The League of Conservation Voters (the national
organization) released its scorecard of US Senate and House of Representatives
members. North Carolina
On the Senate scorecard, Sen. Kay Hagen (Dem) scored 100%,
and Sen. Richard Burr scored 9%.
On the House scorecard, Reps. Melven Watt (Dem) and Brad
Miller were tied for the lead with 97%, Reps. David Price (Dem) and G. K.
Butterfield (Dem) both scored 94%. In
order of scoring were Democrats Heath Shuler (71%), Larry Kissell (66%), and Mike McIntyre (54%). The Republicans, in
order of score, were Rep. Walter Jones (34%), Howard Coble (11%), Renee Ellmers
(9%), Sue Myrick (9%), Patrick McHenry (6%), and Virginia Foxx (3%).
Dan Crawford, director of governmental affairs for the North
Carolina League of Conservation Voters, said “We applaud those members of the
North Carolina delegation who opposed the countless attacks on vital public
health and environmental protections in 2011, such as Representatives Watt and
Miller, and Senator Hagan,” and he added “However, it's deeply disappointing
that Congressmen Foxx, McHenry, and Burr chose to put corporate polluters and
other special interests ahead of the health and well-being of North
Carolinians. This is very similar to what we saw on the state level in our
recently released scorecard.” The NC LCV released their score card of NC legislators earlier. See story here.
On the national level, there was also a split between the
Democrats and Republicans. “In 2011, the House Republican leadership unleashed
a truly breathtaking and unprecedented assault on the environment and public
health, the breadth and depth of which have made the current U.S. House of
Representatives the most anti-environmental in our nation’s history,” said LCV
President Gene Karpinski. “LCV is grateful to those members of the North Carolina
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