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Dec 8, 2011
Oilies Fight against Effort to Go Low-Carb

Nope, this isn’t a reference to another fad diet – at least not for people.  It’s our cars and trucks that need to go low-carb this time, meaning reduce their carbon emissions to help California address its air quality problems and limit its contributions to climate change.

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Dec 8, 2011
Environmental Champions Honored in West Hollywood

It's a rare thing during these challenging times for California's and the nation's environment: pausing for one night to celebrate our victories and the leaders that make them possible.

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Dec 7, 2011
The GOP Muppet hearings begin

Allegations that the Muppets are secretly Communist... puppets?

Sounds a bit far fetched, but that's exactly what Fox Business Network’s Eric Bolling claimed when he argued Kermit and Miss Piggy were trying to "brainwash" our kids.

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Nov 29, 2011
Dedicated to a Better World: Wendy James

Wendy James is a force to be reckoned with: she is President and founder of The Better World Group, served on the CLCV Board of Directors for a decade, and was President of the nonprofit Environmental Media Association, among other positions.

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Nov 28, 2011
Her Most Important Role: Daphne Zuniga, Environmentalist

Although she is best known as an actress, having appeared in films including Spaceballs and The Sure Thing and on TV shows including Melrose Place and One Tree Hill, it’s Daphne Zuniga’s role as an environmental activist that is earning her recognition as a recipient of the CLCV Environmental Leadership Award at our gala December 1st.

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Nov 27, 2011
Recycling => Reinvigorating the Economy

It turns out that recycling is key to helping our economy rebound.

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Nov 18, 2011
Mayor Bob Foster: Think Global, Act Local

This week, Mayor Bob Foster will be the recipient of our Environmental Leadership Award in recognition of his entire career as an environmental champion. 

Most people don’t necessarily see the role of mayor as being one that can influence national or even state policy.  But Bob Foster, the mayor of the City of Long Beach – California's seventh largest city – challenges that notion. 

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Nov 18, 2011
CLCV Announces 2012 Endorsements for State Assembly and Senate

It's time to announce CLCV's 2012 endorsements!

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Nov 14, 2011
Keystone XL Pipeline on Hold

Celebration should be called for only once the proposal is completely off of the table.

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Nov 9, 2011
How did your legislator perform on the environment in 2011?

Are you ready to know their scores and take action? Today the team at CLCV released our annual California Environmental Scorecard today, one year prior to the 2012 election. The record of the year’s most important environmental votes (available at http://www.ecovote.org/scorecard/2011-scorecard) reveals how members of the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown performed on the environment in the 2011 legislative session.

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