Sierra Club Scorecard Names Shelby, Utica Legislators ‘Pollution Promoters’
The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter's 2011-12 legislative scorecard gave Shelby Township and Utica's four Republican legislators failing grades for their actions on environmental issues.
Casting "no" votes on nearly all legislation considered “pro-environment” by the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, Shelby Township and Utica’s state legislators have been labeled “pollution promoters” by the club’s recently released 2011-12 legislative scorecard. Released annually, the scorecard’s results are based upon roll call votes on specific bills in the House and Senate during a given legislative session. For the 2011-12 scorecard, the Sierra Club calculated the votes cast on 24 bills dealing with a variety of environmental issues, from light bulbs and beach grooming to wolf hunting season and a regional transit authority. “2011-2012 was by far the most anti-environmental legislature we’ve had in Michigan for decades. It’s extremely …
