Dear John,

As a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa, I learned firsthand about the global impacts of climate change and the benefits of service.

This legislative session, we have an opportunity to establish a Climate Corps right here in Maine to help provide the human resources needed to increase the scope and scale of our climate change response. 

Establishing a state Climate Corps is a recommendation in Maine's Climate Action Plan, Maine Won't Wait, and will help harness the power of service to support Maine communities both curb and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Volunteer Maine, where I sit as a state commissioner representing the environmental sector, was tasked with developing a Climate Corps plan. The commission partnered with about one hundred stakeholders to form a comprehensive and ambitious plan that is specific to our state. The final plan was reported to the Environment and Natural Resources committee of the legislature on January 31st. Read the full report here. 

Action Needed:

Please consider testifying in support of LD 1974, which will fund and allow the program to move forward. 

Establishing a Maine Climate Corps program does require state funding. Yet, the cost of doing nothing is far greater for Maine's people and environment—and for marginalized communities around the world.

Copy the template at the bottom of this email to draft your testimony.

Click here to submit your testimony then select:

• “Public Hearing”
• “Environment and Natural Resources”
• “Feb 28 2022 11:00AM”
• “LD 1974: An Act To Establish and Fund the Maine Climate Corps Program Pursuant to Recommendations in the Report Required by Resolve 2021, Chapter 25"
• Upload your testimony or paste it in the box.
• Enter your information and hit submit. 

Learn More:

I invite you to read my recent blog about the lessons I learned as a Peace Corps volunteer about the global impacts of climate change and the benefits of service.  

Thank you so much for using your voice to make an impact,

Stacie

P.S. After you submit your testimony please let us know and we will keep you informed as LD 1974 progresses.

TEMPLATE FOR WRITTEN TESTIMONY

Testimony in support of LD 1974, An Act To Establish and Fund the Maine Climate Corps Program Pursuant to Recommendations in the Report Required by Resolve 2021, Chapter 25

To: Sen. Brenner, Rep. Tucker, and Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary From: (YOUR NAME, TOWN, ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION IF RELEVANT)

Dear Senator Carney, Representative Hartnett and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, my name is (your name) and I live in (your town). [If you are testifying on behalf of an organization, state that here]. [State your profession and/or other identities. Ex: I am a teacher AND/OR I am a hunter and angler - tie your testimony back to these identities if possible]. I am writing to testify in support of LD 1974.

[Your testimony can be as short or as long as you’d like, but a page is a good target]

[Succinctly summarize your points]. Thank you for reading my testimony.

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