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Oct 19, 2006

This election season, biofuels and clean cars are political

There is a lot at stake in American politics this election season. Green cars and biofuels are not the most important issues for voters to be concerned about, but they do cut across party lines. As one recent study found, 71 percent of likely voters think that buying a fuel-efficient car is "patriotic". The study, put out by the Civil Society Institute, found that there are an estimated 45 million "Red, White and Green" voters (as they're calling them). People in this group self-describe as liberal, moderate and conservative, and 82 percent of them say they'll vote for a candidate "who reflects their strong views on energy and global warming issues".  Full read here