In late April, some 1.7 million gallons of oil began gushing from a British Petroleum well in the Gulf of Mexico each day. Horrified Californians continue to be exposed daily to images of brown pelicans soaked in black oil, tar balls washing up on beaches, and devastated local economies. That’s not exactly good PR for the Dirty Energy Proposition being bankrolled with $2 million from Texas oil companies, which just qualified for California’s November ballot.

Big Oil and other polluters are bankrolling a deceptive smear campaign against state Senate candidate John Laird. Find out who the “Seniors Advocate League” and “JobsPAC” really are.

It was a great night for the environment. Candidates endorsed by the California League of Conservation Voters won in 89 of 92 contests! Thanks to your critical support, environmental champions — despite being heavily outspent by their opponents in many cases — emerged victorious.

The worst environmental catastrophe in our nation’s history is unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, making two things more clear than ever to Californians: we must transition away from oil and develop cleaner forms of energy, and we must elect leaders here at home who will work to make this transition possible.

Today, Senate candidate Carly Fiorina released an irresponsible television ad critical of Senator Barbara Boxer’s statement that climate change is a national security issue. Fiorina referred to climate change as “the weather.”

On June 8th, Californians have got some choices to make in the primary election. We need to decide if we want legislators backed by folks who think rules are holding us back or candidates who understand that rules are the very foundation of civilized society. We need to decide as well if we support changing the rules for the benefit of corporations. In other words, if you like the recent calamities, vote for the anti-regulation folks. If you want a healthy prosperous future for yourself and your kids, pick the folks that will make and enforce the rules.

The candidates CLCV endorses are the ones in a given race we believe will make the most pro-environmental legislators. Now I’d be lying if I said the results weren’t sometimes interesting, and we’ve surprised a few people with two particular endorsements this season: Hector de la Torre for Insurance Commissioner and Kamala Harris for Attorney General. But with a closer look I’m sure you’ll see where we’re coming from.