By Susan Williams | Director of Development
Climate change is at the forefront of pressing issues today. With the recent People’s Climate March, the United Nations Climate Summit in New York City, and the continuance of extreme weather events across the country, you understand that it is a vital time for EESI to continue to engage with Congress on climate change and resiliency efforts. You’ve made a lot possible to date with your past support as a donor on Global Giving.
You have helped EESI work on multiple fronts to advance policy action on climate change. Whether we are providing one-on-one technical assistance on complex policy issues or carrying out policy briefings on Capitol Hill, you have been key. You’ve helped us develop and distribute a Timeline of EPA’s Actions on Greenhouse Gases that includes past agency actions and future plans. This timeline also summarizes EPA’s work in a user-friendly way, showing that EPA has long taken action on greenhouse gases. Each week you help us distribute Climate Change News to more than 4,000 members of the policy community (click here if you would like to sign up!). You’re helping us cover developments on the proposed Clean Power Plan, climate impacts, policy news, and more.
And you can multiply your impact even more when you give again on Global Giving's Bonus Day--TODAY!
EESI sees an opportunity to be of value to the policy community, with the proposed EPA Clean Power Plan set to be finalized in June next year. The Clean Power Plan aims to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent compared to 2005 levels by the year 2030. It is a significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions. You can help us bring forth more briefings on the proposed Clean Power Plan when you give again today.
Many state and local officials, utility companies, and federal policymakers need more information on the options they have to comply with EPA’s new regulations--and that is where you can help. By renewing your financial support for EESI, you will help further extend our reach within the policy community on Capitol Hill by allowing us to host briefings, meet with policymakers, and create factsheets about EPA’s new Clean Power Plan.
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said, "One of the great things about the way in which this rule is proposed is it has started a dialogue between energy and environmental leadership in states that has really not happened before…It is really going to be overall [a] state decision on how to meet this." Let’s help policymakers understand those opportunities.
Global Giving is offering a 30% match on donations up to $1,000 today starting at 9am EDT. Up to $75,000 in matching is available. We're also competing for a $1,000 bonus award for most individual donors and another $1,000 bonus award for most money raised! Matching lasts until funds run out, so please give to help Congress understand energy and climate issues starting at 9am EST today. Thanks!
Your gift will help us to develop a series of briefings on EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. With enough funds, EESI plans to host a briefing this Fall examining the public’s questions and comments on the plan, another to update the new Congress on this regulation, and a final briefing in the Spring when the EPA’s final ruling is set to come out. We also plan to meet with Congressional offices, utility providers, and other groups that are working to understand and comply with the proposed regulations.
Thanks so much for your past support and for helping us move ahead on Global Giving Bonus Day today at 9am EDT.
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