Welcome to the 2010 edition of the Conservation Scorecard, your guide to those state legislators fighting for our conservation values, and the ones who are not.
Despite deep budget cuts, we achieved a number of significant victories for our Conservation Common Agenda , including continued funding for the Conservation Bank and our natural resource agencies, water withdrawal permitting, and financing for energy efficiency upgrades. Our advocacy for a moratorium on new mega-dumps led to improved solid waste regulations and we stopped a bill that would have promoted the burning of out-of-state trash.
How did we do it? Thanks to you! Your great volunteer efforts at the State House made the difference.
Our growing strength in the Legislature presents new challenges. With more issues being negotiated in committee, we have had fewer divided floor votes to score this session. Thus, with the exception of freshman legislators, we recommend you focus on lifetime scores to get a more accurate picture of your legislator's conservation record.
Here, on our website, you can see what bills passed without a roll call vote, get the scoop on behind-the-scenes committee votes, and learn about our legislative priorities.
You can also read about the 2010 campaign season and our endorsements for Governor and the General Assembly here. Thank you for all your support!
Ann Timberlake
Executive Director
