READY TO ADVOCATE FOR 100% IN YOUR COMMUNITY?!

Community advocates, following the Ventura City Council unanimous vote (7-0) to enroll in 100% Green Power with Clean Power Alliance.

Advocacy Tips:

• Speak during public comment at city council or board of supervisor meetings

• Email or call city council or board of supervisors

• Request a meeting with city council members or board of supervisors 

• Speak during public comment at your CCA board meetings

• Connect with local environmental organizations 

• Send letters of support from respected organizations or businesses

• Identify and engage influencers, including peer-to-peer elected officials 

• Find a champion city council member or board of supervisor

• Get a petition going

• Write letters to the editor or op eds for local publications

• Engage diversity of constituents, like businesses, environmental justice, community orgs, etc.

• Hone your messaging - make compelling a case, anticipate and overcome objections 

• Utilize emissions inventory data if available to highlight the emissions impact of switching to 100% renewable

• And remember, you don't have to have expert knowledge about CCAs or renewable energy, showing up is what matters most!

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Additional Resources:

• Sample Public Comment

• Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and the 100% renewable default from 10/2018

• Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and 100% renewable default from 1/2019

• Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and the 100% renewable default from 12/2020

• LA Times Letter-to-the-Editor about the original 10 municipalities in CPA that chose the 100% renewable default

• LA Times Article about CPA including member agencies' defaults

• UCLA Luskin School Report on 100% cities

• Check out Cass Sunstein's and Richard Thaler's behavioral economics research on the default effect

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CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE

Contact your Local Elected Officials Now!

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