Tis the season…

With the campaign season fast approaching, it must be time for Republican statewide candidate Chuck Poochigian to burnish those environmental credentials. Believe me they need burnishing…

Poochigian, who represents parts of the Central Valley that are consistently given an “F” for air quality by the American Lung Association, will be holding a press conference to “encourage replacing nearly 1000 CA schools busses that do not meet federal safety standards or state air quality standards.”

Thanks for stepping up to the plate, Chuck. But, where have you been the last 5 years?

When Pooch’s constituents needed him to step up on important legislation to fight air pollution or clean up the environment, he has failed them miserably. In fact, according to the CA League of Conservation Voters Scorecard, from 2000 - 2004 Senator Poochigian has averaged one pro-environmental vote every other year.

CLCV Scores (according to www.ecovote.org):

Year Poochigian Score
2000 7%
2001 0%
2002 0%
2003 0%
2004 6%

Nice going. Does tomorrow’s event mean he gets to skip a year?


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