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304:(2001 to 2010). The group found that "women in Congress vote for legislation supporting clean air, clean water, renewable energy, climate action, and public health much more often than their male counterparts." The report found that some of the difference was attributable to the fact that there were "more women Democrats in both houses of Congress than there are women Republicans," and Democrats favor more pro-environmental policies, but also found that "the difference in voting patterns still persists when gender is isolated within each political party." The report also found that "the gap between Republican men and women narrowed after the 2004 election cycle, which could be attributable to increased partisan pressures." 2692: 2370: 27: 2583: 2479: 2831: 2461: 2731: 259: 2818: 2770: 2705: 2622: 393: 2844: 2635: 2435: 2570: 2744: 2531: 2492: 2448: 2805: 2757: 2518: 2383: 2544: 2357: 2798: 2679: 2653: 2718: 2409: 2609: 2344: 2596: 2396: 2666: 2557: 2505: 2422: 365:
and found that "the message sent to the public by the Republican voting record on environmental bills is very influential...This result provides strong confirmation of the role of elite cues and their influence on public concern about climate change. In an extremely partisan environment, Republican
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and its environmental policies. In September 2018, the pac pledged $ 60 million to help green candidates. Ultimately, in the mid-term elections of 2018, the pac spent $ 80 million to support "green" candidates through its Victory Fund. They "had enormous success electing its endorsed candidates in
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In 1998, scholar Anne Y. Ilinitch and collaborators used the Scorecard "to identify Senators and Representatives with unsupportive environmental voting records" in evaluated corporate political contributions as a measure of corporate environmental performance. In 2004, researchers at the School of
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That fall, she hired as her first employee Research Director James Rathlesberger to cover presidential politics beginning in 1971 while she concentrated on congressional. In 1972, they published environmental policy profiles of the leading presidential candidates and Rathlesberger edited an LCV
189:(Village Voice Books, 1972). The profiles were widely covered in the news as was the book by reviews, raising the level of these issues in presidential politics. Not a factor given the controversies of the 1972 campaign, they were by 1976 with Jimmy Carter’s rise. 578:"An article by Reuters on May 20 about the resignation of David Brower from the board of the Sierra Club referred incorrectly to his association with the League of Conservation Voters. Mr. Brower was an adviser to the league; its founder was Marion Edey." 127:
advocacy group. LCV says that it "advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates." The organization pursues its goals through voter education,
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The League of Conservation Voters was founded by Marion Edey, then a young congressional staffer, who proposed a non-partisan, national pressure group for environmentalists "analogous to a political party" but endorsing
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LCV annually names a "Dirty Dozen", a list of politicians whom the group aims to defeat because of their voting records on conservation issues. The original "Dirty Dozen" list was developed in partnership with
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The related League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (LCVAF) financially supports political candidates, most of whom are members of the Democratic Party. According to
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for LCV to be a subsidiary of a non-profit corporation like Friends of the Earth, Edey launched the organization as an independent political committee in 1970.
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The average scores for members of the Democratic Party are historically higher than the scores for members of the Republican Party. According to
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In a 2012 report, the non-profit Rachel's Network examined the Scorecard scores for male and female members of Congress in the
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LCV tracks the voting records of members of Congress on environmental issues in its National Environmental Scorecard, a
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Ilinitch, Anne Y; Soderstrom, Naomi S; Thomas, Tom E. (1998). "Measuring corporate environmental performance".
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Rawls, R. Patrick; Laband, David N. (2004). "A Public Choice Analysis of Endangered Species Listings".
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votes against environmental bills legitimate public opinion opposed to action on climate change."
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editorial board wrote that "Democratic politics...is what really drives the league's scorecard."
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for the "green-ness" of constituents, and found no significant relationship with the number of
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and his collaborators investigated factors affecting U.S. public concern about the threat of
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to political candidates. LCV includes 29 state affiliates. LCV was founded in 1970 by
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averaged Scorecard scores across a state's congressional delegation as a
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Environmental advocacy organization in Washington, D.C., United States
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meeting with the LCV in 2017. As of 2019, Harris has a 100% rating.
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in a 1969 letter to David Brower, soon after he resigned from the
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The organization's main activities include voter education,
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Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections
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Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities
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United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
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Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
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David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement
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Environmental organizations based in Washington, D.C.
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Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
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LCV strongly opposed the administration of President
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Vogel, Kenneth; Restuccia, Andrew (April 13, 2015).
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Univ of California Press. pp. 163–165. 1489: 996:"A Plan to Defend against the War on Science" 631: 606: 562: 549: 547: 545: 230:launched LeadingGreen, a joint initiative to 228:Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund 866: 463: 461: 459: 457: 455: 453: 2659:International Financial Services Commission 2350:Administrative Council for Economic Defense 1315: 1100:"This Mother's Day, Mother Earth Wants You" 950: 828:"Tom Steyer stars as liberal donors gather" 704: 587: 1574:Citizens Advice outside the United Kingdom 1496: 1482: 1097: 1068: 1066: 1064: 782:"Two big political issues of Election '70" 613:Davies, Lawrence E. (September 17, 1969). 542: 25: 2415:Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica 2140:Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 1395: 1228: 1126: 1021: 959: 450: 234:. In 2015, LeadingGreen was added to the 2763:Superintendency of Industry and Commerce 1739:Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations 1250: 1173:Dlouhy, Jennifer A (December 15, 2016). 1047: 989: 987: 779: 257: 2685:Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority 1503: 1282:Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 1061: 700: 698: 554:Yachnin, Jennifer (December 11, 2013). 553: 219:LCV strongly opposed many of President 3036: 2317:Water Industry Commission for Scotland 1624:Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan 1354: 1172: 756: 612: 493: 491: 467: 2837:National Board for Prices and Incomes 2307:Office for Fair Trading (Isle of Man) 1477: 1309: 1229:Neuhauser, Alan (February 11, 2014). 1198: 1022:Valentine, Katie (October 30, 2015). 984: 780:Alligood, Arlene (October 29, 1970). 757:Beckel, Michael (November 22, 2013). 636:. New York, NY: Village Voice Books. 588:Sabato, Larry; Ernst, Howard (2009). 246:suburban districts last fall," wrote 2850:Securities Commission of New Zealand 2293:National Homelessness Advice Service 2269:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1439:LCV National Environmental Scorecard 993: 695: 592:. Infobase Publishing. p. 201. 152:, and has over two million members. 2550:Directorate-General for Competition 2537:Competition and Consumer Commission 2279:Financial Consumer Agency of Canada 1152: 1127:Michelson, Joan (August 31, 2016). 517: 488: 144:. The group's current president is 13: 1644:Consumers' Federation of Australia 1098:Spiegelman, Annie (May 10, 2012). 705:O'Brien, Reity (October 3, 2012). 417: 345:Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at 14: 3075: 3054:Organizations established in 1969 2737:Philippine Competition Commission 2711:Netherlands Competition Authority 2646:International Competition Network 2467:Competition and Markets Authority 2274:European Consumer Centres Network 2115:List of food labeling regulations 1609:Consumer Federation of California 1544:Chamber for Workers and Employees 1423: 369: 2842: 2829: 2816: 2803: 2796: 2768: 2755: 2750:Queensland Competition Authority 2742: 2729: 2716: 2703: 2690: 2677: 2664: 2651: 2633: 2620: 2607: 2594: 2581: 2568: 2555: 2542: 2529: 2516: 2503: 2490: 2477: 2459: 2446: 2433: 2420: 2407: 2394: 2381: 2368: 2355: 2342: 1579:Connecticut Citizen Action Group 965:"Quayle is Rated on Environment" 802: 391: 307:The Scorecard has been cited by 254:National Environmental Scorecard 2724:Norwegian Competition Authority 2302:Office for Fair Trading (Malta) 1901:Fight Back! with David Horowitz 1272: 1222: 1199:Scott, Dean (October 4, 2016). 1192: 1166: 1146: 1041: 1015: 994:Otto, Shawn (October 9, 2016). 924: 842: 819: 796: 773: 750: 729:"League of Conservation Voters" 721: 499:"League of Conservation Voters" 425:"League of Conservation Voters" 140:Marion Edey, with support from 2010:List of consumer organizations 1734:Swedish Consumers' Association 1629:Consumer Rights Directive 2011 671: 625: 581: 357:listings in a state. In 2012, 1: 3013:League of Conservation Voters 2672:Italian Competition Authority 2264:Bureau of Consumer Protection 1564:Citizens Advice International 1295:10.1016/S0278-4254(98)10012-1 1205:Environment and Energy Report 854:League of Conservation Voters 761:. Center for Public Integrity 709:. Center for Public Integrity 683:League of Conservation Voters 632:Rathlesberger, James (1972). 444: 192: 179:Federal Corrupt Practices Act 117:League of Conservation Voters 20:League of Conservation Voters 2602:Federal Antimonopoly Service 1679:Consumer Watchdog (Botswana) 1236:U.S. News & World Report 468:Turner, Tom (October 2015). 326:U.S. News & World Report 7: 3003:Bioscience Resource Project 2641:Financial Markets Authority 2472:Competition Appeal Tribunal 1634:Consumers Council of Canada 384: 223:'s environmental policies. 10: 3080: 2402:Autorité de la concurrence 2389:Autoridade da Concorrência 2046:Anti-competitive practices 1936:Joe Lycett's Got Your Back 807:. Environment News Service 155: 55:political action committee 53:501(c)(4) with associated 2995: 2858: 2784: 2330: 2249: 2153: 2033: 2001: 1864: 1762: 1559:Citizens Advice Edinburgh 1511: 1397:10.1007/s10584-012-0403-y 1388:10.1007/s10584-012-0403-y 1332:10.1007/s11127-004-9784-4 634:Nixon and the Environment 187:Nixon and the Environment 148:. It is headquartered in 101: 91: 79: 69: 61: 49: 41: 33: 24: 2628:Federal Trade Commission 2105:Federal Trade Commission 1599:Consumer Council of Fiji 1569:Citizens Advice Scotland 1076:. Rachel's Network. 2016 381:are among LCV's donors. 2511:Competition Commission 2498:Competition Commission 2363:Anti-Monopoly Committee 2259:Banking Standards Board 1880:Don't Get Done, Get Dom 1699:Franchisees and Dealers 1649:Consumers International 1054:The Wall Street Journal 290:The Wall Street Journal 2524:Competition Commission 2297:Office of Fair Trading 2056:Better Business Bureau 1639:Consumers' Association 1539:Center for Auto Safety 375:Green Tech Action Fund 355:Endangered Species Act 267: 238:'s funding portfolio. 232:address climate change 65:Environmental advocacy 2824:Industrial Commission 2615:Federal Cartel Office 2589:Fair Trade Commission 2576:Fair Trade Commission 2563:Fair Trade Commission 2145:Transparency (market) 2076:Consumer organization 2066:Competition regulator 2024:Consumer organization 1619:Consumer organization 272:legislative scorecard 261: 226:In 2014, LCV and the 3008:Environmental Action 2130:Planned obsolescence 1799:Consumers' Checkbook 1749:Truth in Advertising 1719:Option consommateurs 1654:Consumers' Coalition 250:on January 3, 2019. 214:Environmental Action 175:Friends of the Earth 134:direct contributions 3023:Environment America 2947:North Carolina PIRG 2441:Commerce Commission 2120:Mandatory labelling 1659:Consumers' Research 1505:Consumer protection 1380:2012ClCh..114..169B 1159:The Washington Post 1049:Strassel, Kimberley 1001:Scientific American 963:(October 7, 1988). 938:. 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