HotList 05/30/2013
Dear Friends, As the budget process continues in the legislature, we took the time last night to honor a number of dedicated public servants who strive to protect North Carolina’s environment at our seventh annual Green Tie Awards dinner. Our keynote speaker, John Campbell from WasteZero, spoke on the need to limit the production of […]
CIB 05/27/2013
More environmentally destructive actions fly through the Senate, and battles loom ahead in the House. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Budget Battles Loom Legislative Watch: Destroy More Wetlands Nuclear Update: NRC Opens Harris Inspection Administrative Watch: Watchdogs or Sleeping Dogs? Washington Watch: Stall-Ball on the Environment Conservationists: Green Tie Dinner, NCLCV Meeting Legislative Watch: […]
HotList 05/22/2013
Dear Friends, Crossover is behind us, and now is the time when we can all sit back, kick up our feet, and… oh… the budget is here. This past weekend the Senate released their proposed 2013-2015 state budget, and we would like to make note of a few items that cause us concern. While we […]
CIB 05/20/2013
In a flurry of long hours, rushed votes, and some frayed tempers, environmental legislation faced the dreaded “crossover” deadline in the General Assembly. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Inside Crossover Baseball–Swings, Hits, and Misses Nuclear Update: No New Harris Nukes, and Corrosion Shuts One Education & Resources: LCV Looking for Organizers Conservationists: Green Tie […]
HotList 05/16/2013
Dear Members and Friends, Today was quiet.. Too quiet… Is it really the last day of Crossover? Responsibility for the Hotlist has been passed to NCLCV’s summer interns, and although we have met a couple of you, we look forward to meeting more soon. We are Michael Grubert, a first-year Master of Environmental Management student, […]
CIB 05/13/2013
It’s time to honor those green legislators standing in the breach against anti-environmental forces in Raleigh. This week in CIB: Conservationists: Green Tie Winners Announced Campaign Watch: CPAC Endorses Martin Legislative Watch: Remedial Math Needed Education & Resources: Hog Waste–A ‘Clean Energy’ Resource?! Conservationists: Green Tie Winners Announced NCLCV has announced the 2013 winners of […]
2013 Green Tie Winners Announced
For immediate release: May 8, 2013 Contact: Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations, NC League of Conservation Voters; dan@nclcv.org, 919-839-0020 or 919-539-1422 RALEIGH – NC League of Conservation Voters announced today the recipients of its annual Green Tie Awards. The Green Tie Awards honor legislators and leaders who have stepped up, spoken out, and carried […]
HotList 05/09/2013
Dear Friends, Is it Friday yet? It has felt like an extremely long week but I know Crossover week will be even longer. This week I have felt like I have been in a perpetual game of Whack-a-Mole. One bad bill after another has reared its ugly head and I have taken swings at trying […]
CIB 05/06/2013
The theme of lawmaking in Raleigh this past week seems to have been “democracy is for chumps.” This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Anti-Environmental Forces Strike Back Administrative Watch: MEC Maneuvers Education & Resources: Small Nuclear Reactors–Same Problems? Legislative Watch: Anti-Environmental Forces Strike Back What do you do when you’re running the show and you […]
Conservation PAC endorses former Representative Grier Martin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2013 CONTACT: Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations, NC League of Conservation Voters; dan@nclcv.org, 919-839-0020 or 919-539-1422 RALEIGH—NC League of Conservation Voters’ (NCLCV) Conservation PAC (CPAC) announced today its endorsement of former four-term legislator Grier Martin for the House District 34 seat being vacated by Representative Deborah Ross. “Although we […]
