January
2008
A Politician Who Leads By Example?
Steve Larrick is a Senate candidate who walks his talk. The Reader recently published a feature article on his green lifestyle and ideas for environmental policy change, which actually made me want to vote for the guy.
Mr. Larrick is a Nebraska Green Party co-chair, serves as president of the Lincoln chapter of the United Nations Association, and likes long walks on litter-free beaches.
He rides his bike to work, even in the middle of the winter. A pedal bike - no motorcycle for this guy.
While he’s riding his bike to work, he picks up discarded aluminum cans along his route. The article doesn’t mention how long his route is, which would be interesting, but it does say that he gathers and collects (from neighbors, too) approximately four to five pounds of aluminum per day.
That’s nuts. The man is a model for recycling. AND he and his wife have gone without central air and heating for almost 30 years. (The article doesn’t mention what they use instead, but since he is pushing for more solar and wind energy in Nebraska, I’m going to guess he’s got the sun on his side.)
Larrick will be running against Mike Johanns, the former gov. and U.S. Agriculture secretary, so he is definitely optimistic. But I think it’s commendable that he’s working so hard to spread the message of a sustainable lifestyle.
Larrick is looking to young voters to support him. But, I think that voters of any age can see the value of his message, and at the very least, be impressed at what he does for the community already.
You can read more about Larrick in this Lincoln Journal Star article, too.
He wants to vote to end the war…. He wants to enforce a green Nebraska lifestyle…. He wears a mustache…. What’s not to like?
