Environment New Mexico Legislative Scorecard June 2008 Environment New Mexico Legislative Scorecard Environment New Mexico Legislative Scorecard Environment New Mexico Legislative Scorecard Environment New Mexico Written by: Ivan Frishberg Lauren Ketcham Rick Trilsch With contributions from: Anna Aurilio Emily Figdor Sean Garren Mike Gravitz Caroline Kory Christy Leavitt Ben Schreiber June 2008 Environment New Mexico Legislative Scorecard Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the policy staff, field staff, citizen outreach staff, interns, volunteers and members of Environment New Mexico and Environment America for their ongoing work to protect and preserve the environment. Special thanks Paul Carlson, Silas Pugatch, and Erin Wingo for their help in producing this year’s Legislative Scorecard. Environment New Mexico, a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization, monitors the voting records of New Mexico’s state legislators and Congressional Delegation. Environment New Mexico PO Box 4073 Albuquerque, NM 8796 (505) 54-489
[email protected] www.EnvironmentNewMexico.org For additional copies of the Environment New Mexico Legislative Scorecard, or for more information about Environment New Mexico, please visit www.EnvironmentNewMexico.org. Copyright 2008 Environment New Mexico All photos under license from shutterstock.com. Cover photo: Shiprock, NM, Mike Norton; Page 4: California Coast, Sasha Buzko; Asheville, NC, Bonita R. Cheshier; Page 5: Susquehanna State Park, MD, Andrew Williams; Page 6: Shiprock, NM, Mike Norton; Page 7: Allegheny National For- est, PA, Jeffrey M. Frank; Page 10: Shenandoah National Park, Amygdala Imagery; Page 12: Wind Farm, Rafa Irusta; Page 13: Traffic, Natalia Bratslavsky; Page 14: Offshore Drilling Rig, Ingvar Tjostheim; Page 15: Sewer Pipe, Vankina; Page 16: Grand Canyon, Forbis; Page 17: Solar Panels, Adrian Matthiassen.