Green Jobs for Blue Collar Votes (LOE broadcast Feb. 29, 2008)

The leading candidates for president are all counting on clean energy to create new jobs. But will those political promises come to pass? Living on Earth's Jeff Young says the election year battleground state of Ohio could offer some answers.

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The Candidates on Climate (LOE broadcast February 22, 2008)

The presidential hopefuls are starting to take shots at each other's global warming plans. All three favor capping carbon emissions. But Living on Earth's Jeff Young tells us they're looking for ways to draw distinctions among their climate change approaches.

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Obama on Climate Change (LOE broadcast February 1, 2008)

Living on Earth's Jeff Young takes a hard look at Senator Barack Obama's record and platform on global warming. Environmentalists generally give him high marks. But they also raise a few questions about the Illinois senator's connections to the coal and nuclear industries.

Related Links:

Sen. Barack Obama's Campaign Website

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Black Voters, Green Issues (LOE broadcast January 25, 2008)

Race is starting to play a role in the Democratic race for the White House. What environmental issues are most important to African American voters? Living on Earth's Jeff Young found South Carolina voters concerned about the toxic waste that plagues so many black neighborhoods.

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Sen. Hillary Clinton at the Candidates Forum on Climate Change (LOE broadcast 11/23/07)

Related Links:

Sen. Hillary Clinton's Campaign Website

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Sen. John McCain on the Campaign Trail in New Hampshire (LOE broadcast 12/7/07)

John McCain was among the first members of the U.S. Congress to propose a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. LOE host Steve Curwood caught up with the Arizona Senator in snowy Durham, New Hampshire, to find out what McCain would do to fight global warming if were elected president.

Related Links:

Sen. John McCain's Campaign Website

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Coverage from the Earlier Election Season

Forum moderator Steve Curwood, and panelists Mary Nichols of the California Air Resources Board and David Roberts of Grist Magazine. (Photo: Laura Kleinhenz)

Candidates Forum On Climate

On Nov. 17, 2007, Living on Earth helped make a little history when we co-hosted the first ever Presidential Candidates Forum on Global Warming and Energy Security in Los Angeles. All Republican and Democratic candidates were invited; Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. John Edwards and Rep. Dennis Kucinich responded. LOE host and executive producer Steve Curwood moderated, as each candidate spoke briefly and then took questions from Steve Curwood and panel members Mary Nichols of the California Air Resources Board, David Roberts of the online magazine Grist.

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Sen. John Edwards at the Candidates Forum on Climate Change (LOE broadcast 11/30/07)

Related Links:

Sen. John Edwards' Campaign Website

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich at the Candidates Forum on Climate Change (LOE broadcast (12/14/07)

Related Links:

Rep. Dennis Kucinich's Campaign Website

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Revealing Romney (LOE broadcast January 11, 2008)

Living on Earth's Bruce Gellerman tails Mitt Romney on the campaign trail in New Hampshire. He also looks at Romney's environmental record as governor of Massachusetts and his surprising last minute rejection of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a market-driven system to control greenhouse gasses in the Northeast.

Related Links:

Mitt Romney's Campaign Website

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Rudolph Giuliani, 9-11, and the Environment (LOE broadcast 9/14/07)

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani rose to national prominence with his response to the September 11th terrorist attacks on his city. LOE's Jeff Young finds that Giuliani's 9-11 record also provides insight into his approach to the environment.

Related Links:

Rudolph Giuliani's Campaign Website

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Climate on the Campaign Trail: Global warming is one of the defining environmental issues of our time, but only now has it become high profile among presidential hopefuls. LOE's Jeff Young has been tracking how climate plays as an electoral issue.

• Republicans on Climate Change (LOE broadcast 1/4/07)
• Democratic Candidates on Climate Change (LOE broadcast 11/2/07)
• Candidates on Climate Change (LOE broadcast 6/1/07)