We believe in using technology, science, industrial processing and ingenuity to interact with our world in a sustainable manner for this and future generations. We believe in keeping water clean, keeping air healthy, and using more renewable energy while creating less waste. We believe in keeping rivers flowing and estuaries and bays healthy.

We recognize that the sun is the most plentiful source of energy for the planet and that its energy is renewable and clean. We know it is essential to build the political will to use the earth’s resources wisely for both current and future generations. We know it is essential to elect office holders who hold these values and have the vision and will to act.

Unlike Governor Perry, Democrats believe that the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was the result of gross corporate irresponsibility, not an “act of God.” We should not apologize to BP for making them put up money to pay the legitimate claims of people who have been so terribly harmed by their malfeasance.

• Stronger State Environmental Protection, Regulation and Enforcement
• Clean Air
• The preservation of recreational and open spaces
• The Availability of Clean Water