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Do Your Legislators Represent You or Not?

Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director · October 22, 2013 · 2 Comments

action_scorecardThe 2013 legislative session exhibited an anti-regulatory agenda, endangering North Carolina’s natural beauty and our quality of life, including our health. Numerous bills were introduced that weakened pollution control, sought to rush through fracking, underfunded many of the state’s important environmental programs, and removed experienced members from critical oversight commissions and boards. Non-partisan science, which should be an important tool in environmental policy-making, was also ignored in many critical instances such as in regard to possible sea-level change and the evaluation of Jordan Lake water quality.

A poll released by NRDC on July 15, 2013 found that North Carolinians overwhelmingly opposed fracking, weakening landfill regulations, and overturning pollution limits upstream of Jordan Lake. Seventy-five percent said current environmental standards are “just right” or “too weak.” More than 70% of North Carolinians say they would have serious concerns about a legislator doing precisely what this General Assembly has done.

Do our legislators represent us or not? We all have a role of holding our legislators accountable. The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters publishes a Legislative Scorecard to help us do so. A record number of legislators, 82, almost half the total number of the General Assembly’s members, scored zero, meaning absolutely no pro-environmental votes. Governor McCrory’s score was a D-. His F in budget and appointments and D for water resources was balanced by a C in clean air and energy.

2013scorecard-coverPlease take the time to review the 2013 Legislative Scorecard to see how your legislators and the governor voted and stood on environmental issues.

It is important to communicate with your legislators. Twenty-seven scored 100% on pro-environment votes. They deserve our thanks. Let ones with a low score know what is important to you. You can find more information, talking points, and your legislators’ email addresses at nclcv.org/involved/scorecard2013. And please share with your friends.

Carrie Clark, Executive Director of NCLCV writes, “It doesn’t have to be this way. North Carolina has a proud history of making balanced decisions and respecting that clean air, clean water, and beautiful landscapes are precious resources that serve a vital role in attracting people and businesses to our great state. North Carolina has been a leader in smart environmental policy in the Southeast for years, and we can be again with strong leadership from our elected officials.”

The saddest thing would be if quality of life is diminished by our elected officials and you never said it mattered to you. Don’t let that happen.

The post Do Your Legislators Represent You or Not? appeared first on North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, N.C. General Assembly

About Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Susannah Tuttle joined the staff in August 2011. She received a Masters of Divinity degree from Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. In 2004 Susannah was hired as UNC Chapel Hill’s first Sustainability Research Associate and went on to co-initiate Trace Collaborative, LLC a consulting firm specializing in the implementation of sustainability within the design and construction industry. Susannah currently serves on Interfaith Power & Light’s national Board of Directors, Southeast Climate & Energy Network Board of Trustees, Duke Energy’s NC Eastern Advisory Council, and UNC School of Law’s Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics (CE3) Advisory Board.
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  1. Susannah Tuttle says

    October 22, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    I ask that all “climate-deniers” watch the 24 hour presentation taking place live Oct. 22-23 (if you miss it you can watch the webcasts afterwards). Here is the weblink: http://www.24hoursofreality.org/

    As the director of an Interfaith program I am committed to “believing that people believe” and that they don’t always believe in the same way. However, I beg to explain that the effects of excess carbon output on the Earth’s ecosystem is negatively impacting God’s Creation. Simply put — as people of faith we are called to harness clean energy from Heaven above rather than dirty energy from Hell below. Our shared values of the life experience must be based in the source that provides – great God above knows the truth and asks that so shall we.

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  2. Frank Burns says

    October 22, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    I have been communicating with my state legislature representatives but in most cases I have completely agreed with their actions. The sea level projections are simply unbelievable unbelievable and are based on computer modelling of climate that have never matched reality. The voter initiatives have all been good with the goal to eliminate voter fraud.

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