CIB 11/25/2013
Another questionable state environmental hire, plus more news, this week in CIB: Executive Watch: New Stewardship Director’s Experience Questioned Gov. Pat McCrory is under fire for his most recent major environmental hire: marketing and public relations professional Bryan Gossage as director of the new Office of Land and Water Stewardship, which oversees the revamped Clean […]
NCLCV Announces Appointment of Five New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 25, 2013 CONTACT: Debra Davis Rezeli, Director of Marketing & Development, debra@nclcv.org or 919-839-0978 North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new board members to its Board of Directors: Courtney Crowder, Mac Montgomery, Marion Sullivan, Amy Tiemann, and John Wallace. With the addition […]
LCV Launches New TV Ad Buy Praising Sen. Hagan for Protecting Public Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2013 Contact: Jeff Gohringer, (202) 454-4573 or jeff_gohringer@lcv.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters today launched a television ad campaign praising Senator Kay Hagan’s support for commonsense safeguards to protect the public from harmful mercury pollution. The ad begins […]
CIB 11/18/2013
The latest round of global climate talks, election results around the nation, plus other news, this week in CIB: Climate Change Update: Global Talks Convene in Warsaw The 2013 round of international climate change talks convened last week in Warsaw, Poland. Expectations for progress were modest, and focused on laying groundwork for seeking a new […]
CIB 11/11/2013
Given the off-year opportunity, city and town voters were checking the boxes beside those supporting greener policies, this week in CIB: Campaign Watch: Cities Elect Green Candidates Voters backed environment-friendly candidates in many municipal elections across North Carolina last week. Here are just some of the noteworthy results. Asheville: Vice-Mayor Esther Manheimer, a land-use attorney […]
CIB 11/4/2013
It’s Election Day tomorrow for cities and towns around our state, plus more news, this week in CIB: Campaign Watch: City, Town Elections Conclude Tomorrow The 2013 elections for city and town offices in North Carolina end tomorrow, with contests of environmental interest to be decided in assorted municipalities across the state. Close contests for […]
CIB 10/28/2013
LCV is working in NC and across the nation to make sure that the lessons of Hurricane Sandy are not forgotten, plus more news, this week in CIB: Climate Change Update: Remember Hurricane Sandy NCLCV’s national partner group, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), is sponsoring a series of events this week on the theme, […]
CIB 10/21/2013
Early voting is open now in towns and cities across North Carolina, plus more news, this week in CIB: Campaign Watch: Early Voting Underway; More Mayoral Showdowns Early Voting Underway: The final round of campaign 2013 is underway now in cities and towns across North Carolina: Early voting has opened in the contests for mayor […]
CIB 10/14/2013
NCLCV’s scorecards give appallingly bad grades to both the legislature and the governor, but there was also a notable local electoral green light, this week in CIB: Legislative Watch: A Record Number of Zeroes By at least one clear measure, the 2013 N.C. General Assembly was the worst legislature in state history. A record number […]
Record Number of NC General Assembly Members Earn Zero on Conservation Scorecard
Since 1999, NC League of Conservation Voters had awarded a combined total of 48 zero scores on its annual scorecard. The recently released 2013 Conservation Scorecard reveals a record 82 legislators with a score of zero, nearly half the entire General Assembly. The Conservation Scorecard gives each state legislator a score of 0 to 100 […]
