Florida League of Conservation Voters

What We Are

   The Florida League of Conservation Voters has for 27 years served as the nonpartisan advocacy and educational arm of the environmental/conservation movement in Florida.

    FLCV is an informal coalition of activists and leaders from environmental and conservation organizations throughout Florida.

    The FLCV Advisory Board currently consists of 76 environmental activists from organizations and communities around the state.

What We Do

  o    FLCV MONITORS ALL VOTING RECORDS AND ACTIVITIES of all legislators during each year's legislative session.

  o FLCV works alongside pro-environment elected officials in Florida and holds all elected officials accountable by publishing each year the ONLY COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD for the Florida Legislature and Governor and Cabinet.

  o FLCV FOLLOWS ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION and DEVELOPS POSITIONS ON LEGISLATIVE POLICY ISSUES.

  o FLCV SCREENS CANDIDATES FOR STATE POLITICAL OFFICES on their environmental records and views. Our program of endorsement and support includes evaluation of past records, questionnaires, interviews, and input from local environmentalists.

What They Say

"The FLCV Scorecard is one of the most important tools citizens have to ensure protection of their environment and health. It pierces the veil of secrecy surrounding legislative action and guarantees the public an accurate assessment of legislators, thereby promoting government accountability."

Suzi Ruhl, J.D.

President, Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation

"The FLCV Scorecard is of great service to all citizens who want to make democracy work on behalf of the public interest."

    Rosette Walsh
    President
    Florida Consumer Action Network

"There's no other comparable evaluation of our state legislators' environmental voting."

    Mark Ferrulo
    State Director

Florida Public Interest Research Group

Responses from media, legislators, government agencies, organizations, concerned citizens, et al.:

    "Magnificent project!"
    "Absolutely topnotch!"
    "Nothing else like it in the State!"
        …and the plaudits go on.

What You Can Do

Your support of the work of FLCV is essential.

Although we are nearly all volunteers and very frugal, there are expenses which cannot be pared down further:

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printing of the scorecard.

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postage, faxing, telephone, computer work, copying, etc.

Please help us further our unique work by becoming a sponsor of FLCV?

Picking up your pen now and filling out the coupon can be one of the most important environmental actions you take this year.

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