The incoming majority in U.S. House of Representatives is not the only place that will have more climate and clean energy champions than ever before next year -- a historic number of Governors will come into office in 2019 backing a transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. That’s not the only place clean energy cleaned up -- several state legislature wins set the stage for progress, hundreds of ballot measures passed locally that will accelerate our transition to clean transportation, and in the West, campaigning on protecting public lands helped lead candidates to victory.
Washington, DC -- Yesterday, the company behind the contentious Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a fracked gas pipeline that is projected to run from West Virginia to Virginia, filed its application to continue the project into North Carolina with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. . The proposed Southgate extension would extend the pipeline into North Carolina. This move appears meant to thwart vocal opposition, as MVP likely anticipates decreased attention by submitting its application on a day when everyone is preoccupied with the election.
BOSTON--Last night, 52 Massachusetts Sierra Club endorsed candidates won their campaigns, increasing the number of climate champions to the State House and Senate, and reaffirming strong climate advocacy in our Federal delegation. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for many of these candidates, canvassing and making calls in 10 competitive races. In total, close to 4,000 calls were made, resulting in the unseating of several incumbents with poor records on the environment.
WASHINGTON, D.C - Donald Trump has asked for and received the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appointed Matt Whitaker to replace him.
In Response, the Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune Released the Following Statement:
Carson City, NV (Nov. 7, 2018) – Today, four clean energy advocacy groups, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, Western Resource Advocates, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club, lauded the results of two energy-related measures on the Nevada ballot. Voters’ approval of Question 6 and rejection of Question 3 confirms that Nevadans want cleaner air and a strong clean energy economy.
Portland, OR -- Democrat Kate Brown has won her re-election campaign to be Oregon’s governor. Brown campaigned on investing in clean, renewable energy and protecting Oregon’s coasts from offshore drilling.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Democrats will take control of the U.S. House of Representatives after a historic campaign that comes on the heels of two years of Trumpian chaos and attacks on the environment as well as the majority of Americans nationwide.
Simultaneously, Gubernatorial candidates across the nation are now bringing their support for a transition to a 100% clean energy economy to state capitals, including Jared Polis in Colorado, J.B. Pritzker in Illinois, and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan.
Glen Allen, VA -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Abigail Spanberger won her election to become the next representative for Virginia’s 7th District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Spanberger as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
Hudson, NY -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Antonio Delgado won his election to become the next representative for New York’s 19th District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Delgado as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
DENVER, CO - Tonight, Jared Polis (D) was overwhelmingly elected by Coloradans to serve as the next Governor of Colorado. Polis is the first gubernatorial candidate in Colorado’s history to run on a platform of driving the state toward a 100% renewable energy economy by 2040.