Harry Reid’s New Establishment Antienvironmentalism Blasted By Portfolio
Those activists who have argued that the key to solving America’s environmental problems should get the feeling of a cold shower by reading an article about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the new issue of Portfolio.
Senator Reid has often been touted as an environmentalist’s friend, but the article starts out with a devastating confrontation of that perception:
“Harry Reid, the Democrats’ Senate leader, is a darling of national environmentalists. But in his home state of Nevada, where runaway growth portends a ruinous water crisis, Reid is an enabler for developers and pit miners—and a desert ecosystem is at stake.”
Reid’s hold onto power in the Senate has been more about protecting the establishment than protecting the environment. Check out Reid’s progressive legislation score: Only 47 percent.
