The Daily Beast ranked the greenest legislators to identify the most “eco-friendly” politicians in the US. To compile this list they started with the most recent annual scoring of legislators’ environmental records from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV). They also looked at donations from the fossil fuel industry and donations from environmental policy and alternate energy interests. Bonus points were awarded for politicians who are members of environmental caucuses. It should come as no surprise that all are Democrats and not a single Republican made the list. Here is the list of the 20 greenest politicians in America:
20. Barbara Mikulski, Senator (D), Maryland
19. Jim Moran, Representative (D), Virginia
18. Barbara Lee, Representative (D), California
17. Dianne Feinstein, Senator (D), California
16. Harry Reid, Senator (D), Nevada
15. John Kerry, Senator (D), Massachusetts
14. Tim Bishop, Representative (D), New York
13. Michael Bennet, Senator (D), Colorado
12. Richard Blumenthal, Senator (D), Connecticut
11. Tammy Baldwin, Representative (D), Wisconsin
10. Donna Edwards, Representative (D), Maryland
9. Gerry Connolly, Representative (D), Virginia
8. Lynn Woolsey, Representative (D), California
7. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator (D), Rhode Island
6. Sam Farr, Representative (D), California
5. Barbara Boxer, Senator (D), California
4. Mark Udall, Senator (D), Colorado
3. Jeff Merkley, Senator (D), Oregon
2. Rush Holt, Representative (D), New Jersey
1. Raul Grijalva, Representative (D), Arizona
Source: The Daily Beast
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