Ditmas Park, Flatbush Rep. Gets 'Perfect 100' Score From Environmental Group

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — The New York League of Conservation Voters have been active since 1989 in helping to elect environmentally friendly politicians into office across the state.

This year, for the first time, the group put out a "scorecard," an attempt to grade state legislators on how they vote on environmental.

The news, released Wednesday, was good for environmentalists in Central Brooklyn. Bobby Carroll, who represents parts of Ditmas Park and Flatbush, along with Windsor Terrace, Kesington, and parts of Park Slope, scored a perfect 100 from the group.

Carroll was the only representative from Brooklyn and only freshman rep. to get the perfect score.

"We can no longer count on our federal government to lead the way on environmental issues," Carroll said in a statement. "New York must blaze a trail toward a greener and more sustainable future. We will think creatively to lower emissions and cut our use of fossil fuels. I am proud to work with organizations like the League of Conservation Voters towards this end."

Carroll touted his push earlier this year for a five-cent fee charged on plastic bags in grocery stores. The state ended up passing legislation overriding NYC's citywide plastic bag fee.

"The plastic bag fee failed because, sadly, some New Yorkers do not realize that these issues take sacrifice," Carroll said in his statement. "We must sacrifice some small amount of comfort today for a planet that will sustain future generations. That’s what it means to fight for the environment."

Image courtesy Bobby Carroll's Office