Candidates field environmental queries
By Meg Thilmony
Wednesday September 10, 2008
John Dixon
From left, Steve Cox, candidate for the 15th U.S. District; Phil Bloomer, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Timothy Johnson, R-Urbana; moderator Kristin Repogle of Prairie Group of the Sierra Club; state Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana; Frank Calabrese, candidate for state representative of the 103rd District; and state Sen. Mike Frerichs, D-Champaign, participate in the Prairie Group of the Sierra Club's candidate forum Tuesday at the Urbana City Council chambers.
URBANA – Local politicians had to answer some interesting questions relating to the environment – including why the federal government doesn't urge its citizens to become vegetarians and the environmental effect of war.
Audience participants at a Tuesday political forum submitted these questions to those seeking election and re-election this fall, as did the Prairie Group of the Sierra Club. Participants also fielded questions from moderator Kirstin Replogle that included topics such as offshore drilling.
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