Environmental Group Endorses Edwards

DOVER — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards was endorsed Sunday by Friends of the Earth Action, a national environmental group that highlighted his proposal to end global warming and his opposition to new nuclear plants in the United States.

"For these reasons, we trust John Edwards to work for a healthy environment and fight for the rights of regular people in our country and around the world," Brent Blackwelder, the group's president, said in a statement issued by Edwards' campaign.

On the environment, Edwards has proposed capping greenhouse gases beginning in 2010 with a cap-and-trade system. He also has pledged to work for a new climate treaty that includes developing countries, and opposes subsidies for new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Edwards said he was honored to have the support of the San Francisco-based group, which is the political arm of Friends of the Earth.

"We must work together to halt global warming and protect our natural resources to ensure our children inherit a healthy planet," Edwards said.

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