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WASHINGTON – On the heels of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters’ recent television ad campaign on Congressman Dan Benishek’s votes against clean water and the Great Lakes, Benishek (MI-01) doubled down today, casting yet another vote for legislation that would dismantle the Clean Water Act. Benishek did so by voting for the deceptively titled Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012, a broad environmental assault designed to weaken commonsense industrial pollution standards and
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WASHINGTON, DC – More than 60,000 people have now signed the League of Conservation Voters’ (LCV) petition urging moderator Jim Lehrer to ask the candidates a question on climate change at the first presidential debate on October 3rd. This exceeds their goal of 50,000 signatures, and LCV and other groups are continuing to collect signatures as the debate nears.
“Confronting the climate crisis is the greatest challenge of our generation. Voters across the country clearly want
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WASHINGTON, DC – League of Conservation Voters (LCV) President Gene Karpinski released this statement ahead of the House of Representatives’ vote today on H.R. 3409, a package of five bills catering to big polluters that severely weakens essential public health safeguards Americans count on:
“The most anti-environment House of Representatives in history will spend its final day in session before the election passing legislation that is an assault on health and environmental safeguards Americans count on.
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WASHINGTON – Although Senator Scott Brown claimed he was concerned about climate change in the debate tonight, he actually voted to permanently block the EPA from addressing dangerous global warming pollution.
"Scott Brown professed to care about climate change, but last year he voted to permanently block scientists at the EPA from holding polluters accountable and limiting harmful global warming pollution," said Navin Nayak, Senior Vice President of Campaigns at the League of
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WASHINGTON – In the debate happening now between Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren, Brown claimed that he’s “no friend of Big Oil.” But he has a weird way of showing it – he’s accepted $288,810 from oil and gas companies over the course of his career while voting to continue their special tax breaks.
"Scott Brown can try and run from his record, but he can’t hide from the truth. The only people Brown wants
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MICHIGAN – A new poll released today by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) found Gary McDowell leading Rep. Dan Benishek 44% to 42%. This follows an aggressive ad campaign by MLCV, which released two television ads targeting Benishek for his anti-clean water, anti-Great Lakes voting record and his cozy relationship with special interests like Big Oil polluters.
“The more voters hear about Benishek’s extreme anti-clean water voting
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WASHINGTON - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and their state partner Colorado Conservation Voters (CCV) today lauded President Barack Obama for designating Colorado's Chimney Rock as America's newest National Monument. Following is a statement from LCV President Gene Karpinski and CCV Executive Director Pete Maysmith:
"We strongly applaud President Obama's leadership in protecting Chimney Rock for future generations. Recognizing and preserving a spectacular place that evokes Colorado's heritage of unique landscapes boosts local
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$800,000 program will reach 1 in 7 voters by Election Day
WASHINGTON – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today launched one of the largest mail programs of the entire 2012 cycle as part of their effort to defeat George Allen in the Virginia Senate race. The $800,000 program includes up to seven pieces of mail that will reach an estimated 500,000 households by Election Day. In 2006, the Virginia Senate race was decided by
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