Leading protector of coal in the Senate faces tough election at home
Articles — By forcechange on October 23, 2008 8:46 am
The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell (KY) is facing a tough election back at home this November. McConnell, who (along with Sen Byrd (D-WV)) is responsible for ensuring that the symbolic coal fired Capitol Power Plant remains dirty, has been accused of being an abuser of pork barrel spending. He has also been a major obstacle in the way of any real energy policy coming out of the Senate.
Although McConnell’s opponent Bruce Lunsford is still trailing in the polls, the race is much closer than would have been imagined. If McConnell loses, it would be a major step forward for the prospects of real environmental and energy policy progress in the coming years.
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