ENVIRONMENTAL VOTING GUIDE (US)

This environmental voters' guide for US state elections has voting links for all 50 states.

What have your congressional, state, and local elected officials been doing to promote clear air, water, and energy? How have they voted on environmental issues in general? Did they fund the widening of the Porkbarrel Parkway while cutting enforcement budgets? Find out! The US state environmental voters guide below provides links to voting information for green-minded voters in all 50 US states. Vote green!

Last Updated... Oct 2008

ALABAMA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club -- Alabama Chapter

• General info on Alabama environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Alabama League of Environmental Action Voters

• Address and phone number to contact the Alabama League of Environmental Action Voters

Alabama State Government

• Alabama election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

Comments

As of Oct 2008, no assessments of the environmental voting records of Alabama's state and local officials exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments. Try Bama Environmental News and some of the Alabama Sierra Club's newsletters.

ALASKA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Alaska Conservation Voters

• Home
• State Legislature Scorecard
  Qualitative ratings of members of Alaska state legislature

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Alaska Chapter

• General info about Alaska environmental issues
• Environment & politics page

Alaska Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Alaska environment & politics

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Alaska State Government

• Alaska voter registration and election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

ARIZONA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Arizona Chapter

• Scorecards and Legislative Updates for Arizona State Legislature
• General info about Arizona environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Arizona League of Conservation Voters

• Latest Arizona State-Level Scorecard
• General Info on Arizona environmental/legislative issues

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Arizona environmental and related issues
• Legislative Priorities
  
• Arizona State Legislature Scorecard
  MAY work  [last checked 10/7/2008   -- GP]

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

ARKANSAS State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Arkansas Chapter

• Scorecards for Arkansas State Legislature
  Click on the buttons to get more info (Charter / Acts / Senate / House)
• General info about Arkansas environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

CALIFORNIA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - California Chapter

• Report Cards for California State-Level Candidates
• General info about California environmental issues

California League of Conservation Voters

• California State Legislature Scorecard
• Endorsements for California candidates at the state and federal level
• General info about California environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

California Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about California environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

COLORADO State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Colorado Conservation Voters

• Colorado Legislative Conservation Scorecard
• Endorsements for Colorado State-Level Candidates
• General info about Colorado environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Colorado Chapter

• Colorado Legislative Tracker
• General info about Colorado environmental issues

Colorado Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Colorado environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

CONNECTICUT State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Connecticut League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Connecticut State Legislature
• Endorsements for Connecticut elections
• General info about Connecticut environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Connecticut State Legislature
• General info about Connecticut environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Connecticut Chapter

• General info about Connecticut environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

DELAWARE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Delaware Chapter

• General info about Delaware environmental issues

Delaware Nature Society

• General info about Delaware conservation issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

As of Oct 2008, no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Delaware governor or Delaware state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

FLORIDA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Florida League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Florida state legislators
• General info about Florida environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Florida Chapter

• Legislative Tracker for Florida state environmental issues
• General info about Florida environmental issues

Florida Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Florida environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Florida State Government

• Florida election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

GEORGIA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Georgia Conservation Voters

• Scorecards and endorsements for Georgia state candidates
• Legislative analysis for Georgia state environmental issues
• General info for Georgia state environment/politics issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Georgia Chapter

• General info about Georgia environmental and related issues

Georgia Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Georgia environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Georgia State Government

• Georgia election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

HAWAII State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Hawaii Chapter

• Scorecards for Hawaii State Legislature
• General info about Hawaii environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Voter Owned Hawaii

• Info on getting 'big money' out of political campaigns

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Hawaii State Government

• Information on Hawaii's election and elected officials
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

IDAHO State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Conservation Voters for Idaho

• Scorecard for Idaho State Legislature
• Endorsements for Idaho state and local elections
• General info about Idaho environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Idaho Conservation League

• Idaho Legislature page for Idaho environmental issues
• General info about Idaho environmental issues

Sierra Club - Northern Rockies Chapter (Idaho & Eastern Washington)

• General info about Idaho environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

ILLINOIS State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Illinois League of Conservation Voters

• Endorsements for state and local races
• General info about Illinois environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Illinois Environmental Council

• Legislative Updates for Illinois State-Level Issues
• 2008 Briefing Book for Illinois Environmental Issues  (PDF, 1.1MB)

Sierra Club - Illinois Chapter

• Illinois Legislative Tracker
• General info about Illinois environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Illinois environmental and related issues

INDIANA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club - Indiana Chapter

• Legislative info about Indiana environmental issues
• General info about Indiana environmental issues

Additional Sites

Indiana Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Indiana environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was last updated (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Indiana governor or Indiana state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

IOWA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Iowa Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Iowa state and federal elected officials
  MAY work  [last checked 10/8/2008   -- GP]
• General info about Iowa environmental and related issues

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Iowa Chapter

• Iowa Legislation Tracker
• Iowa Political Info page
• General info about Iowa environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

KANSAS State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Kansas Natural Resource Council

• Scorecard for Kansas candidates
• Kansas Legislative Tracker

Sierra Club - Kansas Chapter

• Endorsements for Kansas candidates  (PDF, 343KB)
• Legislative Updates for Kansas State Legislature
• General info about Kansas environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

KENTUCKY State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

• KentuckyElection.org -- a good starting point for KY voters
• KY General Assembly and 2008 Legislation Trackers
• General info about voters' rights and environmental issues in Kentucky

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Kentucky (Cumberland) Chapter

• General info about Kentucky environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

State of Kentucky

• Get Kentucky voter registration info or find out where to vote

Comments

At the time this info was last updated (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Kentucky governor or Kentucky state legislators exist. KentuckyElection.org's survey info comes closest to being helpful in this regard. Beyond that, the best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

LOUISIANA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Additional Sites

Louisiana Environmental Briefing Book

• General info about Louisiana environmental priorities

Louisiana Environmental Action Network

• General info about Louisiana environmental issues

Sierra Club - Louisiana Chapter

• General info about Louisiana environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Louisiana governor or Louisiana state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

MAINE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Maine League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecard and Endorsements for Maine State Legislature candidates

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Maine Chapter

• General info about Maine environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Maryland State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Maryland League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Maryland Governor and State Legislators
• Maryland Legislative Wrap-Up
• General info about politics and Maryland environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Maryland Chapter

• General info for Maryland state/local elections and environmental issues

Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecards for Maryland legislature
• General info about Maryland environmental and voting issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MASSACHUSETTES State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters

• Scorecard for Massachusetts State Legislature
• Overviews and info for Massachusetts state races:
          Governor  |  Senate  |  House

Sierra Club - Massachusetts Chapter

• Endorsements for Massachusetts state-level candidates
• General info about Massachusetts environmental issues

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Additional Sites

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Massachusetts legislature
  MAY work  [last checked 10/8/2008   -- GP]
• General info about Massachusetts environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MICHIGAN State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Michigan Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Michigan state and federal candidates
  MAY work  [last checked 10/8/2008   -- GP]
• General info about Michigan environmental and related issues

Additional Sites

Michigan League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Michigan State Legislature
• Elections/Endorsements Page for Michigan State Legislature

Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

• Michigan's Echo - Michigan Environmental News

Sierra Club - Michigan Chapter

• General info about Michigan environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MINNESOTA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Conservation Minnesota - Voter Center

• Scorecard for Minnesota state legislature

Sierra Club - Minnesota Chapter

• 2008 Endorsements for Minnesota candidates
• Politics page for Minnesota environmental issues

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Additional Sites

Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Minnesota environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MISSISSIPPI State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Mississippi Chapter

• General info about Mississippi environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

Environmental voters' tools for Mississipians are woefully inadequate. At the time this environmental voting guide was last updated (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Mississippi governor or Mississippi state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.) (And please, after the election, consider helping LCV or Sierra Club create a state-level scorecard for Mississippi elected officials for the next election!)

MISSOURI State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Missouri Votes Conservation

• Scorecards and Endorsements for Missouri state legislature
• Legislative Report for Missouri environment and energy issues
• General info about Missouri legislative/environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Missouri Chapter

• General info about Missouri environmental/political issues

Missouri Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Missouri environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MONTANA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Sites

Montana Conservation Voters

• Endorsements and Scorecards for Montana State Legislature
• Info on the 2008 General Election

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund

• Info on environment-related issues in the Montana legislature

Montana Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Montana environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Montana Chapter

• General info about Montana environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEBRASKA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Nebraska Chapter

• General info about Nebraska environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Nebraska governor or Nebraska state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

Nevada State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Nevada Conservation League

• Endorsements for Nevada legislature candidates
• Nevada Conservation Scorecard for governor and legislature

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club - Nevada Chapter

• Endorsements for all Nevada candidates
• General info about Nevada environmental issues

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW HAMPSHIRE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Granite State Conservation Voters Alliance

• Scorecards for New Hampshire State Legislature

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about New Hampshire environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - New Hampshire Chapter

• General info about New Hampshire environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW JERSEY State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - New Jersey Chapter

• Environmental Legislation Info for NJ Assembly and Senate
• General info about New Jersey environmental issues

New Jersey Conservation Foundation

• General info about New Jersey environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the New Jersey governor or New Jersey state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

NEW MEXICO State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Conservation Voters New Mexico

• 2008 Scorecard for NM State Legislature and Governor  (PDF, 2.1MB)
• 2008 Legislative Priorities for New Mexico State Legislature and Governor
• Environment/Election Info for New Mexico

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

More Top Picks

New Mexico Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard Info for New Mexico State Legislature and Governor
  MAY work  [last checked 10/8/2008   -- GP]
• General info about New Mexico environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - New Mexico Chapter

• Endorsements for New Mexico candidates
• General info about New Mexico environmental issues

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW YORK State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

New York League of Conservation Voters

• Endorsements for all New York candidates

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Environmental Advocates of NY

• Capitol Watch - their NY state bill ratings and legislative priorities

New York Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about New York environment, energy, and related issues

Sierra Club - New York Chapters

• New York State chapter -- info about New York environmental issues
• New York City chapter -- info about New York City environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NORTH CAROLINA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Environment North Carolina

• 2008 Endorsements
• Scorecards for NC State Legislature  |  Searchable version
• General info about North Carolina environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

More Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Conservation Council of North Carolina

• Scorecards and Endorsements for NC state-level candidates
• Legislative Priorities for North Carolina Legislature

Sierra Club - North Carolina Chapter

• Legislative Tracker for North Carolina environment and energy bills
• Endorsements for NC General Assembly and Council of State
• General info about North Carolina environmental issues

Additional Sites

North Carolina Conservation Network

• General info about North Carolina environmental legislative issues

North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about North Carolina environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NORTH DAKOTA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - North Dakota Chapter

• General info about North Dakota environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the North Dakota governor or North Dakota state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

OHIO State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Ohio League of Conservation Voters

• Endorsements and Scorecards for Ohio State Legislature
• General info about Ohio environmental and related issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Ohio Chapter

• General info about Ohio environmental issues

Ohio Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Ohio environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

OKLAHOMA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Oklahoma Chapter

• General info about Oklahoma environmental issues
  GP Comment:  SOME info about OK legislation and politics in the 'take action' column]

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Oklahoma governor or Oklahoma state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

OREGON State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Oregon League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Oregon state and local candidates
• Endorsements for Oregon state and local candidates, ballot measures
• General info about Oregon environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

More Top Picks

Sierra Club - Oregon Chapter

• Endorsements for Oregon candidates and ballot measures
• General info about Oregon environmental issues

Additional Sites

Oregon Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Oregon State and Federal Scorecard
  MAY work; may be 2006 info; caveat emptor!  [last checked 10/9/2008   -- GP]
• General info about Oregon environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

PENNSYLVANIA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Pennsylvania State and Federal Scorecard
  MAY work  [last checked 10/8/2008   -- GP]
• General info about Pennsylvania environmental and related issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Additional Sites

PennFuture

• General info about Pennsylvania environment issues, including legislation

Pennsylvania Environment Digest

• General info about Pennsylvania environment issues, including legislation

Sierra Club - Pennsylvania Chapter

• General info about Pennsylvania environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

RHODE ISLAND State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Rhode Island Chapter

• Endorsements for Rhode Island state-level candidates
• General info about Rhode Island environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

More Top Sites

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Rhode Island Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Rhode Island State and Federal Scorecard
  MAY work  [last checked 10/9/2008   -- GP]
• General info about Rhode Island environmental and related issues

Additional Sites

Environment Rhode Island

• General info about Rhode Island environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

South Carolina State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Conservation Voters of South Carolina

• 2008 Scorecard for South Carolina legislature
• 2008 Endorsements for South Carolina candidates

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - South Carolina Chapter

• Legislation Tracker for SC legislature
• General info about South Carolina environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

SOUTH DAKOTA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - South Dakota Chapter

• Home Page

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the South Dakota governor or South Dakota state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

TENNESSEE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Tennessee Conservation Voters

• 2008 Scorecard for Tennessee State Legislature  (PDF, 9MB)
• General info about Tennessee environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Tennessee Chapter

• General info about Tennessee environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

TEXAS State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Texas League of Conservation Voters

• Endorsements for Governor and Texas Legislature Candidates
• Scorecard for Texas State Legislature
• General info about Texas environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Environment Texas

• General info about Texas environmental issues

Sierra Club - Texas Chapter

• General info about Texas environmental issues

Texas Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Texas environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

UTAH State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Utah Chapter

• Scorecards for Utah candidates
• 2008 Legislative Overview  |  Bill Tracker
• General info about Utah environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

VERMONT State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Vermont legislature candidates
• Endorsements for Vermont legislature candidates
• General info about Vermont environment and politics

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Vermont Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Vermont environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Vermont Chapter

• General info about Vermont environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

VIRGINIA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Virginia League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecard for Virginia State Legislature
• General info about Virginia environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Virginia Chapter

• General info about Virginia environmental issues

Virginia League of Conservation Voters - Education Fund

• General info about Virginia environmental issues and politics

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

WASHINGTON STATE Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Washington Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Washington State Legislature
• Endorsements for Washington state and local candidates
• General info about Washington environmental legislative issues

Sierra Club - Washington (Cascade) Chapter

• Elections Info and Endorsements for Washington state and local candidates
• Legislative Priorities for Washington State
• General info about Washington environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Washington Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Washington environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

WEST VIRGINIA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

West Virginia Environmental Council

• Legislative Updates re: West Virginia environmental issues
• General info about West Virginia environmental issues

Sierra Club - West Virginia Chapter

• General info about West Virginia environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Oct 2008), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the West Virginia governor or state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

WISCONSIN State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters

• 2007-2008 Scorecard for Wisconsin State Legislature
• Scorecard for Governor
• Conservation Vote Tracker for Wisconsin environmental issues

Sierra Club - Wisconsin Chapter

• 2007-2008 Scorecard for Wisconsin State Legislature
• Legislative Tracker for Wisconsin State Legislature
• General info about Wisconsin environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Wisconsin environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

WYOMING State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Wyoming League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Wyoming State Legislature
• WY Legislative Overview
• General info about Wyoming environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• U.S. National Environmental Scorecard -- Congress, President, etc.
• 2008 Endorsements and "Dirty Dozen" list for national candidates

Sierra Club (National)

• Endorsements and Good Buys/Bad Guys for US Presidential and Cong. races

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Wyoming Chapter

• General info about Wyoming environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

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