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Biography: Jerry Brown
Current Office or Position
California Attorney GeneralFirst Elected: 11/03/1970Last Elected: 11/07/2006Previous Experience
Elected California Secretary of State in 1970, elected Governor in 1974, elected Mayor of Oakland in 1998Record: Jerry Brown
As governor, Brown’s scores from the California League of Conservation Voters ranged from a low of 63% in his final year to a high of 100% in three different years. As the only potential candidate for governor to have previously held the position, his votes on environmental legislation earned him an average score of 86%.
1975: 70%
1976: 94%
1977: 100%
1978: 100%
1979: 80%
1980: 100%
1981: 80%
1982: 63%In interviews with CLCV while running for Attorney General, Brown pledged to make environmental enforcement a top priority and committed to assigning strong legal advocates to this division in the AG’s office. He promised to re-invigorate the environmental prosecution department.
Environmental issues named as Browns’ top concerns in the CLCV candidate interviews for Attorney General in 2006 included improving the quality of life for all Californians, addressing climate change, our growing personal “toxic load,” and continued threats to species depletion and extinction.
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Platform: Jerry Brown
On his campaign website, Brown lists "Protecting the Environment" as one of seven main planks in his platform. According to his site (as of June 17, 2010):
Brown has long been recognized as a national environmental leader. As Governor, he made California a leader in energy efficiency, solar, geothermal and wind energy. At one point, California had over 90% of the electricity generated by wind power. He also established the California Conservation Corps, the premier environmental youth corps in the country.
As Mayor of Oakland, Brown fought for sustainability and green construction, making Oakland among the top 10 green cities in America.
As Attorney General, Brown has led the fight against George Bush’s EPA, and defended California’s landmark tailpipe emission laws and actively promoted local land use policies that reduce oil dependency and global warming.
On June 15, 2010, Jerry Brown released his plan "for investment in renewable energy technology and the creation of more than half a million green jobs."
According to his campaign website, Brown’s plan calls for:
Building 12,000 megawatts of Localized Electricity Generation
Building 8,000 Megawatts of Large Scale Renewables and Necessary Transmission Lines
Dealing with Peak Energy Needs and Develop energy Storage
A Timeline to Make New Homes and Commercial Buildings Zero Net Energy
Making Existing Buildings More Efficient
Adopting Stronger Appliance Efficiency Standards
Developing More Cogeneration Projects to increase combined heat and power production by 6,500 megawatts
The Appointment of a Renewable Energy Jobs CzarHe states, "The transition to clean energy is vital not only to our environment, but to our economic future as well. The next Governor has to be focused and totally committed to capturing the innovation and the growth that will come with clean energy."