Thanks, Wally.

I knew that Dave Loebsack had cast some bad environmental votes in 2012, but I was shocked when I went through the LCV scorecard in more detail. Among other things, Loebsack was loud and proud for KeystoneXL and voted for deregulating the coal industry as well as for revoking the EPA's authority to regulate coal ash.

Looking through all the House members' scores, I learned that only 27 House Democrats had a worse environmental voting record last year than Loebsack did. One of those was Leonard Boswell, but most were Democrats representing heavily Republican districts in the south or rust belt. In contrast, a guy like Peter DeFazio of Oregon had a strong environmental voting score last year, even though he represents a tougher district than Loebsack does.

It would be helpful for environmentalists who live in Iowa's second district to let Loebsack know that you are not satisfied with his voting record lately. If we don't hold politicians accountable, we shouldn't be surprised when they throw us under the bus. Loebsack knows better, because the first five years he was in Congress, he was a pretty strong environmental vote. I know I won't be making any future donations to his re-election campaigns.

Laurie

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Bleeding Heartland today has an excellent discussion of the LCV scores. Here is the link: http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/6067/iowa-congressional-voting-on-the-environment-not-a-pretty-picture

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http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/scorecard.lcv.org/files/LCV_Scorecard_2012_0.pdf is a link to the League of Conservation Voters website, with lots of information. The Senate (p. 12) and House (p. 18) score card votes are there.Ginger> Wally, I don't understand how the scores are computed??> Renata Sack> On Feb 20, 2013, at 12:13 PM, Ronald Spears wrote:> >> okay - could use more rational on this>> >> >> ----- Original Message ----->> From: "Wally Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>>> To: [log in to unmask]>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:54:40 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central>> Subject: Re: LCV scores for Iowa Senators and Reps>> >> League of Conservation Voters. Sorry I didn't explain that.>> >> Wally Taylor>> >> >> -----Original Message----->> From: Ronald Spears <[log in to unmask]>>> To: IOWA-TOPICS <[log in to unmask]>>> Sent: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 10:52 am>> Subject: Re: LCV scores for Iowa Senators and Reps>> >> Sorry - what is LCV?>> ----- Original Message ----->> From: "Wally Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>>> To: [log in to unmask]>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:22:38 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central>> Subject: LCV scores for Iowa Senators and Reps>> >> I just got the LCV scores for Iowa's Senators and Reps. See below. Braley's and Loebsack's scores have gone down.>> >> Wally Taylor>> >> U.S. Senate Average56%>> U.S. House Average42%>> SenatorsState2012 ScoreLifetime Score>> Grassley, Chuck E.IA14%21%>> Harkin, TomIA93%83%>> RepresentativesDistrict2012 ScoreLifetime Score>> Braley, BruceIA-0183%88%>> Loebsack, Dave W.IA-0269%87%>> Boswell, Leonard L.IA-0346%61%>> Latham, TomIA-046%8%>> King, Steve A.IA-059%5%>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/> > Renata E. Sack> 414 Sunset Road> Waterloo, IA 50701> > 319 235 7395> cell: 319 240 4591> [log in to unmask]> > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to:[log in to unmask] out our Listserv Lists support site for more information:http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.aspSign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagshipe-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club'slatest news and activities. Subscribe and view recenteditions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/

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