Democrats had been boasting that the Denver convention would be the "most sustainable" in the history of conventions, and in some ways they may have accomplished their goal. CNET News says there were certainly separate trash containers for recycling waste, including biodegradable drinking straws. On the other hand, there were plenty of SUVs idling while waiting to ferry delegates around, and recycling all those signs is going to take energy.
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by Shawn Zeller, CQ Staff Writer
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If the biodegradable coffin business ever takes off, its executives can point to this year's Democratic convention as the brea kout moment.
The convention organizers' goal of making the gathering the greenest political hobnob in history has unleashed a wave of pitches and promotions surrounding organic foods, renewable fuels, carbon offsets and consumer goods made from recyclable materials.
By Shawn Zeller, CQ Staff
LBJ had his war on poverty. Then there was Ronald Reagan's war on drugs and George W. Bush 's war on terror. Public health advocates are hoping a Barack Obama administration will wage war on fat.
They're encouraged by language in the Democratic platform, which for the first time mentions the need to combat obesity -- not just once, but three times.
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