"In one of the least-shocking political developments of 2012, four major environmental groups simultaneously endorsed President Obama's reelection bid Wednesday."
"The leaders of the Clean Water Action Fund, Environment America, League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club announced in a conference call with reporters that they would turn their members out in force to support Obama this fall.
League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski described the presidential election as 'a clear choice between someone who's going to be a champion and someone who's best buddies with Big Oil and climate deniers.'
All four groups endorsed Obama in 2008, but this is the first time they have done it concert. This was the earliest point in the election cycle that three of the groups had ever backed a presidential candidate, though the League of Conservation Voters endorsed Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in January 2004 in his unsuccessful effort to unseat President George W. Bush."
Juliet Eilperin reports for the Washington Post April 18, 2012.
