2009 Press Releases

Washington Conservation Voters Endorses Nickels

Citing his strong record of standing up for environmental protection, King County Conservation Voters, the local chapter of Washington Conservation Voters, today announced an endorsement of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels.

Environmental Community Backs Sherril Huff

King County Conservation Voters, the local chapter of Washington Conservation Voters, and the Cascade Chapter of the Sierra Club have both endorsed Sherril Huff for King County Elections Director. Both organizations cited Sherril Huff’s extensive experience with successful elections as well as her commitment to pushing for accuracy and innovations to ensure a fair election process.

Pierce Conservation Voters and Sierra Club Tatoosh Group announce environmental endorsements for key Tacoma City races

With primary ballots arriving in mailboxes this week, Pierce Conservation Voters and the Tatoosh Group of the Sierra Club (Pierce County) formally announced both organization’s Mayor and City Council endorsements. These endorsements provide voters with a clear sense of the best environmental candidate in each race.

Governor Gregoire Joins with President Obama to Cut Global Warming Pollution, Grow the Clean Energy Economy

Today, Governor Christine Gregoire signed an executive order that signals Washington state’s commitment to maintain its leadership role growing the clean energy economy and limiting pollution.

Representative John McCoy Named Legislator of the Year by Washington Conservation Voters

Washington Conservation Voters named Representative John McCoy (D-38) as Legislator of the Year for his outstanding environmental leadership during the 2009 Legislative Session.

Challenging Legislative Session for the Environment

While some progress was made, the 2009 legislative session did not see significant movement on key environmental issues ranging from climate change to restoring Puget Sound to health.

Washington Conservation Voters Applauds Governor Gregoire for Delivering on Campaign Commitment

Washington Conservation Voters applauds Governor Gregoire for her leadership on tackling global warming through her requesting of the Cap and Invest legislation (HB1819 and SB5735). During the 2008 campaign, Governor Gregoire distinguished herself from her opponent by promising to continue leading the nation on tackling climate change. She earned the endorsement of Washington Conservation Voters because of her commitment to the issue.

Senator Oemig casts vote in support of clean new renewable energy

On Tuesday night, the state Senate voted in favor of ESSB 5840, a bill that significantly weakens the standards set by I-937, the 2006 statewide ballot measure that is spurring investment in clean renewable energy. Thankfully, state Senator Eric Oemig (D-45) cast his vote against this measure despite intense lobbying for his support.