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JOIN US FOR CONSERVATION LOBBY TEAM TUESDAYS |
 We invite you to join us at the State House to speak with legislators about important conservation issues. Volunteers are NOT expected to be experts on all these issues. We review the top legislative issues with you beforehand, and conservation lobbyists are available to answer any questions you may have. Your presence makes a dramatic impact on how legislators vote. Weekly Lobby Teams meet each Tuesday at the Nickelodeon Theatre at 11:00 am, prior to convening at the State House. Lobby Teams typically last until 3:00 pm. The Nickelodeon Theatre is located at 937 Main Street, Columbia, SC, on the corner of South Main and Pendleton streets behind the State House. Parking is available on the street at green two-hour meters, or in one of two parking garages located at Lady and Assembly streets or Gervais and Sumter streets.
Please RSVP to Debbie Parker at
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or (803) 799-0716 if you’d like to join us. While Common Agenda member organizations invite their members to participate on the days cited below, volunteers are welcome to come on any Tuesday, and encouraged to bring a friend. (Business attire.) 2008 Organization Lobby Day Schedule: - Jan. 9 - “Conversations with Conservationists” Senate & House Briefings
- Jan. 15- Sierra Club, SC Chapter
- Jan. 22- Students Advocating a Greener Environment (USC)
- Jan. 29- Coastal Conservation League
- Feb. 5- SC Wildlife Federation and Wildlife Action
- Feb.12- Preservation Societies/Citizens for Community Protections & SC Alliance for Sustainable Campuses and Communities
- Feb. 19- Audubon South Carolina
- Feb. 26- Kitchen Table Climate Study Group
- Mar. 4- Upstate Forever & SC Solar Council
- Mar. 11- SC Land Trust Network
- Mar. 18- CoastMatters and Horry County Pride
- Mar. 25- Sierra Club, SC Chapter
- Apr. 1- Citizens for Community Protections and LWVSC
- Apr. 8- SC Wildlife Federation Camo Coalition
- Apr. 15- SC Alliance for Sustainable Communities and Campuses
- Apr. 22- (break)
- Apr. 29- ANNUAL CONSERVATION LOBBY DAY
- May 6- (break)
- May 13- Audubon South Carolina
- May 20- Kitchen Table Climate Study Group
- May 27- SC Land Trust Network
- June 3- (break)
View an interactive map of the 2006 CVSC PAC endorsement election results
Click here to learn how your Representative is voting!
Consummate Conservationist: Longtime activist uses political skills to keep issues on legislative agendas By SAMMY FRETWELL For Ann Timberlake, a recent campaign to close a nuclear waste dump in South Carolina was like preserving the Congaree Swamp three decades ago. Read more...
Click here to learn more about how Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund is partnering with other organizations to make climate change a presidential priority.
Click here to read the letter signed by SC Legislators calling for climate change solutions.
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CVSC PAC Endorsements, 2006 |
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Click here for 2006 CVSC PAC Endorsements Map 2006 Election Results by the Numbers: | | 10 | Endorsed Republicans win | | 13 | Endorsed Democrats win | | 23 | of 28 targeted state legislative races WON | | 82 | % Success rate | | 90,000 | Voter contacts in 11 targeted races |
Read more… Conservationists claim election victories 2006 Read more…
 CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (CVSC) is the political arm of the conservation community in South Carolina. We are a non-partisan, statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting South Carolina’s environment by making it a priority for our elected leaders. As a legislative watchdog, CVSC works in concert with South Carolina’s conservation community to identify and highlight important bills impacting our air, water, wildlife, natural areas and our health. The CVSC Political Action Committee also supports pro-conservation candidates for political office at election time and holds state legislators accountable for their votes in a bi-annual Conservation Scorecard.
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