Energy efficiency, conservation major part of Green Party gubernatorial platform

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Promotion of environmentally sound technologies and green initiatives are not surprisingly part of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Paul Glovers platform.

The effects of such policies go beyond just helping the environment, Glover said.

A keystone for the Keystone State is to create green jobs. Jobs fight crime, Glover said.

The plan to create jobs goes along with Glovers top campaign priority, which is to reduce dependency on fossil fuels by 80 to 90 percent using technologies that have proven practical.

Glover said he has a plan to create 500,000 green collar jobs through the creation of a program called the Green Labor Administration. One job these workers would do is install superinsulation to buildings that would make heating and cooling more efficient and reduce costs and emissions.

Glover also said he would ban fracking, cancel construction of new prisons and push to legalize marijuana, free prisoners of marijuana offenses and clear their records to lessen prison populations as governor.

Addressing student debt is something else Glover would do if elected. As governor, Glover said he would start a priority to pay off student debt for those doing work that most benefits society like doctors and dentists.

In return, the student or graduate would agree to work in a low-income area for a period of time. The priority would expand as practical to the whole system, he said.

Glovers background as a community organizer would assist him as governor, he said. He has started 18 organizations and campaigns over the years, Glover said, proving dedication to creating rather than consuming.

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