by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 7, 2020 | Democracy, Elections
On July 17th, we lost an American hero. John Lewis was born on February 21, 1940 as the son of poor sharecroppers in Alabama, deep in the heart of segregationist America. Growing up, he experienced both racism and segregation first hand, watching theater plays from...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 6, 2020 | Energy & Climate
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many families hard, with millions of Americans losing their jobs and millions others having their hours reduced. In these uncertain times, it’s difficult to make ends meet. But when it comes to power bills, there are some benefits that...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 6, 2020 | Energy & Climate
Renewable energy is the future. The science backs it, the economics back it and more and more people choose renewable energy each year. In Georgia we’ve got a growing industry in renewable energy and the potential it holds is incredible. Here are some facts that you...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jul 9, 2020 | Elections, Energy & Climate
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is made up of 5 elected officials whose job it is to ensure that consumers receive safe, reliable, and reasonably priced telecommunications, electric, and natural gas services. However, the commission has failed on...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jul 9, 2020 | Energy & Climate
Summertime has arrived and everyone is readying grills by the pool and trips outside (even in spite of COVID!). This usually means lots of air conditioner, iced drinks and other activities to help keep cool. Unfortunately, this also means we spend a lot of energy,...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 22, 2020 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2020 Contact: Courtnee Connon, 727-744-4163 courtnee_connon@lcv.org Washington D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced today its endorsements of both...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 22, 2020 | Air Quality, Energy & Climate
Legislators indefinitely postponed the legislative session just as we were making significant progress on several environmental issues. This postponement was alarming, as the outcome of these bills will have a substantial impact on public health: Ethylene oxide In...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 19, 2020 | Legislative
It’s been a wild year on both the state and federal levels of government and the Georgia General Assembly has returned to session. It’s difficult to keep up legislation on a normal year, much less remember during a pandemic, so GCV is here to provide you with updates...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 11, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice, Uncategorized
Join GCV as Executive Director Brionte McCorkle goes on air with Carrie Freeman on her podcast “In Tune to Nature.” Listen as she discusses how we live in a flawed society and how Brionte lays out the connection between racial injustice and the often...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 5, 2020 | Land & Wildlife
DeKalb County wants to swap a large portion of the park to Blackhall Studios. If they succeed it will put all public land in DeKalb at risk of private development. The precedent could even threaten parks across the entire state of Georgia. What does this mean? 40...
