Maryland League of Conservation Voters endorses Gov. Martin O’Malley

Earlier today, The Maryland League of Conservation Voters endorsed Gov. O'Malley for his upcoming re-election effort.

Throughout his first term as Governor, Martin O'Malley has made protecting the environment and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay one of his top priorities.

In his efforts to develop a Smart, Green and Growing Maryland, Gov. O'Malley has:

• Launched the innovative BayStat initiative, which is tracking the efforts to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay;
• Saved over 21,000 acres of Maryland’s most important landscape to protect watershed and wildlife;
• Mapped every plot and parcel of land in the state as part of a revolutionary environmental protection mapping system;
• Challenged Marylanders to plant 50,000 trees by the end of this year;
• Held the first-ever carbon credits auction that netted $136 million for Maryland;
• Reduced Greenhouse Gasses by 25 percent by the year 2020; and,
• Set one of the most ambitious energy savings goals – 15 percent – in the nation.

The League’s announcement comes just days after the Governor rolled out a 2011 budget that includes a doubled investment in the 2010 Bay Trust Fund.