2006 Environmental Election Night Party!

Good evening from The Wilderness Society!

Polls have closed in Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. So far CNN projects a bunch of races, you can check it out here. The only races that were considered to be anything close to a "swing" were in Vermont, where it seems like Rep. Bernie Sanders, the House's self-proclaimed Socialist will now be in the Senate. Peter Welch looks like he will be taking over for Bernie, according to CNN, defeating Martha Rainville for the race for Vermont's At-Large House seat.

Bernie will add an independent and unique voice to the Senate, and should continue Sen. Jeffords fine record on environmental issues. We look forward to working with him. We also look forward to fighting global warming with Peter Welch who says he plans to be a leader on the issue.

Don't forget, we will be here all night discussing the election results as they relate to conservation and global warming. Stay tuned!

Mike Williams