Vermont’s Congressional delegation scores 100% on 2010 National Environmental Scorecard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2011 CONTACT: Vermont: Andrea Stander 802-224-9090 astander@vtlcv.org National: Kate Geller 202-454-4573 kate_geller@lcv.org ***Full Scorecard available at www.lcv.org/scorecard*** Montpelier – Today the Vermont League of Conservation Voters (VT LCV) joined the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV) in releasing the 2010 National Environmental Scorecard, revealing scores for the Vermont delegation in [...]
Vermont League of Conservation Voters hires Stander as ED
The Vermont League of Conservation Voters (VT LCV) has selected longtime central Vermont activist and political organizer Andrea Stander of Montpelier to lead the organization in its next stage of development.
Green groups float legislative wish list
For the first time in eight years, groups like VPIRG, Vermont Natural Resources Council, Preservation Trust of Vermont, Smart Growth Vermont, have “allies” in state government, Bailey said.
VPIRG, Conservation Voters team up for GOTV
The two organizations were not only registering young voters, they were also providing a free shuttle to City Hall so the students could register and vote all at once. Vermont does not allow for Election Day Registration, but Vermonters are able to register and vote on the same day if they do so before October 27th, which is the last day to register to vote in the 2010 election cycle.
Green groups support wind energy
We want to move the debate away from whether wind energy has a legitimate role to play in Vermont’s energy mix. We believe that wind power in Vermont, from backyard turbines to commercial scale, should combine to meet a meaningful portion of our state’s electricity supply. Our challenge is developing wind energy in Vermont in a manner that balances our moral obligation to combat climate change with protecting our natural resources, including wildlife populations, safeguarding water quality and forest health and promoting the best interests of Vermonters. We believe we can and must strike that balance.
Vermont “BlueGreen” alliance urges Vermonters to vote for Shumlin
A coalition of groups representing working people, environmentalists, supporters of reproductive choice and others today announced that they will contact more than 100,000 Vermonters directly between now and election day urging them to vote for Democrat Peter Shumlin.
Condos endorsed by 12 unions, trade groups
“Jim Condos knows how Government works at the Local and State Levels, he has the experience we need in the Secretary of State Office” – – Matt Vinci, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont
VLCV endorses Leahy, Welch, Howard and Condos
This is the first time that the VT LCV has endorsed in federal elections. In previous years, the state league did not have a formal relationship with the National LCV which has changed in recent years. This is also an election year where the VT LCV has re-engaged in statewide elections after sitting out all of the 2008 statewide races.
Vermont League of Conservation Voters scorecard: On the whole, Ds and Rs divide on environment
After calculating all the scores the Republican’s have a cumulative score of 50% in the senate and 39% in the House while the Democrat’s had a 80% score in the Senate and a 91% score in the House. The Progressive party ended the biennium with a collective score of 89%.
Bailey to join Kimbell Sherman Ellis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2010 MONTPELIER, Vt. – Kimbell Sherman Ellis, LLP, (KSE) a national government affairs and strategic communications firm, announced today that Todd Bailey will be joining the firm in November. Bailey, 39, is the current executive director of the Vermont League of Conservation Voters, a statewide environmental advocacy group. Bailey will [...]

























