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Youth want real climate policy for Earth Day 2020

Karen — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:40:27 +0000

Youth want real climate policy for Earth Day 2020 Karen Thu, 06/15/2017 - 20:40

Date

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 13:00

Use the directions and script below to guide your call:

Directions: The number may connect you to a menu or operator. Ask (or dial) for your legislator’s office. You’ll likely be connected to a staff member or voicemail and that’s fine. Parts in bold are the most important. If you have Senators Barrett, Creem, Lovely, Pacheco, or Tarr, or Representatives DeLeo, Donato, Dykema, Friedman, Garlick, Michlewitz, Moran, or Rush click *here* before calling.

"Hello, my name is _______ . I live in _____________ so I’m a constituent of [respective legislator] _____________ . I am speaking as a member of the new MA Youth Climate Coalition. Thousands of us are taking to the cloud next week to fight climate change and us youth led climate organizations agree that legislators must match their extraordinary leadership on COVID-19 with unprecedented climate action to protect our future.

[If someone picks up, do this! If a VM, skip!]

I’m concerned about ________ (an experience or concern you’ve had with regard to climate change especially where you live for example, increased pollution in your area, concerns about your future, flood or drought predictions, etc).

I want [legislator] _____________ to address the climate crisis by supporting 3 critical pieces of legislation:

Bill H.2836, which establishes strict emissions limits that get us to 100% Renewable energy by 2045
H.2810, which pushes strong, specific corporate polluter fees to equitably fund a just transition to a green economy, and
H.4264, protections for Environmental Justice, Frontline and Labor communities.

Thank you for passing science-based, equitable climate policy and stay healthy."

Now, tell us how your call went.

42.288717755072, -70.781905040654

Youth demand just climate policy

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 22:35:14 +0000

Youth demand just climate policy admin Wed, 04/22/2020 - 18:35

Use the directions and script below to guide your call:

Directions: The number may connect you to a menu or operator. Ask (or dial) for your legislator’s office. You’ll likely be connected to a staff member or voicemail and that’s fine. Parts in bold are the most important. Feel free to ad-lib as you are comfortable. Freaked out about making the call? Watch a sample video of someone calling an elected official (unrelated to this campaign): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1PhYlgAZug

If you have Representatives DeLeo, Golden, or Michlewitz click *here* before calling.

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Hello, my name is _______ and I live at [address] _____________ so I’m a constituent of [representative] _____________. I want to thank [“you” or Rep’s name if speaking with aid] for your extraordinary leadership during this pandemic. I’m calling because I want to make sure that an equally urgent crisis, climate justice, also gets addressed this legislative session.

Feel free to share at this point why climate change is important to you: I’m concerned about... ________ [an experience or worry you’ve had about climate change; especially, effects--pollution, heat, asthma, flooding--where you live or concerns about you/your family’s future]).

I want Representative/Senator _____________ to address the climate crisis by supporting 2 critical pieces of legislation. Specifically, I want him/her to call Tom Golden, as Representative Golden is Chair of the committee where these bills are STUCK, and ask him to vote the 2 climate bills forward from his committee on July 22! These bills are:

Bill H.2836, which establishes strict emissions limits that get us to 100% Renewable energy by 2045
H.2810, which levies strong, specific corporate polluter fees to equitably fund a just transition to a green economy, and

Lastly, we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. Please also ask Representative/Senator _____________ to address the climate crisis by supporting 2 critical pieces of legislation:

Bill HD.5128/SD.2868, an Act Relative to saving black lives and public safety
H.4264/S.453/S.464, which provide legal definitions that will allow us to protect communities from environmental racism and classism.

Thank you for treating these issues with as much urgency as the COVID-19 crisis. Stay healthy!

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I want Carbon Pricing

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:44:14 +0000

I want Carbon Pricing admin Fri, 04/10/2020 - 16:44

Your Script is Simple:

"Hi, my name is ___ and I vote in (town). I would like Massachusetts to please put a price on carbon because such a policy is the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gases and catastrophic global warming. I care about this very much and would like to know what your office knows about carbon pricing and what you are doing about it" ...

Thank you.

Also Call These Leaders:

(617) 722-1572 - Michael Barrett, Senate co-chair of the Telecommunications Utility and Energy committee (TUE)
(617) 722-2263 - Thomas Golden, House co-chair of the Telecommunications Utility and Energy committee (TUE)

Learn More:

An Act to Promote Green Infrastructure and Reduce Carbon Emission by former Representative Jennifer Benson

https://masscleanenergyfuture.org/the-policy/

World Bank Video about Carbon Pricing