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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Randy Hultgren has lost his reelection for the House of Representatives. Hultgren was targeted by the Sierra Club Political Committee as a top “Fossil Fool” because he has made his allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action, clean air and water protections. Congressman Hultgren has an abysmal 5% environmental voting record according to the League of Conservation Voters Scorecard, and he voted with the environment 0% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, he has taken $81,250 from oil and gas interests.
Denver, CO -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Jason Crow won their election to become the next representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Jason Crow as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-6) has lost his reelection for the House of Representatives. Roskam was targeted by the Sierra Club Political Committee as a top “Fossil Fool” because he has made his allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action, clean air and water protections. Peter Roskam has an abysmal 7% environmental voting record, and he voted with the environment 3% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, Roskam has taken $397,320 from oil and gas interests.