If
you pay attention to politics you might see that a handful of issues are
drawing the most attention from candidates on the campaign trail. While some
pols are addressing climate change, especially in light of the extreme weather
happening in much of the world this spring and summer, many are ignoring it
entirely.
So, for the third consecutive election cycle, Peaceworks has asked Missouri
candidates running for state and federal legislative seats to share their
positions on what arguably is the most critical issue facing humanity this century.
As you might know, Mid-Missouri Peaceworks is a grassroots, non-profit
organization that works
on sustainability, climate, peace and justice concerns. Peaceworks is an
educational organization
and does not endorse, support or oppose candidates for office. We do, however, educate
voters as to the issue stands of candidates.
The links below will take you to our survey. You will find that 17 candidates
answered our questions, which might sound good at first, but then, when you
learn that we invited 92 candidates to share their thoughts, you’ll realize
that there are many who are either continuing to play ostrich, pretending that
the climate crisis is not real, or that some know it’s real, but think that
acknowledging this won’t help them raising money or winning the votes of constituents
who’ve been lied to for decades.
We have included in our survey document the names and campaign websites or Facebook
pages for as many of the candidates as we could find. We’d like to urge you
to communicate your concerns with those who chose not to respond, as well as to
engage with those who did. Please let them know your thoughts and
concerns. We also would encourage you to vote in the primary on August
2 and to lift up the “Vote for the Climate” message so the candidates realize
that this issue matters to their constituents.
To view the full document click HERE.
To view just the introduction click HERE.
To view the survey of those running for the state legislature click HERE.
To view the survey of those running for Congress, including House and Senate,
click HERE.
