Legislative 2012CONSERVATION SCORECARD

presented by 2012 Overview You care about Colorado’s The Conservation Community worked to protect our environmental Colorado way of life in 2012 by improving the economy and protecting public health and the environment. legacy. In 2012 the economy and the Protecting public health.

environment both won. There were numerous bills that would Do your legislators? have rolled back Colorado’s protection As Colorado’s unemployment rate of our air and water. The conservation hovered around 8%, the conservation community killed these anti-environment community went into the legislative The scorecard highlights the priorities and anti-public health bills. session vowing to be part of the of the conservation community in the economic solution while protecting the • Colorado’s renewable energy 2012 legislative session. You will find environment. Numerous important pro- factual, nonpartisan information about standard has helped the state become conservation/pro-economy bills passed. less dependent on dirty coal and how each member of the legislature instead transition to using wind and voted on important issues that affect • E-Waste: Will keep toxic chemicals out solar. Weakening the renewable energy Colorado’s air, land, water and people. of our ground and water and create standard would have made our air We invite you to examine the scores of 2,500 jobs for Coloradans. dirtier and been a step backwards in your representative and your senator the effort to address climate change. and to see how well their votes match • Electronic Vehicles: Cut red tape to (HB 1121, HB 1160, HB 1172, HB 1351). allow local businesses to install charging up with your conservation values. We stations, making Colorado a place to • HB 1103 was a direct attack on air encourage you to call or write your grow the electric vehicle market. legislators and let them know you quality by exempting counties from ozone testing. follow their environmental scores. • Colorado’s economy is inextricably Phone number and email addresses of linked to our environment, supporting • HB 1161 threatened to undo a your elected officials can be found at tourism as our second largest industry decade worth of work to protect coloradoconservationvoters.org. and providing Colorado businesses with Colorado’s water quality by delaying an educated work force that lives here and weakening rules regarding nitrogen for the quality of life. This year several and phosphorus levels in our water. bills were passed to protect our forest and our wildlife. (HB 1032, HB 1150) Colorado Conservation Voters turns conservation values into

2 coloradoconservationvoters.org Colorado priorities. coloradoconservationvoters.org 3 House Bill 1258 Electric Vehicle Charging 2 Sponsors: Representative Energy Bills Brian DelGrosso and Senator Cheri Jahn

House Vote: Passed 60 - 3

Senate Vote: Passed 33 - 0

Pro-Environment Vote: YES

Governor Hickenlooper Signed into Law on: 5/3/2012

HB 1258 clarified that third-party charging stations for electric vehicles, House Bill 1028 House Bill 1351 such as your local coffee shop, shall not Low Income Energy Protecting the Renewable be regulated as an electric utility, and 3 Assistance 5 Energy Standard Amendment ensured that EV charging stations could Sponsors: Representative Cheri Gerou Sponsors: Senator use renewable energy generated on and Senator site. The bill will lead to an increased Senate Vote: Failed 8 – 27 number of vehicle charging stations and House Vote: Passed 49-16 supports the expansion of the electric Pro-Environment Vote: vehicle market. Senate Vote: Passed 24-10 YES 2012 Scored Votes Pro-Environment Vote: YES Senator Jeanne Nicholson offered an amendment that required trash Governor Hickenlooper Signed into Law gasification projects to be greenhouse on: 3/24/2012 gas emissions-neutral and that air Top Priorities emissions be as clean as or cleaner than HB 1028 extends funding for energy- the emissions of natural gas plants. In 2012, two pro-active bills were top related assistance for low-income priorities for the conservation community. households through energy bill payment assistance and energy efficiency House Bill 1136 These bills are common sense solutions Electric Vehicle Charging that are good for the environment and improvements. 6 help our economy. Station Prohibition Sponsors: Representative Robert Ramirez House Bill 1351 and Senator Senate Bill 133 Gasification of trash in the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act 4 Renewable Energy Standard House Vote: Passed 37-28 1 Sponsors: Senator Gail Sponsors: Representative Schwartz and Representative Don and Senator Lois Tochtrop Senate Vote: Failed 2-3 in the Senate Coram Committee on State, Veterans and House Vote: Passed 35 - 29 House Vote: Passed 43-20 Military Affairs Senate Vote: Senate leadership laid over Senate Vote: Passed 28-6 the bill until after the conclusion of the Pro-Environment Vote: NO legislative session. Pro-Environment Vote: YES HB1136 would have prohibited electric Governor Hickenlooper Signed into Law Pro – Environment Vote: NO vehicle charging stations from being on: 4/20/2012 located on publicly-owned property, HB 1351 was an attempt to undermine creating a significant barrier to SB 133 bans large screen electronics Colorado’s renewable energy standard developing an alternative vehicle from landfills. Such a ban will protect by allowing energy generated from infrastructure in Colorado. our air and water by reducing the toxic the gasification of trash to count for metals contained in these electronics compliance, a process that is started from entering the waste stream. by burning natural gas. This would have Additionally, with the return of the helped utilities avoid making investments electronics into the market, 2,500 new in truly clean sources of energy. recycling jobs will be created.

4 coloradoconservationvoters.org coloradoconservationvoters.org 5 from mines is important, and this reviewed by a separate scientific advisory amendment made it possible for incentives committee before being approved. This to be provided without using renewable bill would further delay important cleanup energy tax credit. of our water by requiring another review of water pollution rules that have already Sponsor: Representative Matt Jones been extensively studied. House Vote: Failed 30 -33 Pro-Environment Vote: YES House Bill 1335 Representative Matt Jones offered an Restoring Oil and Gas amendment that would have qualified 12 Inspectors Amendment the capture of coal mine methane gas Sponsors: Representative and as an innovate energy solution instead of Public Health Bills Representative a renewable energy. This solution would House Vote: Failed 31-34 have protected the development for wind and solar while also providing an important Pro-Environment Vote: YES incentive for the capture of coal mine The following bills and methane gas. Oil and gas is getting closer to amendments impact communities and critical water supplies, House Bill 1172 public health and our and public health impacts are just Prohibit Environmental beginning to be understood. Despite this, 9 Representative offered Planning environment. an amendment to the state budget bill, Sponsors: Representative , HB 1335, to remove three inspectors from Representative Kathleen Conti and House Bill 1103 the Colorado Department of Public Health Senator Clean Air Exemption and Environment (CDPHE) for air and House Vote: Passed 35 - 30 10 Sponsors: Representative water quality on oil and gas operations. Energy Bills The House passed the Sonnenberg Senate Vote: Failed 2-3 in the Senate Glenn Vaad and Senator Lois Tochtrop amendment. Representatives Su Ryden Committee on State, Veterans and Military House Vote: Passed 35-29 and Nancy Todd offered an amendment Affairs to strip Rep. Sonnenberg’s amendment House Bill 1160 Senate Vote: Failed 2-3 in Senate State Pro-Environment Vote: and restore the three additional oil and NO Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Coal Methane in the gas inspectors. CDPHE is currently woefully 7 HB1172 prevented state regulators from Renewable Energy Standard understaffed with only four inspectors. taking into account the federal regulatory Pro-Environment Vote: Sponsors: Representative Randy NO This means that facilities like oil and gas risks associated with carbon dioxide Baumgardner and Senator Gail Schwartz condensate tanks that release ozone into pollution, as well as other environmental HB 1103 allows county commissioners to the air are only inspected once every 27 House Vote: Passed 34 - 29 externalities, when evaluating utility plans exclude all or part of their county from years. The inspectors were restored to the for energy acquisition. vehicle emissions testing if their county Senate Vote: Senate leadership laid over budget by the Senate. the bill until the conclusion of the legislative does not violate national ambient air session. quality standards for carbon monoxide and ozone. Neither dirty air nor polluting House Bill 1335 Pro-Environment Vote: NO The conservation community worked to cars stay in one county so it is essential Adding Oil and Gas to test all cars, regardless if they are HB1160 allowed coal mine methane gas reestablish funding for the Governor’s 13 to count for compliance with Colorado’s registered in a county that meets clean air Inspectors Amendment Sponsor: Senator Morgan Carroll Renewable Energy Standard. While Energy Office this legislative session. The standards. the capture of methane gas is critically result was House Bill 1315. The bill is a Senate Vote: Passed 18-13 important for combating climate change compromise but achieves our goals of House Bill 1161 and reducing local air pollution around Pro-Environment Vote: YES mines, the legislation created a false establishing a consistent funding stream Delaying Clean Water Rules Sponsors: Representative choice; we can reduce coal mine for the office, protecting the Clean Energy 11 With new oil and gas activities along the and Senator methane pollution and promote actual Front Range, Senator Morgan Carroll fund, and ensuring a continued focus on offered an amendment to the state renewable energy. Proponents repeatedly House Vote: Passed 36-29 rejected numerous amendments that new energy economy efforts including budget bill, HB 1335, to add four Colorado would have better achieved both energy efficiency, wind and solar. In Senate Vote: Failed 3-4 in Senate Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) inspectors. In 2011, the COGCC objectives. addition, the energy office will be required Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee had fifteen inspectors to inspect 46,835 to focus much of its efforts on energy House Bill 1160 amendment wells. Each inspector is responsible for Including the capture of efficiency when working on fossil fuels. HB Pro-Environment Vote: NO over 3,000 wells. In 2011, 74% of the wells were not inspected and had little to no coal mine methane gas as an 1315 passed the Senate unanimously and 8 HB 1161 requires rules approved by the oversight. The amendment was stripped innovative energy solution amendment. had only two no votes in the House. Water Quality Control Commission on The capture of usable methane vented out of the budget in the conference phosphorus and nitrogen pollution to be between the two chambers.

6 coloradoconservationvoters.org coloradoconservationvoters.org 7 Forest and Wildlife Bills 2012 saw extensive debate on oil and gas development. Ultimately bills to expand and reduce local control of Colorado’s forests and wildlife not only enhance every oil and gas development died as did numerous other Coloradan’s quality of life but also contribute billions of bills. However, an important rule making and task force dollars to the state’s economy every year. occurred outside of the legislative session. House Bill 1032: Governor Hickenlooper signed into law Forest Restoration Programs on: 03/16/2012 Fracking Disclosure Rule Governor’s Oil and Gas Task 14 Sponsors: Representative Millie Hamner and Senator Jeanne HB 1050 continues the period for which Making Force state income tax return forms include Nicholson In December of 2011, Colorado This spring, the Governor convened a line where taxpayers can make a implemented a strong fracking a task force on the role of local contribution to the nongame and House Vote: Passed 57-6 disclosure rule requiring most chemicals governments in regulating oil and gas endangered wildlife fund. and concentrations used in hydraulic development. Task force members Senate Vote: Passed 30-5 fracturing to be disclosed on a public included representatives of oil and website www.frackfocus.com. This gas companies, local governments Pro-Environment Vote: YES 2012 again saw attempts to reduce basic right-to-know provision is a and a representative from Colorado Great Outdoor Colorado (GOCO) critical first step to ensuring that public Conservation Voters. The task force Signed into law by Governor health is protected from oil and gas recommendations included enhancing Hickenlooper on: 03/24/2012 and lottery funding for open space. development. However, much work the role of Local Government Designees remains to be done to fully protect our (local government liaisons to the HB 1032 continues the Forest Restoration This funding makes projects like air, land, water, and communities from Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Program and its funding for five more Phantom Canyon, state parks and oil and gas drilling. Moving forward, Commission) that will increase years. This is the only state funding disclosed chemicals need to be studied transparency and give the public access source for forest restoration and forest local parks possible while also to understand their impacts on air, water to more information. Additionally, the health programs. being an economic driver that and public health. task force established a path for local governments to assist with much needed House Bill 1050: brings in millions of dollars every inspections, but not enforcement, of oil and gas operations. 15 Non-Game and Endangered year into the state. Ultimately, Species Tax Check Off the bills attempting to reduce Sponsors: Representative Roger Wilson and Senator Jeanne Nicholson GOCO funding died in the first

House Vote: Passed 63-0 committee. The conservation community will continue to protect Senate Vote: Passed 27-6 this vital funding stream. Pro-Environment Vote: YES

8 coloradoconservationvoters.org coloradoconservationvoters.org 9 Conservation Champion As Democratic Caucus Whip, Representative worked tirelessly to ensure her colleagues were as strategic and effective as possible during the day-to- day battles on environmental issues in Did legislators vote the values of Coloradans? the state House. Rising Stars Notable Leaders We are pleased to recognize several 2012 State of the Rockies Poll Results legislators who were passionate and Colorado voters across the political environmental regulations that are effective advocates for the environment spectrum – from Tea Party supporters weighing down Colorado’s businesses.” and Coloradans this session. They are to those who identify with the Occupy • 71% support the EPA “continuing to some of the leading lights of the future of Wall Street movement and voters in- implement the Clean Air Act by updating Senate Leadership conservation at the capitol. between – view Colorado’s parks and the standards for air quality, including for Senate President Brandon Shaffer, public lands as essential to their state’s smog, dust, and emissions from power Majority Leader John Morse, and Representatives Dave Young, , plants, factories and cars,” with a majority economy and want to see clean air, Caucus Chair Morgan Carroll were Millie Hamner represent diverse areas (54%) strongly in support. clean water, natural areas and wildlife stalwart champions for the environment of the state and all spoke eloquently on funded and protected. this session. In their leadership roles environmental issues and repeatedly On Prioritizing Conservation: they helped to defeat numerous • Two-thirds of Colorado voters want exhibited courageous leadership on anti-environmental attacks including 67% of Coloradans across partisan and to reduce America’s need for coal, oil behalf of Colorado’s environment. ethnic lines identify as conservationists and gas by expanding use of clean, attempts to undo Colorado’s renewable energy – which they see as a Renewable Energy Standard and loosen Senators Angela Giron from Pueblo and On Jobs: local job creator. oversight of oil and gas drilling. They Jeanne Nicholson from Gilpin county • 78% say that we can protect land and were courageous leaders and Colorado Source: Colorado College, 2012 State of the Rockies Poll, were key allies in the senate. Senator water and have a strong economy at the http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/stateoftherockies/ is better off for their work this last session. Giron worked diligently to ensure that same time. conservationinthewestsurvey_e.html. every Coloradan has access to clean • 93% agree that “Our national parks, water and Senator Nicholson fought forests, monuments, and wildlife areas Identify as Leaving a Legacy hard to protect the Renewable Energy are an essential part of Colorado’s Sub-group Senator and Representative Conservationist Standard. economy.” Judy Solano are two conservation • 44% Colorado voters say that Latino 64% champions leaving the legislature due to environmental regulations have a positive White/Anglo 68% term limits. Breaking the partisan impact, whereas only 29% say they have Urban 68% a negative impact. Suburban 67% Senator Bacon has served 14 years in the Divide Rural 67% Colorado legislature and has a lifetime Two Republicans helped break the On Energy: score of 99%. Senator Bacon has been partisan divide to sponsor the priority bills • 64% say increasing the use of Tea Party Supporter 67% a champion on countless environmental for the conservation community. renewable energy will create jobs in Occupy Wall St. 81% issues including making sure that we Colorado. Republican 62% are not leaving a toxic legacy from Representative proudly used • State voters are more apt to say they Independent 65% would encourage the use of solar power irresponsible mining for our children to his mining background to sponsor the Democrat 73% (55%) and wind power (46%) than other confront. electronic waste recycling bill.

sources of energy. Hunter 66% Angler 75% Representative Judy Solano has served Representative Brian DelGrosso used On Regulation: eight years in the House with a 98% his business perspective to help cut • 63% of Centennial state voters are lifetime score. Representative Solano has red tape to make it easier for local more likely to view environmental laws 86% say that “Even with state budget been a leader on renewable energy; businesses to provide electric vehicle more as “important safeguards to protect from brining net metering to Colorado charging stations by sponsoring the private property owners, public health problems, we should still find money to working to increase the renewable electric vehicle bill. and taxpayers from toxic pollution and energy standard and much more. costly clean-ups” than to view them as to protect and maintain Colorado’s “burdensome regulations that tie up Both Senator Bacon and Representative industry in red tape, hurt them too much land, water and wildlife.” Solano will be missed in the legislature financially, and cost jobs” (29%). but their legacy will live on in Colorado’s • Only 34% agree that “One of the 82% say the same about state parks. natural places. best ways to create jobs is to cut back

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Key Key

Q Pro-Environment Vote Q Pro-Environment Vote ~ Anti-Environment Vote ~ Anti-Environment Vote E Excused E Excused * Not Scored because Joint * Not Scored because Joint Budget Committee Member Budget Committee Member * Not appointed yet * Not appointed yet Bold 100% score in 2012 Bold 100% score in 2012 Coal Methane in the RES Coal Methane in the RES Amendment Coal Methane in the RES Coal Methane in the RES Amendment Non-Game and Endangered Species Tax Check-Off Non-Game and Endangered Species Tax Check-Off Restoring Oil and Gas Inspectors Amendment Restoring Oil and Gas Inspectors Amendment Electric Vehicles Act Electric Vehicles Act Low Income Energy Assistance Low Income Energy Assistance Forest Restoration Programs Forest Restoration Programs EV Charging Station Prohibition EV Charging Station Prohibition Clean Air Exemption Clean Air Exemption Burning of trash in the Renewable Energy Standard Burning of trash in the Renewable Energy Standard

Delaying Clean Water Rules Delaying Clean Water Rules Prohibit Environmental Planning Prohibit Environmental Planning

Electronic Waste Recycling Jobs Act Electronic Waste Recycling Jobs Act

SB 133 HB 1258 HB 1028 HB 1351 HB 1136 HB 1160 HB 1160 HB 1172 HB 1103 HB 1161 HB 1335 HB 1032 HB 1050 SB 133 HB 1258 HB 1028 HB 1351 HB 1136 HB 1160 HB 1160 HB 1172 HB 1103 HB 1161 HB 1335 HB 1032 HB 1050

Legislator District 2012 Score Lifetime Score Number of Years in Colorado Legislature Legislator District 2012 Score Lifetime Score Number of Years in Colorado Legislature 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 Acree, Cindy ( R) HD 40 31 28 4 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Looper, Marsha ( R) HD 19 8 33 6 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Balmer, David ( R) HD 39 23 37 8 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Massey, Tom ( R) HD 60 38 51 8 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Barker, Mark ( R) HD 17 42 38 2 Q Q Q E ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q McCann, Elizabeth (D) HD 8 100 98 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Baumbardner, Randy ( R) HD 57 17 27 4 E Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q McKinley, Wes (D) HD 64 33 66 8 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ E Q Becker, Jon ( R) HD 63 31 32 2 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Q McNulty, Frank ( R) HD 43 23 41 6 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Beezley, Don ( R) HD 33 23 20 2 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Miklosi, Joe (D) HD 9 100 100 4 E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q Bradford, Laura ( R) HD 55 38 32 4 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Murray, Carole ( R) HD 45 23 26 4 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Brown, J. Paul ( R) HD 59 23 28 2 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Nikkel, B.J. ( R) HD 49 23 24 4 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Casso, Edward (D) HD 32 85 95 6 Q Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Q Q ~ Q Q Pabon, Dan (D) HD 4 100 100 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Conti, Kathleen ( R) HD 38 38 28 2 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Pace, Sal (D) HD 46 83 94 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ~ ~ Q E Coram, Don ( R) HD 58 31 24 2 Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Peniston, Cherylin (D) HD 35 92 96 6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Q Q Court, Lois (D) HD 6 100 98 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Priola, Kevin ( R) HD 30 8 37 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q DelGrosso, Brian ( R) HD 51 31 30 3 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Ramirez, Robert ( R) HD 29 38 28 2 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Duran, Crisanta (D) HD 5 100 100 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Ryden, Su (D) HD 36 100 98 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Ferrandino, Mark (D) HD 2 100 98 5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Schafer, Sue (D) HD 24 100 100 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Fields, Rhonda (D) HD 42 100 96 2 Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Scott, Ray ( R) HD 54 31 32 2 Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Fischer, Randy (D) HD 53 100 100 6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Singer, Jonathan (D) HD 11 92 92 1 Q Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q * Gardner, Bob ( R) HD 21 38 32 6 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Solano, Judy (D) HD 31 100 98 8 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Gerou, Cheri ( R) HD 25 46 37 4 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Q Sonnenberg, Jerry ( R) HD 65 15 20 6 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Hamner, Millie (D) HD 56 100 100 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Soper, John (D) HD 34 85 92 8 Q Q Q ~ ~ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Holbert, Chris ( R) HD 44 23 24 2 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Stephens, Amy ( R) HD 20 31 32 6 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Hullinghorst, Dickey Lee (D) HD 10 100 100 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Summers, Ken ( R) HD 22 38 38 6 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Jones, Matt (D) HD 12 100 100 10 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Swalm, Spencer ( R) HD 37 8 27 6 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Joshi, Janak ( R) HD 14 23 28 2 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Swerdfeger, Keith ( R) HD 47 38 36 2 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Kagan, Daniel (D) HD 3 100 94 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Szabo, Libby ( R) HD 27 23 28 2 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Kefalas, John (D) HD 52 100 100 6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Todd, Nancy (D) HD 41 100 98 8 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Kerr, Andy (D) HD 26 92 99 7 Q Q Q ~ Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Tyler, Max (D) HD 23 100 100 3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Kerr, James ( R) HD 28 31 35 8 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Vaad, Glenn ( R) HD 48 38 47 6 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Labuda, Jeanne (D) HD 1 92 96 6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Vigil, Edward (D) HD 62 100 98 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Lee, Pete (D) HD 18 100 100 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q Waller, Mark ( R) HD 15 38 30 4 Q Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Levy, Claire (D) HD 13 100 99 6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Williams, Angela (D) HD 7 100 96 2 Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Liston, Larry ( R) HD 16 31 32 8 ~ Q Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Q Wilson, Roger (D) HD 61 100 100 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Young, Dave (D) HD 50 92 92 1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Q

12 coloradoconservationvoters.org coloradoconservationvoters.org 13 Scorecard Advisory Committee* 2012 Senate Votes Jeanne Bassett Environment Colorado Jen Boulton Key Audubon Colorado and Colorado Trout Unlimited Q Pro-Environment Vote Scott Braden ~ Anti-Environment Vote Colorado Mountain Club E Excused Carrie Curtiss * Not Scored because Joint Colorado Enviornmental Coalition Budget Committee Member Nichole Goodman * Not appointed yet Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Non-Game and Endangered Species Tax Check-Off Restoring Oil and Gas Inspectors Amendment Electric Vehicles Act Low Income Energy Assistance Forest Restoration Programs Protecting the Renewable Energy Standard Amendment

Bold 100% score in 2012

Electronic Waste Recycling Jobs Act Marjorie Griek Colorado Assocition for Recycling

SB 133 HB 1258 HB 1028 HB 1351 HB 1335 HB 1032 HB 1050 Dan Grossman Environmental Defense Fund

Legislator District 2012 Score Lifetime Score Number of Years in Colorado Legislature 1 2 3 5 13 14 15 Josh Joshwick Aguilar, Irene (D) SD 32 83 92% 2 Q E Q ~ Q Q Q San Juans Citizen’s Alliance Bacon, Bob (D) SD 14 100 99% 14 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Board of Directors* Pam Kiely Boyd, Betty (D) SD 21 86 91% 12 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Environmental Defense Fund and Western Resource Advocates Brophy, Greg ( R) SD 14 29 32% 10 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ Q John Backlund Backlund & Associates Cadman, Bill ( R) SD 10 14 17% 12 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pete Maysmith Colorado Conservation Voters Carroll, Morgan (D) SD 29 100 98% 8 Q Q Q Q Q Q E Lynn Chapman Greene Lucky Corridor, LLC Foster, Joyce (D) SD 35 86 93% 4 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Randy Moorman Colorado Environmental Coalition Giron, Angela (D) SD 3 100 100% 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Michele Christiansen - Treasurer Joshua Pollock Grantham, Kevin ( R) SD 2 43 32% 2 Q Q ~ ~ ~ Q ~ Beth Conover - Vice-Chair Rocky Mountain Wild Guzman, Lucia (D) SD 34 100 100% 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Gates Family Foundation Joshua Ruschhaput Harvey, Ted ( R) SD 30 57 30% 11 Q Q ~ ~ ~ Q Q Andrew Currie Sierra Club Heath, Rollie (D) SD 18 100 100% 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Roger Freeman - Nominating Chair Davis Graham & Stubbs Karin Sheldon Hodge, Mary (D) SD 25 83 86% 12 Q Q Q ~ * Q Q Western Resouce Advocates Hudak, Evie (D) SD 19 100 100% 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Barbara Green Frank Smith Jahn, Cheri (D) SD 20 86 82% 10 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q SullivanGreenSeavy, LLC Western Colorado Congress Johnston, Mike (D) SD 33 86 95% 3 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Dan Grossman Gary Wockner King, Keith ( R) SD 12 29 24% 12 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ Q Environmental Defense Fund Clean Water Action King, Steve ( R) SD 7 57 47% 6 Q E Q ~ ~ Q Q Elise Jones

Lambert, Kent ( R) SD 9 50 23% 6 Q Q ~ ~ * Q ~ Colorado Environmental Coalition Lundberg, Kevin ( R) SD 15 29 20% 10 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ Q ~ Peter Kirsch - Chair Staff list Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell Mitchell, Shawn ( R) SD 23 50 30% 14 Q Q E ~ ~ Q ~ Chris Arend Morse, John (D) SD 11 100 100% 6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Aimee Leatherman Communications Director E.ON climate & Renewables North America Neville, Tim ( R) SD 22 29 29% 1 ~ Q ~ ~ ~ Q ~ Brian Graves Online and Field Organizer Newell, Linda (D) SD 26 86 97% 4 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q John H. Loewy Nicholson, Jeanne (D) SD 16 100 100% 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Karl Nyquist Ben Gregory Sterling Homebuilders Deputry Director Renfroe, Scott ( R) SD 13 20 22% 6 E Q ~ ~ ~ ~ E Roberts, Ellen ( R) SD 6 71 66% 6 Q Q Q ~ ~ Q Q John Powers Monika Heinbaugh Adminstrator Scheffel, Mark ( R) SD 4 33 26% 4 ~ Q ~ ~ E ~ Q Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Schwartz, Gail (D) SD 5 86 98% 6 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Auden Schendler Travis Leiker Aspen Skiing Company Development Director Shaffer, Brandon (D) SD 17 86 97% 8 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Spence, Nancy ( R) SD 27 71 39% 14 Q Q Q ~ ~ Q Q Jenn Vervier - Secretary Pete Maysmith New Belgium Brewing Company Executive Director Steadman, Pat (D) SD 31 83 94% 3 Q Q Q ~ * Q Q Tochtrop, Lois (D) SD 24 86 94% 14 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q Gary Wockner Faith Winter Program Director White, Jean ( R) SD 8 71 56% 2 Q Q Q ~ ~ Q Q Clean Water Action Williams, Suzanne (D) SD 28 86 87% 16 Q Q Q ~ Q Q Q * Organizations listed for identification purpose only * Organizations listed for identification purpose only

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