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Both Bob Darby and Jerry Wood, however, share a weakness on environmental issues. Mr. Wood, a businessman, has never seen a bottle bill that balances, in his mind, business interests with the public good. Mr. Darby, a Republican, ought to find his party’s inaction (especially nationally) on issues such a§ international population control, ozone depletion, energy conservation and its shameful stewardship of the EPA beyond the pale. •" The two candidates will both be attending a forum sponsored by the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protifliction this week, and we hope one or both can reassure our misgivings on this issue. There is much left to be said about tJje environment and we hope they will start saying it. Perhaps they are reading this editorial thinking it unfair, that they do see the problem as monumentally important, as we do. $e hope so. « Abortion rights has become the one issue that swings thousands of votes by itself in races wrhere the two candidates hjive sharply different positions. On that issue, Mr. Darby and Mr. Wood sound very similar. But many in the Northern Piedmont share our belief that preserving the environment ought t& be that one issue that decides elections. Mr. Wood, Mr. Darby and the many other candidates running for election in this area have plenty of time to present a clear vision of what tjjey will do to lead public policy on cleaning up our w orld. Let tllem start at the forum in Rappahannock this week.
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