Gene Karpinski became president of the League of Conservation Voters and the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund in April 2006, after spending 21 years as Executive Director of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in Washington, D.C. In that time, Mr. Karpinski also served over 12 years on the board of directors of LCV and LCVEF. The independent political voice of the environment, LCV in 2004 mobilized 18,000 volunteers who knocked on over 1.3 million doors in six states in support of environmental issues.
Clean Energy A 2010 Election Issue When the Senate considers clean energy and climate legislation next year, incumbents would be wise to vote for it and candidates would be wise to support it. There is no question that clean energy will be a 2010 election issue, and a politically potent one at that. When the Senate considers clean energy and climate legislation next year, incumbents would be wise to vote for it and candidates would be wise to support it. Embracing new, clean energy policies while exposing opponents’ ties to the greedy oil companies that oppose energy reform helped propel… Read more
When the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act in June the world took notice. It was an important step towards proving that the U.S. is serious about combating global warming and will work hard to positively engage in international climate negotiations that culminate this December in Copenhagen. Yesterday, Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer took another important step by introducing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. This legislation seeks to strengthen the House bill by cutting global warming emissions 20 percent by 2020 and including policies that would protect consumers and unleash investments in… Read more
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