Dear supporter,
As the 2022 midterm election looms close on the horizon, OLCV needs to hear from you more than ever. Specifically, we’re looking for any “sustainability stories” you might be willing to share with us, as our elected officials need to know about the positive effects that clean energy or sustainable practices have had on the lives of the everyday people of Oregon just like you.
Stories stick with people. They persuade people better than any facts or figures ever could, and with your stories, we hope to convince our lawmakers that climate legislation is not just good for the planet, but for people as well! Share your story by emailing it to
[email protected] using the subject “Sustainability Stories.”
Have you: switched to a heat pump to control the temperature of your house and felt far more comfortable this summer because of it? Made the transition from a fossil fuel-burning car to driving an electric vehicle, riding a bicycle, or taking public transportation to and from work, and seen a difference in your budget or mental health? Replaced your heavy polluter methane gas stove with an electric induction stove, and found that it cooks like a charm? Installed solar panels on your house and noticed how efficient of a power source they are? Taken up the habit of composting to feed plots at your community garden with strong nutrients, leading to a delicious harvest? Made concrete efforts at your small business to diminish its output of emissions?
Or, have you been itching to live more sustainably or switch to clean energy, but felt that there was something holding you back?
Then you’re exactly the type of person whose stories we want to hear! In short, we’re looking for your positive experiences with making a switch to clean or electric energy, or more broadly by integrating environmentally sustainable practices into your life. However, we also want to hear from those who yearn to live in a more eco-friendly manner, but are unable to due to personal or systemic barriers preventing them from reasonably making such changes. The more compelling stories we are able to collect about how clean energy and sustainability have positively impacted lives, as well as testimonies about the structural blocks in place preventing access to such choices, the more likely we'll be to sway lawmakers in the direction of removing those blocks and prioritizing climate.
Ultimately, our personal choices alone cannot stop climate change— a crisis caused largely by corporations that can only be truly addressed by systemic change. However, if we can collect enough stories to share with our elected officials, we’ll have a better shot at passing meaningful climate action in Oregon by showing them how much we all have to gain through a just transition to a clean energy economy.
To submit your tales of sustainability, clean energy, making the switch to electric, or the barriers you’ve faced in pursuing these changes, email
[email protected] using the subject line “Sustainability Stories” with anywhere from 1-5 paragraphs describing your experience, including details about the lifestyle shift, why you made it, and how it’s positively altered your life – or if you’re writing about the challenges stopping you from taking up greener consumption habits – describe what factors are in your way, and why we need to get rid of them to guarantee equitable access to an eco-friendly living for all.
We will be accepting story submissions for an extended period of time, and will put your stories to good use by uplifting them on our website and social media platforms. We also plan to share our favorite stories with elected officials to illustrate the immense benefits Oregon’s population could reap from substantive legislation to protect our climate and shift our state towards 100% clean energy.
Thank you, we can’t wait to hear your stories!
Will Bertellotti
Communications Coordinator, OLCV.
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