Saturday, September 26, 2015

League of Conservation Voters



League of Conservation Voters
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is an American liberal political advocacy organization that assists political candidates who it believes support a pro-environment agenda. LCV states that it "advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates."[2] The organization pursues its goals through voter education, voter mobilization, and direct contributions to political candidates. LCV includes 30 state affiliates.

LCV was founded in 1969 by environmentalist David Brower. The group's president is Gene Karpinski. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Activities
The organization's main activities include tracking voting records, endorsing or opposing candidates for political office, and financially contributing to political campaigns.

The organization financially supports political candidates, most of whom are members of the Democratic Party.[4] According to the Center for Responsive Politics, LCV was the top-spending, non-disclosing liberal group in the 2012 election cycle, investing about $11 million in political advertisements.[5] LCV spent a total of $36 million in 2012.[6]

LCV tracks the voting records of members of Congress on environmental issues in its National Environmental Scorecard. The group's scorecard typically awards considerably higher grades to Democratic lawmakers than to Republican legislators.[7]

LCV annually names a “Dirty Dozen,” a list of politicians whom the group aims to defeat because of their voting records on conservation issues.[1] The original "Dirty Dozen" list was developed in partnership with Environmental Action in 1970.[8]

LCV strongly opposed many of President George W. Bush's environmental policies.[9]

Green Tech Action Fund and the Advocacy Fund are among LCV's donors.[4]

In 2014, LCV and the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund launched LeadingGreen, a joint initiative to address climate change. In 2015, LeadingGreen was added to the Democracy Alliance's funding portfolio.

League of Conservation Voters (LCV)

Note: America Votes is a national partner with the League of Conservation Voters, and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
Cecile Richards was the founder & president of America Votes, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Center for American Progress, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Institute for New Economic Thinking.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-founder for the Institute for New Economic Thinking, was a supporter for the Center for American Progress, a member of the Democracy Alliance, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Climate Reality Project, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
John D. Podesta is the founder of the Center for American Progress, was a counselor for the Barack Obama administration, and a director at the League of Conservation Voters.
Carol M. Browner is a director, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, was the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration, an administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a director at the Climate Reality Project, and a director at the League of Conservation Voters.
Sherwood L. Boehlert is a director at the Climate Reality Project, and a director at the League of Conservation Voters.
Theodore Roosevelt IV is a director at the Climate Reality Project, and a director at the League of Conservation Voters.
Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project, and his attorney was George T. Frampton Jr.
George T. Frampton Jr. was Albert A. Gore Jr’s attorney, and is a director at the League of Conservation Voters.
John H. Adams is a director at the League of Conservation Voters, and a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Reality Coalition is a partner with the League of Conservation Voters, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Laurance Rockefeller Jr. is a director at the League of Conservation Voters, and a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Robert Redford is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a member of Kappa Sigma.
Ted Turner is a member of Kappa Sigma, and Laura Turner Seydel’s father.
Laura Turner Seydel is Ted Turner’s daughter, a board member for the Environmental Working Group, and a director at the League of Conservation Voters.
Drummond Pike is a board member at the Environmental Working Group, a governing board member for the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and was a director at the Democracy Alliance.
George Soros is a co-founder for the Institute for New Economic Thinking, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was a member of the Democracy Alliance.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Institute for New Economic Thinking.

No comments: