Ted Kennedy, an environmental hero
The green blogoshphere pays homage to a senator who has done much for the environment. Plus, a bunch of news that will remind you just how much environmentalists will miss the Kennedy power house.
Fri, Aug 28 2009 at 4:11 PM EST
Ted Kennedy from GNR Teddy Kennedy will be remembered and revered for decades to come as one of the Senate's most outspoken and powerful agents for positive change. Not so many remember his long-standing efforts to preserve what he believed to be one of the nation's greatest assets -- the natural environment.
The green blogosphere has been chronicling some of the Senator's many important environmental achievements:
- sponsoring the first bill (30 years ago!) to create automobile mileage requirements
- improving nationwide energy efficiency through weatherization programs
- expanding mass transit projects in the United States
- pushing for protection waterways in the Clean Water Act
- fighting for the preservation of the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge
- advocating for passage of the new clean energy bill
- securing funds to clean up and restore toxic brownfield sites
Climate Progress has a great list that details more of his environmental successes, and GNR this week paid home to the 'Lion' of the Senate:
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