In a mere matter of hours, we will likely know the identity of the next President of the United States. Regardless of who is elected, there is no denying that he will face great challenges in dealing with issues like climate change and funding renewable energy in a downturned economy. Fortunately, he won't have to go it alone. In the weeks after being elected, the next President will announce the members of his Cabinet and administration, and these people will also have a great impact on the future of the environment.

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Which of the candidates is greener? What are their stances on the issues that will directly impact the environment? Obama has been very active in environmental issues since the beginning of his political career and McCain touts himself as an environmentalist, and one of his biggest political influences was the environmentalist Teddy Roosevelt.

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I wish one of the political candidates running for US presidential fame was an environmentalist. I feel like in this day and age that we could use a forward looking President, similar to the way Teddy Roosevelt was in his time.

Theodore Roosevelt was actually a very active naturalist, and can now be labeled as an environmentalist of his time.

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