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Opportunities to Make a Difference

Send a FB or IG message to Senator Kyrsten Senima and Joe Manchin

We need both senators on board to pass the 2nd infrastructure bill which will contain critical provisions for addressing climate change.

Just because we aren't in their state doesn't mean we can't put pressure on them to act.

Take two minutes to submit a Facebook or Instagram message to the two Senators leveraging the talking points below.

Potential Talking Points

  • I'm deeply concerned about climate change
  • We're seeing more severe floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and drought that are all going to get worse if we don't act swiftly
  • I strongly urge you to support solutions in the 2nd infrastructure bill that get us to net zero by 2050
  • With your help, we can tackle this crisis and avoid hardship for millions of Americans

Kyrsten Senima

Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) • Instagram photos and videos

Senator Kyrsten Sinema | Facebook

Joe Manchin

Senator Joe Manchin (@joemanchin) • Instagram photos and videos

Senator Joe Manchin III | Facebook

Show Notes

This Week’s Reason for Hope

Ford planning to build three battery factories and electric truck plant

  • $11.4B investment
  • Calling it their Blue Oval cities
  • Ford stopped making sedans with phase out of Ford Fusion

Sources

Ford Will Build 4 Factories in a Big Electric Vehicle Push - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Ford ends sedan production for US as Fusion is phased out - Roadshow (cnet.com)


Smart Grid

Bipartisan infrastructure plan has $73B allocated for modernizing grid

How big is the grid?

  • 19,000 generating units
  • 640K miles of HV transmission
  • 6.3M miles of distribution

Sources

OE R&D Fact Sheet 2017.pdf (energy.gov)

FACT SHEET: Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal | The White House  


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