Click on the candidates' names to check out their particular appeal.

Tina Fey
writer, actor, and comedian

Al Gore
former U.S. vice president

Mike Huckabee
former governor of Arkansas

Van Jones
cofounder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, founder of Green for All

Jeffrey Sachs
author, economist, and director of Columbia University's Earth Institute

Arnold Schwarzenegger
governor of California

Kathleen Sebelius
governor of Kansas

Christie Todd Whitman
energy lobbyist

Illustration by Victor Juhasz; used with permission.