Hi Washington Can’t Wait Partners!

The bill that we have been working on with Rep Duerr to add climate change planning to the GMA (HB 1099) will be going through its first legislative hearing in the Environment and Energy Committee this Tuesday, January 19th at 8AM. We need your help to make it clear to our legislators that Washington can’t wait any longer to address climate change resiliency, mitigation, and reductions in GHG and VMT in our land-use planning. Below are a few ways to support this effort:

  1. Share the information in this email, or some version of it, to your members/supporters on ways to advocate for this important legislation, either via email, through your social media, or any other channels that you use to communicate to your advocates.

    1. This includes step-by-step instructions and guides for individuals to express their support for this legislation.

  2. Submit your own written testimony to the committee on behalf of your organization, expressing why you support this legislation.

    1. We have a panel to give spoken testimony, but if your organization can submit written testimony it would be much appreciated.

  3. Join our Twitter storm on Monday (1/18) and Tuesday (1/19) using the following templates and the graphics in this folder. 

    1. Thank you @RepDuerr for sponsoring HB 1099. #WACantWait to address climate change in the GMA. #YesonHB1099 #ResilientFuture @Futurewise

    2. We support @RepDuerr’s HB 1099 to add climate change to the GMA. The climate crisis has arrived in WA and we need to do everything we can to address it. #WACantWait any longer. #YesonHB1099 #ResilientFuture @Futurewise

    3. #WACantWait to plan for climate resiliency and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled. We urge the legislature to support HB1099 to add a climate change goal to the GMA. #YesonHB1099 #ResilientFuture @RepDuerr @Futurewise

    4. RT and tag your legislators!: #WACantWait to plan for climate resiliency and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Please support HB1099 to add a climate change goal to the GMA. #YesonHB1099 #ResilientFuture @RepDuerr @Futurewise

Any support you can offer to generate more support for HB1099 prior to the Tuesday hearing would be much appreciated! Let me know if you have any questions or if there are any other resources/information that I can offer.

In solidarity,

Jamie

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Jamie Ptacek (she/her)

Lead Organizer: Washington Can’t Wait Campaign

Futurewise

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