Priority Issues
Washington Conservation Voters' priority issues and the 2010 Environmental Priorities.
Washington Conservation Voters works to support a variety of environmental issues including the Environmental Priorities. Working with the policy experts in the community, we are able to strategically advance a number of issues each year. The development of this common agenda within the environmental community allows us to prioritize a broad range of proposals, join together in support of specific and well-defined goals, and provide legislators with a clear roadmap to success on environmental issues. Outside of the legislative session, we work to build support for these issues by hosting forums, meeting with legislators, polling voters and educating the public. We also work on initiative campaigns during the election season.
Environmental Priorities
This year, the Environmental Priorities Coalition has chosen three priority proposals to support during Washington State's legislative session that aim to meet this need.
Together, they will deliver healthy communities and sustainable green jobs.
Our 2010 Priorities help ensure clean water, create new jobs, reduce the threat of toxic chemicals, and maintain core environmental protections in a time of slashed budgets.
The 2010 Priorities are (click on each to learn more):
Sustain Environmental Protections in the Budget
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For more information about the environmental community's priority process, visit the Environmental Priorities Coalition Website.
Climate Change Legislation
Washington Conservation Voters is working with community partners including Climate Solutions and Washington Environmental Council to advance strong solutions to global warming. There are some exciting and innovative ideas on climate change and clean energy legislation pending before the Legislature this session.
Download the 2010 Climate, Energy and Jobs Agenda to learn about some of the most promising proposals.
“As a young person, I feel compelled to fight against climate change, but I do
so not out of fear but out of unfailing hope, out of a definitive optimism that
we can stop climate change and in the process bring about a wealth of positive
change for everyone on this planet. The political system we have in place may
not be perfect, but if we're going to make real change, we're going to have to
work with it. Our politicians need to know that our earth is non-negotiable and
we need strong action now." -JP Kemmick, Pierce Conservation Voters