Environmental endorsements for Tuesday's primary

Tomorrow is North Carolina's primary election. To help voters make wise choices, environmental groups have issued endorsements relevant to voters living in the Raleigh area.

One is the Conservation Council of North Carolina's political action committee, whose endorsements for several contested primaries include:

* Winston-Salem City Councilman and longtime environmental champion Dan Besse for lieutenant governor (click here to read full endorsement as a PDF);

* State Sen. Janet Cowell for state treasurer (click here to read a PDF of the endorsement); and

* Josh Stein for state Senate District 16 in Wake County.

C-PAC has also endorsed a number of legislators who do not face a challenge in the primary but who have an excellent voting record on environmental issues. They include:

* Rep. Jennifer Weiss in Wake County's House District 35; and

* Rep. Deborah Ross in Wake's House District 38.

To read C-PAC's complete slate of endorsements, click here.

The North Carolina Sierra Club has also issued primary endorsements. Like C-PAC, it's also endorsed Besse [PDF] for lieutenant governor and Cowell [PDF] for state treasurer. It notes that that whoever holds the position sought by Cowell, a former Sierra Club leader, will have the opportunity to capture the emerging market in clean energy technology.

The Sierra Club has also endorsed Weiss and Ross, along with state Sen. Vernon Malone in Wake's District 14, Rep. Grier Martin in Wake's House District 34 and Rep. Linda Coleman in Wake's House District 39.

To read the Sierra Club's full list of primary endorsements, click here.