Sustainability and the environment is at the forefront of critical political issues. Drexel University encourages its’ community to become active participants in the country’s democratic process by being educated about the policies that will shape the future of our government and by participating in the electoral process. The future of sustainability and the environment is intertwined with the importance of your vote.

Find out more about the two major political parties' environmental policies below:

The Republican Party

The Democratic Party

Advocacy groups and single issues sites:

Sierra Club Calling itself "America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization," the Sierra Club lobbies actively through its 1.3 million members for energy conservation and environmental protection. On this site, check out the Politics and Issues section and Take Action.

PERC (Property and Environment Research Center) PERC believes private property and free markets foster greater environmental conservation, that government control worsens environmental protection, and that polluters ought to be liable for harm to others. Its research initiatives seek to bring market solutions to environmental problems.

National Council for Science and the Environment posts relevant, detailed, and highly reliable reports from the Library of Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Climate Ark From Ecological Internet, this climate change and global warming portal bills itself as: The Original Biocentric Climate Science, Policy & Advocacy Search Engine. Good source for current news and data on global warming.