“On the South Shore, Cape Cod and the Islands, a healthy environment is critical to our economy,” Delahunt said today. “Our tourism, marine economy and especially our recreational and commercial fishing industry all depend on a clean healthy environment. Emerging clean energy technologies and industries of the future are all tied to a clean environment as well. That is why I am pleased to have a rating of 100% by the League of Conservation Voters.”
The recently released 2009 Scorecard includes 11 Senate and 13 House votes dominated by clean energy and climate but also encompassing other environmental issues such as public lands, water and wildlife conservation.
“The 2009 National Environmental Scorecard illustrates the extent to which the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress began to move our nation towards a clean energy future that will create new jobs, make America more energy independent and curb global warming pollution,” said LCV President Gene Karpinski. “The successes of the first session of the 111th Congress, including passage of comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation in the U.S. House, clearly demonstrated a down payment on the change that voters sought in 2008.”
The full 2009 National Environmental Scorecard can be found at www.lcv.org/scorecard. Delahunt was one of 140 members in the House that earned a perfect 100% score in 2009.
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