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ClimateHawksVote

Abbreviation CHV

Formation August22,2013

Founders RLMiller,HunterCutting

Type SuperPAC

Purpose electoralpolitics

Headquarters California

Region UnitedStates

Chair RLMiller

Website climatehawksvote.com(http://climatehawksvote.com)

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ClimateHawksVoteisasmallscale,grassrootsfundedsuperPACfoundedin2013thatsupportscandidatesandelectedofficialswhomitidentifiesasmakingclimatechangeatoppriority.[1][2]

Contents

1History2Electoralpolitics3Scorecard4Advisoryboard5References6Externallinks

History

"Climatehawk"isatermoftenusedtodescribepeoplewhoworkforaggressivestepsregardingclimatechangeandcleanenergy.[3]Thegroupseeksoutthosepoliticianswhosupportpricingcarbon,endingtheuseofcoal,anddeployingrenewableenergy,particularlysolarandwindenergy.[4]

CofounderandchairRLMillerisanactivist,blogger,andchairoftheCaliforniaDemocraticParty'senvironmentalcaucus.[1]TheotherfounderisHunterCutting,DirectorofStrategicCommunicationsatClimateNexus.[5]

ThegroupwasfoundedoutofMiller'sfrustrationthatpartsoftheDemocraticPartysupportfossilfuel.Millerstatesthatwithintheparty,"Youdon'tspeakoutforrestrictingawoman'srighttochoose.Youdon'tspeakoutfortheKochBrothers.Yetatthesametime,we'vegotplentyofpeoplewithintheDemocraticPartywhothinkitisperfectlyokaytospeakoutinsupportofcoal."[4]MillerhascitedMontanaGovernorBrianSchweitzer,"anopencheerleaderforcoal,"asamotivatingfactorinthecreationofthegroup.[2][4]

Electoralpolitics

ThegroupworkstosupportclimateorientedcandidatesinprimaryandgeneralelectionsfortheHouseandSenatebyendorsingcandidates,engagingandeducatingvoters,andtrainingyoungerpeopletorunforoffice.[1][5]Thegroup'sstrategyincludesspeakingdirectlytovotersthroughknockingondoors,phonebanking,andholdingrallies.[2][4]AsasuperPAC,ClimateHawksVotecannotdonatetoorcoordinatewithanycandidateorcampaign.[6]



"We'reseekingtoelectleaderswillingtotakeonthegreatestchallengefacingthenextfewgenerationsofhumanity.ToomanyDemocraticpoliticiansconsiderclimatetobejustanotherissuebubblingbelowthesurfaceoftoppriorities,andtoomanyDemocratsarewillingtoexcuseDemocraticpoliticianswhotouttheirstates'coalandoilresourcesaslongasthey'regoodonotherissues,"MillertoldTheHill.[1]

ClimateHawksVotedoesnotruleoutbackingRepublicans,butitfocusesonrankingDemocratssincetheygenerallyshowmoreinterestinclimatechange.Thegroupis"notpartisan,buttheRepublicanPartyissodeeplyentrenchedindenyingtheexistenceofclimatechangethatifaRepublicanclimatehawkweretoemerge,wewouldlookhardataRepublican'swillingnesstobuckleadershipaswellastheRepublican'spositiononclimate,"Millersaid.[1][5]Supportwoulddependonnotjustnotdenyinghumancausedclimatechangebuthavingaviableplantodosomethingaboutit.[4]

In2014,thegroupmadeendorsementsin17races,andtheendorsedcandidateswonin11ofthosedespiteitbeingatoughyearforDemocrats.[7][8]Sen.BrianSchatzofHawaiiwasamongthoseendorsed.Thegrouphasbeencreditedwithperhapsmakingthedifferenceinhisprimaryelectionvictory,whichhadamarginof1,769votes.[4]

AmongtheracesthatClimateHawksVotedidn'twinwasalongshotbidtohavePaulClementsunseatFredUpton,chairoftheHouseCommitteeonEnergyandCommerce,afterClementsdidsurprisinglywellinonepoll.[9]

ClimateHawksVoteisnotexpectingtomakeendorsementsforpresidentbeforesummerof2015,butthegroupstatesithopestoseeSen.BernieSanders'"climate[and]solarsensibilitiesincorporatedintoanypresidentialdebate."[10]Thegrouphascalledforpresidentialleadershiponclimatebyrestrictingextractionoffossilfuelsonpublicland,particularlycoalfromthePowderRiverBasinofMontanaandWyoming.[11]

Scorecard

ClimateHawksVotegivesscorestomostDemocratsandIndependents(andafewRepublicans)intheHouseandSenatethatmeasuretheirclimateleadership.Ratherthanlookatvotes,thescoresmostheavilyweighpublicengagement,suchasappearancesatclimateevents,pressconferences,andspeeches.Thegroupalsolooksatbillsauthoredorcosponsored,pressreleases,websites,andcongressionalcaucusesthatthelegislatorshavejoined.[2][10]

Ratedonascaleof100to+100,thegroupconsiderseachmemberofCongresstobeaclimatehawk,a"climateduck"(onewhoduckstheissue),ora"climatepeacock"(thosewhoareallshowbutnoaction).[12]"Iwanttouse[thescorecard]toidentifytheclimatechampions,"saidMiller."IwantedtocreateacertaintoughnessthatIthinkhasbeenmissingfromenvironmentalpolitics...ahardheaded,inittowinitattitudewhenitcomestoclimatechange."[12]

Othergroupsproducesimilarenvironmentalscores,butClimateHawksVotefocusesonlyonclimate.[2]ScoresfromgroupssuchastheLeagueofConservationVoterslookatvotesbutnotlegislators'intensityofleadershiporengagementwiththepublic.ClimateHawksVotetriesto"lookatleadership,notjustvotes,"saysMiller."Forexample,[Sen.]AmyKlobuchar[DMinn.]isapopularDemocratwithahighLCVrating.Ipulledheruprandomly,andcomparedherwithSheldonWhitehouse[DR.I.],whoisourgold



standardintheSenate.Thelasttimeshementionedclimate,atthetimeIdidthis[2013],wasin2008.Alightbulbwentoffinmyhead:We'retrustingthemtovoteasablocbutthey'renotleadingonthisissue.Weneedtomeasurepublicengagement."[6]

AnotherdifferencebetweenthescorecardsfromClimateHawksVoteandothergroupsisthatsomeothersusequestionnaireresponsesfromcandidatesinmakingdecisions,whileClimateHawksVotelooksonlyatpublicactionsandstatements.Thegroupconsiderspublicstatementstohavegreateraccountability.[6]

Sen.BernieSanders'announcementofhispresidentialcandidacycoincidedwiththeClimateHawksVote'sreleaseofitsfirstSenatescorecard,inwhichSanderswasthehighestratedsenatorinthejustcompleted113thCongress.[10][13]ThisratingwasbasedinpartonhismarchingonclimatewithNewYorkersandhissponsorshipofbillsrankedasimportanttothegroup:theClimateProtectionActof2013toimposeacarbonpollutionfeeandtheResidentialEnergySavingsActof2013thatwouldhavemadeloanstostatestoproviderebatesforrooftopsolarsystems.[14][15]OthershighonthelistwereSchatz,Whitehouse,EdMarkey,andBarbaraBoxer.Whitehousetoppedthepreliminarylistforthe114thCongress.[10][16]

Ontheotherhand,SenateleaderChuckSchumerwasgivenafairlylowscoreandcriticizedbythegroupfornotconnectingclimatechangewithextremeeventssuchasHurricaneSandy.ElizabethWarrenscoredabithigherbutwascriticizedfornotmakingclimateacentralissueexceptforopposingtheKeystoneXLPipeline,leavingher23rdofthe48Democratsscoredinthe113thCongress.Shehasshownsignsofmovingupinthe114thCongress.[16][17][18]

AtthebottomoftheDemocratswereMarkWarner,JonTester,JoeDonnelly,HeidiHeitkamp,JoeManchin,andClaireMcCaskill.BobCasey,Jr.,didbetterthanthosebuttiedwithoneofthefewRepublicansscored,ChuckGrassley.[10][19]SevenDemocraticseatswerenotscoredinthe113thcongress:MarkUdall,MaryLandrieu,CarlLevin,KayHagan,TimJohnson,JayRockefeller,andtheseatsharedbyMaxBaucusandJohnWalsh.[20]

Advisoryboard

ClimateHawksVote'sadvisoryboardincludes:[1][5]

VanJones,activist,formerlyWhiteHouseaideandcohostofCNN'sCrossfireBillMcKibben,founderof350.orgTomMatzzie,CEOofEthicalElectric,formerlyWashingtondirectorofMoveon.orgBeckyBond,VicePresidentandPoliticalDirectorofCREDOMobileJamesRucker,cofounderofColorofChangeJigarShah,CEOofCarbonWarRoomDarcyBurner,CEOofTerraHeating,activist,andpastcongressionalcandidate

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Roberts,David(20101021)."Introducingclimatehawks"(http://grist.org/article/20101020introducingclimatehawks/).Grist(Seattle,WA).Retrieved20150501.Sheppard,Kate(20121108)."5ClimateHawksWhoWononTuesday"(http://www.motherjones.com/bluemarble/2012/11?page=4).MotherJones(SanFrancisco:FoundationforNationalProgress).Retrieved20150501.Johnson,Brad(20111215)."VIDEO:ClimateHawksWhitehouseAndFrankenHoldClimateCrisisColloquy"(http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/12/15/390202/videoclimatehawkswhitehouseandfrankenholdclimatecrisiscolloquy/).ClimateProgress(Washington,D.C.:CenterforAmericanProgress).Retrieved20150501.Snyder,JimPenty,Rebecca(20130125)."KeystonesFateShiftstoClimateHawkKerry"(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20130125/keystonepipelinefateshiftstoclimatehawkkerry).BloombergBusiness(NewYork,NY).Retrieved20150501.

4. Bagley,Katherine(20140820)."Q&A:HowaSuperPAConaShoestringIsTakingonCongress'ClimateApathy"(http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140820/qahowsuperpacshoestringtakingcongressclimateapathy).InsideClimateNews(Brooklyn,NewYork).Retrieved20150405.

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7. Bagley,Katherine(20141105)."Q&A:EnvironmentalistsMostlyCountingElectionLossesDespite$85MillionOutlay"(http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141105/environmentalistsmostlycountingelectionlossesdespite85millionoutlay).InsideClimateNews(Brooklyn,NewYork).Retrieved20150503.

8. Miller,RL(20141122)."Wewon!ThefinaltallyforClimateHawksVote's2014races"(http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/22/1346513/WewonThefinaltallyforClimateHawksVotes2014races).DailyKos.Retrieved20150503.

9. ClimateHawksVoteinvolvementintheUptonracewascoveredinthesenewsarticles:Bagley,Katherine(20141103)."ClimateHawkGivesUnbeatableFredUptonaRunforHisOilIndustryMoney"(http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141103/climatehawkgivesunbeatablefreduptonrunhisoilindustrymoney).InsideClimateNews(Brooklyn,NewYork).Retrieved20150405.Roberts,David(20141031)."IsthisHouseRepublicanabouttolosetoaclimatehawk?"(http://grist.org/politics/isthishouserepublicanabouttolosetoaclimatehawk/).Grist(Seattle,WA).Retrieved20150405.Restuccia,Andrew(20140903)."LCVoutwithnewMichiganSenateadCellulosicethanolplantopeningRepublicansprobingNRDCinfluence"(http://www.politico.com/morningenergy/0914/morningenergy15157.html).Politico(Washington,D.C.:CapitolNewsCompany).Retrieved20150405.

10. Sheppard,Kate(20150429)."ProspectivePresidentialCandidateBernieSandersScoresHighInNew'ClimateHawk'Ranking"(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/29/berniesandersclimatechangesenate_n_7175314.html).TheHuffingtonPost(NewYork,NY:AOL).Retrieved20150430.

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Externallinks

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(http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121676/berniesandersbetterenvironmentalistelizabethwarren).TheNewRepublic(Washington,D.C.).Retrieved20150430.

16. Geiling,Natasha(20150430)."SenatorsLikeElizabethWarrenArentLeadingOnClimateChange,ReportSays"(http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/30/3653132/climatehawkreport114congress/).ClimateProgress(Washington,D.C.:CenterforAmericanProgress).Retrieved20150430.

17. Moskowitz,Peter(20150429)."ElizabethWarrenandotherDemocratsfailingonclimatechange,reportclaims"(http://www.theguardian.com/usnews/2015/apr/29/elizabethwarrendemocratsclimatechangereport?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it).TheGuardian(London).Retrieved20150430.

18. Adler,Ben(20150509)."IsElizabethWarrenaprogressiveleaderonclimatechange?"(http://grist.org/politics/iselizabethwarrenaprogressiveleaderonclimatechange/).Grist(Seattle,WA).Retrieved20150518.

19. Feld,Lowell(20150430)."New'ClimateHawksVote'ScorecardRanksMarkWarnerNeartheBottomTimKaineSomewhatBetter"(http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/13234/newclimatehawksvotescorecardputsmarkwarnernearthebottomtimkainesomewhatbetter).BlueVirginia.Retrieved20150503.

20. "ClimateHawksVoteChooseState"(http://www.climatehawksvote.com/choose_state).ClimateHawksVote.20150430.Retrieved20150527.

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