Rick Taylor Receives Environmental Endorsements

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State Representative Rick Taylor (D-151) was recognized today by leaders in the Environmental community who have endorsed him because of his leadership on alternative energy, his success in cleaning up hazardous waste sites for re-development, and his role in fighting for sound policies for all of Pennsylvania. The endorsements took place at the at the Wetlands Restoration Project in Fort Washington, a project that would not have gone forward without the advocacy of Representative Taylor.In addition to these endorsements, Representative Taylor was recognized for a 100% Environmental voting record by Penn Environment.

Susan Curry, an environmental champion from Ambler, was on hand to talk about Representative Taylor's role as a broker for local issues. "Rick Taylor has been a consistent advocate for environmental issues, during his campaign and in legislative actions" said Curry, "He supported funding for Ambler to develop a downtown tree management policy, and he joined with local citizens in a successful request that EPA list the Bo Rit asbestos site in the National Priorities List for Superfunds. He listens carefully and then acts decisively."

Brady Russell, the Eastern PA director of Clean Water Action, was on hand today, to speak to Rick's role in the Democratic Caucus on the environment.

"Rick Taylor understands the connection between public health and natural spaces and is willing to stand up for them. People who care about environmental issues should know that Rick Taylor is always willing to be a leader, both within the Democratic Caucus and on the floor of the House, whenever we have a high priority. "


In offering their endorsement, Mark Schmerling of the Sierra Club also recognized Representative Taylor's commitment to alternative energy sources.

"Today we're happy to endorse Rick again, this time for an even better reason than in 2006, his perfect voting record on environmental issues during his first term in Harrisburg. He voted for a bill to allocate $650 million over five years to renewable energy; for a bill to require utilities like PECO to teach people how to use less electricity; for a bill to require utilities to install smart meters in people's homes, so they'll know to use less electricity at times of the day when it's most expensive; and for a bill gradually to increase the percentage of cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel in vehicle fuels. Rick is a future environmental leader, and we urge people to vote for him."