CCL’s guest speaker Shane Londagin, Senior Policy Advisor for Energy & Climate in Sen. Hickenlooper’s (D-CO) office. Sen. Hickenlooper recently introduced a draft bill focused on transmission, and CCLers have been encouraging other congressional offices to review the proposal and participate in bipartisan negotiations around it, so we were excited to hear perspective directly from this office.https://climategkc.org/climate-directory/citizens-climate-lobby-kc/
In a conversation with CCL Congressional Liaison Director Mindy Ahler, Shane’s message was clear: Permitting reform will pave the way for more clean energy.
“When we talk about transmission lines, we talk about them as just moving electrons. They’re not moving a specific kind — they’re just moving electrons,” he said. “But when you look at the interconnection queue and see that 93% of projects waiting to be built are clean, it’s pretty clear what electrons they’re going to move. We feel pretty confident that if we build more transmission lines, what is going to get built is clean.”
We appreciated Shane’s insights, and he was quick to let us know he appreciates our work, too! “It’s so inspiring to see all the photos and events and actions that you all are doing at the grassroots level,” he said. “It truly gets me amped up. Knowing that a lot of folks are pushing in the same way as our office and keeping up the good fight is really helpful.”
The full recording of Mindy’s conversation with Shane as well as CCL’s national updates and a review of this month’s Action Sheet is available now.
Watch the Recording HERE.
Upcoming trainings & events
5/21: The Advocacy Detective: Build Your Common Ground Blueprint (BRIDGE Training #5) – We’re continuing our deep dive training series into each BRIDGE Unit. In this training, you’ll learn how to use practical research tools to understand your Member of Congress’s district realities, incentives, influencers, and language—so your outreach is specific, respectful, and strategically targeted. Join us!
5/27: Inclusion Workshop – Deep Dive into the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Movement, presented by American Pride Rises Network – CCL’s May Inclusion Workshop will feature members from the American Pride Rises Network. This interactive presentation will provide a much deeper understanding of the roots of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the civil rights movement. Workshops like this are one way we continue to bring awareness of different issues to all our volunteers and foster a sense of belonging to our organization, as described in CCL’s core value of diversity. Join us!To see other events and CCL trainings, visit the Live Events Calendar on CCL Community.
