LCV Congratulates Jon Ossoff on Senate Election, Officially Flipping the Chamber to Pro-Environment Majority

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 9, 2021 | Press & Media

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2021 Contact: Courtnee Connon, courtnee_connon@lcv.org , 727-744-4163 LCV Congratulates Jon Ossoff on Senate Election, Officially Flipping the Chamber to Pro-Environment Majority  Washington, DC — Today, the League of...

LCV Congratulates Rev. Raphael Warnock on Historic Senate Victory

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 8, 2021 | Press & Media

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2021 Contact: Courtnee Connon, courtnee_connon@lcv.org, 727-744-4163 LCV Congratulates Rev. Raphael Warnock on Historic Senate Victory Washington, D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) congratulates Senate candidate Rev....

Atmos: The Power of Climate in Georgia Victory

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 8, 2021 | Press & Media

Yessenia Funes Published: January 6, 2021 All eyes are on Georgia, where climate most definitely won. This year’s runoff election was nothing short of historic, and its impacts will be felt deeply within and outside the state. Mobilization by climate groups and Black...

Respect: Black Lives Matter PAC Hosts + Partners for Three Georgia Event Runoffs — Includes Waka Flocka, Common, Keke Palmer, Lil Yachty & More

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jan 8, 2021 | Press & Media

Ayana Rashed Published: December 20, 2020 Black Lives Matter PAC in partnership with Black Voters Matter, When We All Vote, Progress Georgia, Rep GA Institute, and Georgia Conservation Voters team up to host an early vote drive-in tailgate ahead of the Georgia senate...

Grist: Why voting rights are climate rights: Two experts talk GOTV

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 17, 2020 | Press & Media

Claire Elise Thompson Published: October 12, 2020 The jury is in: Most Americans agree that climate change is a problem and would like to see the government do more to reduce carbon and protect our air and water. So, you might ask, why isn’t the government doing more...

Georgia Recorder: Billion dollar Plant Vogtle tab debate could be on the line with PSC runoff

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 16, 2020 | Press & Media

Stanley Dunlap Published: December 16, 2020 Georgia Power’s overdue and over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear plant expansion served as a handy punching bag for the challenger in a Tuesday debate as he took on a veteran of utility regulation ahead of the state’s Jan. 5...

Red Green and Blue: Georgia Senate: Unlike their GOP foes, Warnock and Ossoff want to do something serious about the climate crisis

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 16, 2020 | Press & Media

Meteor Blades Published: December 10, 2020 If you check out the issues section of Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler’s Senate campaign website, you’ll find the thinnest of statements on a variety of subjects ranging from immigration to trade. But not a word about the...

Inside Climate News: In Georgia, Buffeted by Hurricanes and Drought, Climate Change Is on the Ballot

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 16, 2020 | Press & Media

James Bruggers Published: December 9, 2020 Neither the Rev. Raphael Warnock nor Jon Ossoff has endorsed the Green New Deal. But as Georgia has become the political battleground that delivered a surprising but narrow win for President-elect Joe Biden, the Democratic...

Capital and Main: Georgia’s Other Runoff Could Weaken the South’s Dirty Energy Monopoly

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 10, 2020 | Press & Media

Judith Lewis Mernit Published: November 27, 2020 It wasn’t that long ago in Georgia that it was economically pointless to put solar panels on your roof. Not only was there was no net metering law that allowed you to bank your sunshine power as credit, but leasing...

Nonprofit Quarterly: Georgia’s Senate Runoffs Have Climate Emergency on the Ballot

by Georgia Conservation Voters | Dec 10, 2020 | Press & Media

Marian Conway Published: November 23, 2020 The hand recount of every ballot and all the voting machine audits in Georgia have been completed, and they confirm that President-elect Joe Biden has flipped the state to blue. It may not have been apparent, but the climate...