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League of Conservation Voters

Type: Organization

Name: League of Conservation Voters

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

The best way to fix the long term is with more short-termism

People don't like thinking about hard problems while the economy is a mess.Just in case you aren't convinced that things tend to get worse before they get more worse , here's another example of why it's incumbent on us to solve the short-term problems ... [Published New Statesman - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Grant Jacobsen

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Parks advocate speaks out on funding woes

Ken Flippen, a representative of the Keep Texas Parks Open movement, speaks to Marshall Lions Club about the initiative, which pushes for funding to help maintain parks.Parks advocate speaks out on funding woes by Robin Y. Richardson ryrichardson@news-journal.com ... [Published News-Journal - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Advocate, League of Conservation Voters, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Revenue Fund

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Karl Rove

Rove Says His Super PAC Is Same as NAACP Because It's for 'Social Welfare'

Click here to view this media Republican strategist Karl Rove says that Crossroads GPS, which is a part the American Crossroads super PAC that he founded, is a legitimate tax-exempt organization because it promotes "social welfare" like the NAACP. ... [Published Crooks and Liars - May 19 2013]

Entities: Karl Rove, National Association for the Advancement of Col..., Social Welfare

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

Massachusetts Senate

Outside Money Could Change Massachusetts Senate Race

It appears the Scott Brown victory of 2010 is still haunting the Democrats. Outside groups are spending more money than ever to make sure that the Republican doesn’t pull off a miraculous win again this year. But the Republican and his outside support ... [Published Talk Radio 860 AM WGUL - May 18 2013]

Entities: Ed Markey, Massachusetts Senate, Gabriel Gómez, League of Conservation Voters, Service Employees International Union

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Edward Markey

Spending by outside groups could change terrain of Mass. Senate race

Single-digit polling of the Massachusetts special election has some Democrats spooked and Republicans salivating at the prospect of 2010 repeat, when Scott Brown exacted an upset Democrats won't long forget — and outside groups on both sides are looking ... [Published The Hill - May 18 2013]

Entities: Edward Markey, Chris Lehane, Republican Party (US), General Election

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Civilian Conservation Corps

âKeep Texas Parks Openâ official speaks to Marhsall Lions Club about initiative

In efforts to continue to push for support of the state’s parks, a representative from the Keep Texas Parks Open movement spoke to the Marshall Lions Club recently about the initiative.“This is a very bi-partisan issue,” Ken Flippen, a representative ... [Published Marshall News Messenger - May 18 2013]

Entities: League of Conservation Voters, Jim Quinn, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Civilian Conservation Corps, Revenue Fund

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Democratic Party (US)

Markey Leads Gomez In New Poll

Gabriel Gomez, left, and U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (WBUR file photos) BOSTON A new poll commissioned by the League of Conservation Voters gives U.S. Rep. Ed Markey a 48-41 lead over former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.The survey ... [Published WBUR - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ed Markey, Democratic Party (US), Elizabeth Warren

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Poll: Democrat Ed Markey holds single-digit lead over Gabriel Gomez in special U.S. Senate race

A poll conducted by the Democratic Public Policy Polling and paid for by the League of Conservation Voters concluded that Markey is besting Gomez by 7 percentage points, 48 percent to 41 percent. That is up three points compared to the previous PPP survey ... [Published MassLive - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ed Markey, Gabriel Gómez, US Senate, League of Conservation Voters, Scott P Brown

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Letters to the Editor for May 16, 2013

Health hazard Florida's noise pollution epidemic is causing an increased public health hazard.Chronic intrusive noise, such as from loud car stereos, can cause increased blood pressure, hypertension, heart disease, chronic fatigue, hostility, depression ... [Published Gainesville Sun - May 16 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Benghazi, Health Hazard

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Mass. Senate poll: Markey up by 7

Democratic Rep. Ed Markey has opened up a seven-point lead over Republican Gabriel Gomez in their battle to replace John Kerry in the Senate, according to a poll released Thursday.The poll, from the League of Conservation Voters and Public Policy Polling, ... [Published Politico - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ed Markey, League of Conservation Voters, Scott P Brown, Gabriel Gómez, Public Policy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Poll: Markey Up 7 In Mass. Special Election

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) earns the support of almost half of voters and claims a 7-point lead in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, according to a new poll released Thursday.The poll, conducted by Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling ... [Published Talking Points Memo - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ed Markey, League of Conservation Voters, Elections, Democratic Party (US)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Nightly news gave British royals seven times more coverage in 2012 than they gave climate change

Last year was the warmest on record for the contiguous United States. The average temperature was 55.3°F in 2012. That's 3.2°F above the 20th century average and 1.0°F above the previous record in 1998. Nonetheless, as Media Matters and the Climate ... [Published Daily Kos - May 14 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Sierra Club, Climate

Quotes

"Look, 501(c)4s have been around for a long time," Rove explained. "And the Democrats and the left have used these for years, these social welfare groups to do some politics and a lot of social welfare. NAACP voter fund, for example, ran a $10 million advertising blitz in 2000 against George W Bush. The League of Conservation Voters, the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, National Abortion Rights Action League and so forth. All of them are 501(c)4s, and there are pretty clear rules about what you can and cannot do. You have to spend a majority of you money on social welfare and a minority of your money on political activity."

Rove Says His Super PAC Is Same as NAACP Because It's for 'Social Welfare' [Published Crooks and Liars - May 19 2013]

...Their spokesman said, "We made the largest investment by any group in the primary, and we’re going to continue supporting Markey in the general election. This is the biggest race this year for us”."

Outside Money Could Change Massachusetts Senate Race [Published Talk Radio 860 AM WGUL - May 18 2013]

"We are in the process of evaluating the race with our local partners, but the more we learn about [Republican nominee Gabriel Gomez, the more he looks like Mitt Romney without the experience" LeHane said

Spending by outside groups could change terrain of Mass. Senate race [Published The Hill - May 18 2013]

...possibility of a scoring an upset, but the political climate is not there; it's not early 2010 and his inexperience is really showing," she says. "There was this bizarre mystique that built up around Scott Brown's win that made people think Massachusetts was changing, that it wasn't what it used to be, and that's just not true."

Markey Still Edging Out Gomez in Massachusetts Senate Race [Published US News & World Report - May 17 2013]

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Stewardship fund in budget crosshairs [Published K99 WIGM - May 16 2013]
Markey expands lead over Gomez in new poll [Published The Hill - May 16 2013]
Poll: Markey Up 7 In Mass. Special Election [Published Talking Points Memo - May 16 2013]
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Blogs

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What’s the best way to pass a climate bill? Fix... [Published Ezra Klein - 18 hours ago] Wondering why Congress doesn’t pass more environmental legislation? The poor economy probably has a lot to do with it. A new study finds that U.S. senators are far less likely to take green votes when the unemployment rate in their state is high. ...
Rove Says His Super PAC Is Same as NAACP Becaus... [Published Crooks and Liars - May 19 2013] Click here to view this media Republican strategist Karl Rove says that Crossroads GPS, which is a part the American Crossroads super PAC that he founded, is a legitimate tax-exempt organization because it promotes "social welfare" like the NAACP. ...
Rove says his super PAC is same as NAACP becaus... [Published Raw Story - May 19 2013] Republican strategist Karl Rove says that Crossroads GPS, which is a part the American Crossroads super PAC that he founded, is a legitimate tax-exempt organization because it promotes “social welfare” like the NAACP.During a panel discussion on Fox News ...
Did the Keystone XL Environmental Contractor an... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 18 2013] Several environmental advocacy groups are asking the US State Department to launch an investigation over the State Department’s handling of the Keystone XL review. This is a bit nuanced but important, and I want to make clear what is going on here. ...
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Markey's le... [Published Daily Kos - May 17 2013] Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Leading Off : • MA-Sen : PPP's new Massachusetts Senate poll (commissioned by the League of Conservation Voters) shows Dem Rep. Ed ...

Audio/Video

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Climate Change in Obama State of the Union [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Feb 14 2013]

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New York League of Conservation Voters to Prese... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Nov 29 2012]