Here's an electrification action you can take in February:
Ask your local electeds to join Rewiring America's Local Gov't Leaders for Electrification coalition.
Personalize this Local Government Leaders Electrification Letter Template and send it to mayors, city council members, county commissioners and other local electeds you know. Or meet them for coffee and ask them in person.
https://LocalGovLeadersforElectrification.org
@T Todd Elvins we're going to make a push on this at our chapter meeting next week. The resource for the letter template, this page, says “Rewiring America welcomes mayors, city council members and county executives and commissioners to join.” We thought of asking city staff like sustainability program managers to sign on, but that language implies that Rewiring America is only looking for elected officials. Do I have that right? Thanks!
@T Todd Elvins
Is personalizing and sending this electrification letter to local officials an action that we can record on the Action Tracker? Sending a letter urging support for electrification seems like a grasstops engagement action. However, the Action Tracker describes grasstops engagement as meeting with a community leader to advocate for carbon fee and dividend legislation.
Hi @Linda DeLap
Yes, this is a grasstops activity since you are contacting local elected officials. You are “meeting” with them via email to talk about electrification, which is one of the policies in CCL's policy agenda. 😀
In the Action Tracker under grasstops, please check the “Electification” box and the “other” box and fill in the “Meeting notes” with the details of the letter you sent.
If you want to contact local elected officials you know personally, you're welcome to send a simpler message inviting them to join Rewiring America's electification coalition.
Thank you for your CCL work!
Sorry for the long delay. Confirmed. Rewiring America is looking for Local Government Leaders. Is there a staff member who is empowered to join the coalition on behalf of an elected official?
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