ACTION: Call: Urge your Oregon State Legislators to Support SB 530: Carbon Removal on Working Lands!
SB 530 is new legislation introduced in the Oregon legislature that would study the economic and climate benefits of carbon removal methods on Oregon working lands and farms, and provide related funding for research and development and pilot projects in rural communities. Call your Oregon State Senator today and urge them to co-sponsor this legislation, and vote ‘Yes’ to SB. 530 in 2023!
Look up your State Senator.
Tell us what happened.
1. Introduce yourself
“ Hello, my name is [your name] and I’m a resident of [your city or town] in Senator________’s district.”
2. Say what you are calling about:
“As a constituent I am calling to urge Senator______ to co-sponsor the SB. 530, which would fund nature-based forms of carbon removal on farms and other working lands in Oregon’s rural communities.
“This is new legislation that was introduced by Senators Golden and Dembrow in the Senate , and Representatives Marsh and Neron in the House.”
NOTE: The person who answered the call might ask for your email and for you to restate the bill name or number at this point.
3. Briefly explain why you think the SB. 530 deserves their support.
You can state this very briefly in your own language, based on why you think the bill should be made into law. But here are a few key points that are important that you can use:
- Climate scientists agree that carbon dioxide removal is a critical piece of solving the climate crisis, along with clean energy.
- Oregon’s farms and rural communities can drive carbon removal using a number of natural methods that also improve and restore working lands.
- SB. 530 will create a new program to fund working lands carbon removal research and pilot projects throughout the state; and would direct the state Department of Energy to assess economic and job-creation impacts of working lands carbon removal.
4. Offer to email further information by email and thank them!
- “I have some links related to this bill and to working lands carbon removal. Who should I email those to in your office?”
- Record the email given and enter it into the field in Step 2, along with your own email below it, and hit ‘send’. The email will go to both you and the staff member.
5. Goodbye
- “Thank you for taking my call”