Rep. Markey: Standing for Something

If we don't have a habitable planet and healthy environment, what have we?

All other issues pale.

Hurricane Sandy showed us that.
 We need a Senator from Massachusetts with a history of standing for what's important, a Senator with a history of support.

The information below is from the League of Conservation Voters:

League Of Conservation Voters Endorses Markey In Mass. Senate Race

In all my years of fighting to protect the environment, I have learned how important it is to have strong allies who not only understand these critical issues, but are also willing to stand up and fight for a better future for our planet.

There are only a handful of people I would call a true climate champion, and Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey is certainly one of them.
A national leader on energy and the environment since his first election to the U.S. House in 1976, Congressman Ed Markey is now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator John Kerry.

 

With this week’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that 2012 was the warmest year ever recorded in the U.S., it’s more important than ever that we fill the halls of the U.S. Senate with legislators like Ed Markey who are willing to tackle the climate crisis. Frankly, we don’t just need another vote in the Senate -- we need a climate champion.

Fighting climate change has been the cause of Ed Markey’s life. That’s why I’m standing with Ed, but I can’t do it alone. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that -- if he gets elected -- he will be one of the greenest Senators in Washington and a bulldog on climate. That is why LCV Action Fund is 100 percent committed to his race.

Ed Markey is one of the strongest champions we have in Washington fighting the climate crisis. He co-authored and introduced the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) in 2009, during which he chaired the powerful Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. He also chaired the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming from 2007-2011, which held 80 hearings and briefings and contributed to the advancement of smarter energy and climate policies, including the first increase in fuel economy standards in three decades. As a response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Rep. Markey has been a leading voice for holding BP accountable for the disaster it created as well as reforming offshore drilling to incorporate lessons learned from the spill. A member of the Natural Resources Committee since 1976 and its current Ranking Member, Markey has also pushed to protect public lands, leading the fight to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

His impressive voting record has earned Markey a remarkable 94% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.