40 Protection of the Environment: We believe that people have the right to clean air, water and land, and that it is the necessary and proper role of government to protect these natural resources. We believe that government should neither make, nor violate any law, rule or regulation that endangers or contaminates, or allows anyone to endanger or contaminate, our air, water and land.

41 Sufficient Funding and Staffing of Enforcement Agencies: We demand sufficient funding and staffing of government agencies charged with protecting our air, water and land to enable them to fully enforce all federal and state environmental laws and regulations.

42 Protection of Our Food Supply: We demand that federal and state governments enact laws and regulations whose true purpose is to protect our food supply rather than the economic interests of businesses. We demand sufficient funding and staffing of government agencies charged with protecting our food supply to enable them to perform independent inspections of all animal food processing plants.

43 Policies for Fuel Efficiency: We support federal and state funding and incentives for conservation programs and for developing sustainable energy sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen (including hydrogen fuel cell technology), and biomass. We demand that Congress mandate substantial increases in fuel efficiency of motor vehicles available for sale in the United States to 40 miles per gallon by 2008. We believe national, state and local governments should purchase fleets of highly efficient motor vehicles with super low emissions; this would increase the market for such items and reduce their cost to consumers. We support tax incentives to encourage citizens to purchase highly efficient, clean-burning vehicles and to discourage purchases of inefficient, high-emission vehicles.

44 Protection of Sensitive Areas from Drilling: We oppose further development of environmentally sensitive areas such as our nation's outer continental shelf, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Georgia Straights within US boundaries, and any other wilderness area for oil drilling or exploration.

45 Reduction of Pollution: We support mandatory measures to reduce carbon, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions. We support economic incentives for energy conservation and clean energy systems, including a requirement that at least 20% of all electricity be from renewable or alternative sources.

46 Support for Radioactive Cleanup: We demand that the state (1) require that radioactive waste at Hanford be cleaned up, (2) prevent new waste from being dumped at Hanford, (3) end the dumping of radioactive waste in unlined soil trenches, (4) require the cleanup of high-level waste tanks and the waste that has leaked from them, (5) prevent Hanford from being used as a National Radioactive Waste Dump, and (6) to prohibit unsafe disposal of Washington state’s nuclear waste in other countries.

47 Retain Corporate Clean Up Tax: Corporations and other entities that pollute our environment should be held responsible for all cleanup costs and should be given substantial sanctions for violating the laws. We support the re-imposition of corporate taxes to establish and maintain clean up funds. We oppose any effort to place such costs on the backs of the taxpayers.

48 Support for Clean Air Act: We support strict enforcement of the Clean Air Act and oppose any attempt to reduce its standards. Air Act. We demand all utilities be required to install state-of-the-art equipment that substantially reduces air pollution. We demand an immediate commitment to, and substantial increase in funding of implementation of our Clean Air Laws to ensure proper enforcement and compliance.

49 Clean Water: We support a national program to protect the waters of the United States from oil spills, through strong safety requirements for tankers and freighters. We demand an immediate and substantial increase in inspectors, investigators and lawyers sufficient to ensure proper enforcement of our clean water laws. We further support the proper management and planning of sensitive coastal areas to limit effects of runoff. We demand an immediate commitment to, and substantial increase in funding of implementation of our Clean Water Laws to ensure proper enforcement and compliance.

50 Protection of Aquifers: We strongly urge the immediate imposition of laws preventing the removal of water from underground aquifers or the pollution of waters in or from aquifers in the extraction of gas from the ground.

51 Water Resources Belong to the Public: We oppose the privatization of natural water resources.

52 Protection of Ground Water: We support the establishment of government agencies authorized and fully funded to establish standards for use of ground water and to enforce such standards in order to prevent the contamination, overuse, depletion of aquifers.

53 Protection of Public Land: We support a public policy that would require that public lands be managed as a public trust.

54 Recycling: We support the development and maintenance of recycling systems that encourage recycling and prevent contamination of our air, soil and water. We support the use, whenever possible, of safe, biodegradable materials in manufactured goods, and the enactment of laws to encourage their use.

55 Global Program for Global Warming: We support ratification of the Kyoto accords on global warming and pollution. We support the immediate and aggressive implementation of a comprehensive international program to address the threat of global warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gases.  The United States should be a leader in this process.

56 Support for Mass Transit: We support the development of mass transit systems and the use of public and private funds, including tax and other financial incentives for their development. We support the upgrade and expansion of our national railway lines, high-speed passenger service, and light rail systems. We also support programs that support and encourage the use of bicycles.

57 Labeling of Food: We support complete, legible labeling of all contents of genetically modified foods and all consumables, including alcoholic beverages.

58 Protecting Natural Resources: For many years, laws have permitted private businesses to obtain oil, gas, forest, and mineral resources from public lands with little remuneration to the public, while allowing businesses to pollute the land, water, air, and crops, and to deplete natural aquifers. We support tough laws to protect our natural resources from such waste, pillaging and destruction. We demand a halt to laws and regulations that authorize the government to virtually give away our natural resources and to permit businesses to spoil our land, water, forests, and air. We demand that strict mining standards be established and enforced. We support laws that require the immediate clean up of sites where our natural resources have been removed.

61 Sustainable Forest Practices: We support laws that require and encourage sustainable forest practices.  We support full protection of all old growth forests from harvest, salvage logging, and road building on public lands.

62 National Forests: We support the protection of all roadless areas in our National Forests.

63 Loggers Should Bear Costs of Roads: We believe that taxpayers should no longer be required to pay the costs of building and maintaining logging roads on public lands; we believe the location and construction of new logging roads should be strictly regulated and controlled by the government.

64 Regulation of Large-Scale Animal Farming: Unregulated large scale animal farming has resulted in the discharge of animal waste into our natural water supply, contaminating our rivers and streams, polluting the water and air, and creating serious danger to the health of humans, animals, and the environment.  We support strict regulations that protect the environment from dangers inherent in large-scale animal farming.

65 Regulation of Fish Farms: Food fish farming should be strictly regulated to avoid contaminating local fish stock and threatening local species.

66 Overuse of Antibiotics: The overuse of antibiotics in animals threatens the health and safety of everyone.  We support regulations banning both the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in animals raised for food and farming practices that create artificial conditions requiring the use of antibiotics in animals.

67 Support for Salmon Recovery: Support the recovery of abundant, healthy and self-sustaining populations of wild salmon.   

68 Steelhead in Washington State Waters : We support the recovery of Wild Salmon and Steelhead runs and urge the State and Federal governments to make decisions based on science, to enforce the laws intended to protect our water, natural resources and fish, and to provide the necessary funding to recover self-sustaining and harvestable salmon runs.

69 Restrictions on Genetically Modified Food: We oppose the growth, use, and marketing of genetically modified seeds, foods and organisms without strict testing performed by independent scientists.

70 Support for Organic Farming: We support programs that encourage organic farming and protect its status.

71 Support for Family Farming: We support preserving family farm agriculture and urge the government to develop innovative long-term policies that preserve family farming and create economic systems that support successful family farm agriculture.  We support limits on subsidies to large agribusinesses.

72 End Certain Exemptions to Protection Laws: We support the repeal of military exemptions for actions that violate the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammals Protection Act, and the Migration Bird Treaty. We believe the maximum threshold for sound transmitted into the oceans should be no louder than 145 decibels, which is considered safe for human beings.

73 Opposition to Exportation of Dangerous Chemicals: We oppose the exportation of pesticides, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides that may not be legally used in the United States.