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Twisting in the wind at VEEP debate
Some real “power voters” are twisting in the wind at Washington University in St. Louis in advance of tonight’s vice presidential debate.
Members of Power Vote, a non-partisan youth group whose goal is to promote renewable energy policies, are roaming the university’s campus with 9-foot model windmills to draw attention to the need for more renewable energy, “green jobs” and better policies to address global warming. The Power Vote group is asking students and other voters to sign a “power pledge” indicating their support for renewable energy policies from either candidate (the group doesn’t publicly endorse either presidential candidate).
The Power Vote crew erected a bunch of windmills at the University of Mississippi (that’s their photo) in advance of last week’s presidential debate. Spokeswoman Brianna Cayo Cotter said the group tried to do the same at Wash U, but campus authorities snuffed out that idea. Undeterred, members hoisted their makeshift windmills on their shoulders and began walking around campus at 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
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