Chop Wood, Carry CA 9/27 ☀️
Hey, Team CA!
So, Governor Newsom has until September 30 to sign some incredibly important climate legislation into law. Thank you all so much for the emailing and calling you’ve done to get these bills this far- we just need one more little push!
Here’s some info on the five bills in question from the wonderful Climate Action California:
AB 1866 (Hart): Requires the owners of idle oil and gas wells to file a plan for the elimination and restoration of their wells.
AB 2716 (Bryan): Requires plugging and abandoning of low-production wells in or adjacent to a state park or recreation area in the largest urban oil field in CA, the Baldwin Hills Inglewood oil field.
AB 3233 (Addis): Reaffirms local governments’ longstanding rights to limit or prohibit oil and gas operations or development in their jurisdictions to protect their communities from oil and gas pollution.
SB 1374 (Becker): Restores access to rooftop solar to apartment dwellers and schools.
SB 219 (Wiener and Stern): Ensures timely implementation of the corporate emissions and climate risk reporting bills passed and signed by the Governor last year. Corporate emissions reporting requirements are essential to holding corporations accountable for their greenhouse gas pollution.
Click here for access to a sample email you can customize and send to Gov. Newsom, urging him to sign these bills!!
Or, you can also call the Governor and mention whichever bills are most important to you- his office phone number is (916) 445-2841. His phone lines are open from 9 to 5, but are sometimes glitchy, so call back again later if you don't get through the first time. THANK YOU!
Here’s a sample script you can use (also courtesy of Climate Action CA):
“Hello. My name is ____ and I live in _____. I am calling to urge the Governor to sign these important bills: [PICK YOUR FAVORITES… FOR EXAMPLE, SB 1374, AB 3233, AB 1866, and AB 2716]. Together these bills will protect communities from deadly pollution, advance our state’s climate goals, and hold the oil industry accountable for its actions. Please sign these bills as soon as possible. Thank you.”
On a different note, Activate America is hosting a great event this Sunday for those of you in the LA area! Join them in their attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most postcards written in a day to voters. There will be food, music, surprise guests, and advocacy for George Whitesides (CA-47). What more could one ask for?
The event is from 1-5pm at 4214 Effie Street, LA- feel free to join for whatever portion of that time frame works for you! RSVP here.
OK, thanks so much, all! More soon.
Jess