The most up-to-date political environmental news in California, from the California League of Conservation Voters. http://www.ecovote.org/ en-us Copyright 2007 California League of Conservation Voters Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Science_and_Environment/ jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:41:10 PDT Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:41:20 PDT Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:15:00 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/nichols/070307.html http://www.ecovote.org/nichols/070307.html Press release: On July 3, 2007, CLCV Board Member Mary Nichols was nominated as the Chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Mary brings decades of experience in state and local government on air quality issues to this position. She is widely respected for her contributions and commitment to environmental protection. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:48:41 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/cleancars/ http://www.ecovote.org/cleancars/ Transportation accounts for over 40% of the global warming emissions in California. AB 493 would address that problem very simply, by putting cleaner cars and trucks on the road by making them more affordable. Take action to support this bill! jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:47:34 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/awards/ http://www.ecovote.org/awards/ On June 1, CLCV will honor business leaders who are revolutionizing the marketplace and calling for a national agenda on climate change, including the Honorable Phil Angelides, the Honorable Steve Westly, Khosla Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Find out more. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:47:12 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/ports/ http://www.ecovote.org/ports/ Senate Bill 974 (Lowenthal) will improve air quality and reduce health problems in port communities by funding pollution relief and other needed improvements through container fees. Take action to support this bill! jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:45:12 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/heat/ http://www.ecovote.org/heat/ Take action to make global warming a presidential priority and turn up the heat on presidential candidates. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:44:41 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/plastics/ http://www.ecovote.org/plastics/ Plastic packaging waste is the fastest growing component of generated waste, increasing from less than 5% of total waste in 1980 to more than 11% in 2003. AB 904, the "Plastic and Marine Debris Reduction, Recycling and Composting Act," will take steps to reduce that waste. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:24:34 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/truth/index.html http://www.ecovote.org/truth/index.html The evening of Thursday, November 30, 2006, the California League of Conservation Voters' 13th Annual Environmental Leadership Awards Gala celebrated an extraordinary group of honorees for their work in Creating a Climate for Change. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:01:01 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/pdf/2006wins.pdf http://www.ecovote.org/pdf/2006wins.pdf For a quick recap of 2006's legislative session, see our 2-page Legislative Results document (in PDF format). jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:21:30 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/endorse/index.html http://www.ecovote.org/endorse/index.html CLCV's endorsements of candidates and ballot measures for the November 7 election, and results for each race. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:23:24 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/scorecards/2006/index.html http://www.ecovote.org/scorecards/2006/index.html CLCV has released its environmental scores of California's state legislators and governor, as well as the descriptions of all of this year's most significant environmental legislation. The full version of the California Environmental Scorecard, including a narrative of the year in review, will be released in print and online in February or March 2007. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:14:39 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/news/2006analysis.html http://www.ecovote.org/news/2006analysis.html CLCV's post-primary analysis shows key wins and gains in the Assembly. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:01:04 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/news/2006wins.html http://www.ecovote.org/news/2006wins.html 90% of CLCV's endorsed candidates won in the June 6th primary election. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke) Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:46:22 PDT http://www.ecovote.org/warming/ http://www.ecovote.org/warming/ Now, not later, is the time to address global warming. Find out more about AB 32, the landmark global warming bill. jgohlke@ecovote.org (Jason L. Gohlke)