CIB 4/4/2016: The race to Congress is on
The candidates are off on a nine-week sprint campaign for Congress. This week in CIB:
Dear NC Legislators: Support Clean Energy Investments in 2016
Our state’s ascent to the top of national lists for energy-efficiency, green building, and solar installations didn’t happen overnight. Over the last two decades, North Carolina elected officials and business leaders took pro-active measures to put the state in a position to be successful in the burgeoning clean energy industry. Because of policies like the Renewable Energy […]
To drink or not to drink? Coal ash contamination threat remains
If you received a letter urging you to stop the water you depended on to cook, clean, and bathe from a state agency, you would likely listen, right? Nobody wants to put their health – or their family’s health – at risk. But what to do when you receive another letter, a mere 30 days […]
CIB 3/28/2016: State takes gamble with citizens’ health, coal ash
State regulators are allowing a dramatically increased cancer risk in contaminated well water. This week in CIB.
CIB 3/21/2016: Big wins for our coast, our candidates
Victory for our coast! This week in CIB.
Obama Administration Prioritizes NC People Over Polluters in Federal Drilling Plans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2016 Media Contact: Doug Jackson; doug@targetedpersuasion.com; 252.432.9716 Obama Administration Prioritizes NC People Over Polluters in Federal Drilling Plans Dan Crawford, director of governmental relations for the NC League of Conservation Voters, issued the following statement: “Today, the Obama Administration transformed the concerns of North Carolina citizens into action by removing […]
3/14/2016: Pro-conservation candidates
Vote like the future of your planet depends on it—because it does. This week in CIB. Campaign Watch: Vote Environment Tuesday Tomorrow—Tuesday, March 14—is your last chance to be heard in the selection of standard bearers for our clean air and water, green land, and healthy communities in this year’s general elections. Don’t miss it! […]
Conservation PAC Endorses Three Pro-Conservation Legislators for March Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2016 Contact: Doug Jackson; doug@targetedpersuasion.com; 252.432.9716 RALEIGH: Today, the NC League of Conservation Voters’ Conservation PAC, which works to elect a pro-conservation majority at the state legislature and other key offices, proudly announces its endorsement of three incumbent legislative candidates who are facing competitive primary challengers. “It is critical that […]
3/7/2016: Vote early for the environment
Early voting has started in the most consequential primary for our environment in many years. This week in CIB. Campaign Watch: Vote Early for the Environment Early voting is underway now in what may be the most consequential primary election for our environment in many years. At stake are nominations for president, U.S. senator, governor, […]
2/29/2016: NC Senators earn failing grades on National Scorecard
Our U.S. Senators’ environmental scores are an embarrassment. This week in CIB. Washington Watch: Failing Senators “Failing” is too weak a term to describe a score of 4% on a scale of 100—but that’s the score earned by both of North Carolina’s elected delegates to the United States Senate on the just-released 2015 National Environmental […]
