NCLCV In the News
May 10, 2012
The Carrboro Citizen
Rep. Joe Hackney and Rep. Verla Insko recently received Green Tie Awards from the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.
May 8, 2012
Blue Ridge Now
State Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Hendersonville, was among the recipients of the N.C. League of Conservation Voters' Green Tie Awards, the organization announced Monday.
May 7, 2012
The Progressive Pulse
The NC League of Conservation Voters announced today the recipients of its annual Green Tie Awards, which honor legislators who have stepped up, spoken out, and carried water for environmental issues at the General Assembly.
May 7, 2012
Mountain Xpress
NC League of Conservation Voters is giving "Rising Star" awards to Buncombe County Statehouse Rep. (and 10th District congressional candidate) Patsy Keever and Henderson County Statehouse Rep. Chuck McGrady
Apr 26, 2012
Mountain Xpress
Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy and state Rep. Patsy Keever are competing in the May 8 Democratic primary to represent the party in the 10th Congressional District, which was redrawn last year to include most of the city. Keever earned accolades from the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, which ranked her among the most "green" members of the legislature.
Apr 24, 2012
Independent Weekly
The endorsements were announced by NCLCV Board President Nina Szlosberg-Landis. She said NCLCV "helps elect lawmakers that share our values of protecting this great state and then holds them accountable for their votes once elected."
Feb 25, 2012
News & Observer
Former Green Tie winner Joe Hackney continues the fight for North Carolina's environment, even as his retirement looms at the end of this term. Currently he is battling attempts to weaken air safety regulation in North Carolina by not allowing the state to institute any rules stronger than federal ones.
Feb 20, 2012
Coastal Review Online
Brown received some of the lowest overall marks recently handed out by the N.C. League of Conservation Voters in its 2011 legislative scorecard. The scorecard rates the individual performances of members of the N.C. General Assembly according to how each voted on selected environmentally sensitive bills.
Feb 13, 2012
News & Views
Dan Crawford of the NC League of Conservation Voters was a guest on Policy Watch’s News & Views radio show to discuss the 2011 Legislative Scorecard.
Feb 11, 2012
Salisbury Post
In its 2011 National Environmental Scorecard, the League of Conservation Voters gave a perfect score to one senator from North Carolina and a single-digit grade to the other.
Feb 10, 2012
Asheville Citizen Times
10th District Republican candidate Ken Fortenberry called U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry’s record on the environment “dismal” after reading a post on this blog about a low rating given the congressman by the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.
Feb 9, 2012
The Franklin Press
The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters recently gave North Carolina's Legislature the lowest score it has received since the League started issuing a yearly scorecard in 1999.
Feb 9, 2012
Washington Daily News
The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters has released a ranking of North Carolina’s congressional delegation in the 2011 National Environmental Scorecard. The scorecard, compiled by the National League of Conservation Voters, differs widely in its assessment of the environmental voting records of the state’s two U.S. senators and 13 House members.
Feb 8, 2012
Asheville Citizen Times
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, the congressman for the 10th District, which now includes most of Asheville, ranked low on an environmental scorecard released today by the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.
Feb 7, 2012
Charlotte Business Journal
NCLCV and LCV have released the 2011 National Environmental Scorecard that rates how the state’s congressional delegation fared in regard to voting on air and water regulations.
Feb 7, 2012
Mountain Xpress
North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry received a low score for his environmental votes by the League of Conservation Voters. The Republican represents the 10th District, which was redrawn last year to encompass most of the city of Asheville.
Jan 21, 2012
Richmond County Daily Journal
On a scorecard just released by the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, the average pro-conservation score in the state House was 43 percent, down from 67 percent last year. The Senate’s average score was 27, down from 69 last year. They are the lowest scores since the group’s first scorecard in 1999.
Jan 11, 2012
Winston-Salem Journal
Environmental protection is about saving lives, reducing illness and protecting our beautiful state, concepts lost on a legislature that, in 2011, earned historically low scores from the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.
Jan 10, 2012
News & Observer
The N.C. League of Conservation Voters said the last session of the legislature had the worst score on environmental issues since they began keeping scorecards in 1999.
Jan 10, 2012
Public News Service
North Carolina lawmakers get a failing grade for their lack of effort to protect the environment in 2011. On a scorecard just released by the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV), the average pro-conservation score in the House was 43 percent, down from 67 percent last year. The Senate's average score was 27, down from 69 last year. They are the lowest scores since the group's first scorecard in 1999.
