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Who was the greenest President? A recent survey of green groups aimed to find out which presidents had the most environmentally friendly policies.
誰是最環保的總統？近期，綠色環保組織對歷屆總統進行了一項調查，目的在于找出誰在任期內推行過最環保的政策。
The top two spots, naturally, went to Republicans: Teddy Roosevelt and Richard Nixon. Roosevelt dominated the survey for his championing of the nascent idea of conservation more than a century ago. Nixon garnered support for his passage of landmark legislation like the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts as well as the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.
當然，排名前兩位的非共和黨人莫屬：泰迪·羅斯福和理查德·尼克松。一個多世紀以前，羅斯福首次提出環境保護這個新概念，因此成為此次調查第一名。尼克松則通過了標志性的立法，如《清潔空氣法》和《清潔水法》，并成立了美國國家環境保護署。
Rounding out the top three was Jimmy Carter, who gained points for actions like putting solar panels on the White House.
排在第三名的是吉米·卡特，他因在白宮安裝太陽能板等行動獲得加分。
Who came in fourth? Barack Obama, thanks to often overlooked steps like raising car fuel efficiency standards and making alternative energy projects a big part of the federal stimulus package.
第四名是誰？巴拉克·奧巴馬。多虧了他那經常被忽視的舉措，如提高汽車燃油效率標準以及將可替代能源計劃作為聯邦經濟刺激方案中的重要組成部分。
Of course, the modern Republican party, including candidate Mitt Romney, has turned against conservation. If Romney likes coal, then he must love air pollution and global warming. The original Republican president, Lincoln, may have created the first national park, but his heirs today are more interested in opening such public lands for fossil fuel exploitation.
當然當代的共和黨（包括總統候選人羅姆尼在內）轉而反對保護自然資源。如果羅姆尼想要煤炭，那么他必然不介意空氣污染和氣候變暖。原共和黨總統林肯設立了第一個自然保護區，然而他的繼任者卻對開放公共領土、開采石油燃料更感興趣。
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