Sustainability and the environment is at the forefront of critical issues being debated by the U.S. 2008 presidential candidates. Drexel University encourages its’ community to become active participants in the country’s democratic process by being educated about the candidates running for president and the many political issues and 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, as well as each of the two leading presidential candidates' environmental/sustainability platforms below:

	The Republican Party		The Democratic Party
	John McCain		Barack Obama

Also, take a moment to visit the Drexel Votes 2008 web page for more information about Drexel's voter awareness initiative.


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.