But the crash, as well as Jaroslaw Kaczynski's surprise candidacy and deadly floods in May and June, for which the government was strongly criticized for its response, made for a far more unpredictable voting environment.
Whether people vote the environment or not, and I admit most don't, they still want it protected and improved.
"Dick Durbin just offered Nancy Pelosi a rubber stamp, something that will never happen again -- especially in a 50-vote reconciliation environment," said Adam Green, when told of Durbin's remark.
I -- if somebody wanted to make -- wanted to vote on the environment, how would you draw the differences, governor?
Other issues related to the vote such as environment, travel, social rights and constitutional issues "barely registered".
Environment Victoria opened a shopfront in the seat of Frankston in June to campaign in four marginal electorates, will spent $100,000 on advertising, and has encouraged 4,000 people in key areas to "pledge" to vote for the environment.
Such apparently unrelated questions arise in the aftermath of the vote of the environment committee of the Spanish Parliament last month to grant limited rights to our closest biological relatives, the great apes — chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans.
"He votes against women's issues and he votes against the environment.
A swathe of EU policies are now decided by these weighted-majority votes, such as environment, agriculture and transport.
Scores of cities around the nation operate under various consent decrees, on issues like housing, schools, the environment, voting rights and law enforcement.
Now, positive votes in the environment committee next month and at a plenary in February could set wheels in motion for the coal plants.
