| Will Wynn on Earth2Tech |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Friday, 14 September 2007 | ||
 Well I certainly had no idea about this, but apparently the City of Austin is led by an EcoGeek. Will Wynn publishes his power bill in the paper (it's frequently below $50), walks to work, and has attracted over 25 clean technology and renewable energy companies to his city. If a guy like this can get 80% of the vote in an (admittedly green) Texas town...why aren't there any presidential candidates following suit. In any case, if you want to learn more about Austin's green machine, check out the short interview he just did with Earth2Tech. It provides some very interesting examples of what can be done with some intelligent local planning and initiative. Very cool.
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Why aren't other candidates following su
written by Christopher , September 16, 2007 | ||
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Science, technology gadgets and...baby seals. We're in a bit of an eco-mess, but we've got the brains to lick any problem. And that's why EcoGeek.org publishes up to ten stories daily about innovations that are saving the planet.
And if that sounds interesting to you, then congratulations, you're an EcoGeek.
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But to answer your question, the reason may be that a candidate's personal life, even his green street cred, still isn't as important to most voters as other issues are. I'd like to make sure that my local candidates want to keep crime down, raise local school test scores and balance the city's budget. For state and federal candidates, there are a huge number of issues that are more important to me.
Finally, any time a candidate uses his personal life to set an example, he's setting himself up for failure. For instance, Mayor Bloomberg tried to get credit for taking the subway to work, but when he got busted for being driven the few blocks to the subway station, he didn't seem quite so eco-friendly. If he had never used his subway rides as a campaign issue, no one would have cared how he gets to work, but since he has, he also has to put up with the backlash. I await Mayor Wynn's defensive news conference next time he forgets to turn off the light in his office or fails to recycle a newspaper.