Earth Week 2022: Take action on climate change

Here are some tips for how to write a letter. 

Show up to Lake Tahoe Community events! Visit the Tahoe Climate Change Action Network Facebook Page for updates on events and opportunities to get involved!

Voice your support for climate actions by Lake Tahoe Unified School District

• Climate friendly ideas you could support: increase bus ridership; reduce the thermostat one degree; organize for composting; and/or campaign to stop throwing away food.  
• Meet Board Members  They love to hear from you! Email this list:   lreilly@ltusd.org; bturnbull@ltusd.org; lkemper@ltusd.org; vmansfield@ltusd.org; bbannister@ltusd.org

Voice your support for climate action by the City of South Lake Tahoe

• Support climate efforts by asking the council to: "work toward 100% renewable, 24/7 energy, with local clean energy sources, by 2030"; "convert your fleet to all electric by 2025"; "support ownership of local energy by all South Lake Tahoe residents"; "pursue electric micro-shuttles and more dedicated bike lanes to get people out of their cars"; "don’t divert Highway 50 through a Latino, Filipino, workforce housing neighborhood (Rocky Point)"; "build energy efficient, affordable housing and community parks and gardens there instead"; "create clean energy microgrids throughout South Lake Tahoe using solar, battery storage and biomass energy."
• Meet Countil Members. They love to hear from you! Email this list: ccreegan@cityofslt.us; jfriedrich@cityofslt.us; cbass@cityofslt.us; dmiddlebrook@cityofslt.us; twallace@cityofslt.us; sblankenship@cityofslt.us

Voice your support for climate action by the South Tahoe Public Utility District

• Climate friendly actions you could support: "We support STUPD installing solar to lower our carbon footprint and save money"  or "We support STPUD going solar."
• Meet Board Members. They love to hear from you! Email this list:  ccefalu@stpud.dst.ca.us; sromsos@stpud.dst.ca.us; rvogelgesang@stpud.dst.ca.us; ksheehan@stpud.dst.ca.us; nexline@stpud.dst.ca.us

Writing a letter to an elected official is one of the most effective climate actions you can take! The reason is that elected officials are positioned to take higher-level, systemic level actions on climate that have a far reaching impact compared to what we can do individually. Collective action works! Let's keep it up! Can we add you to our climate action email list? Can we answer questions you might have about climate challenges and action in Tahoe? Reach out via our 'Contact Us' page.