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Common Sense Climate Change
Rachel MyslivyProgram Director, Climate + Energy Project
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• Plan A: Climate Change Basics
• Hedging your bets, using best judgment
• Talking Climate Change in Kansas
• Plan B: Talking Climate Change without
Talking Climate Change
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Climate Change Basics
• Earth is warming• Rainfall, floods, droughts, intense rain, heat waves. • Oceans warming, becoming more acidic, sea levels
rising• Ice caps are melting.
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Humans are largely responsible for recent climate change
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Talking Climate Change in Kansas
• Erratic weather is nothing new
• Messaging
• Religion, Politics and Climate Change
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Talking Climate Change in KansasHeartland Values• Conservatism• Stewardship• Community• Thrift• Innovation
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Major Goals of the ChallengeChange efficiency from sacrifice to “we win”.
Engage communities in conversations about energy
efficiency.
Make serious reductions in carbon emissions in the
Heartland.
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• HART
• provides information and a forum giving local decision-makers tools to guide transmission and energy decisions affecting them and their communities.
• A diverse group of stakeholders from the eight states that make up the Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
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On Farm Water and Energy Efficiency Project• Will identify and spotlight innovations in energy efficiency
and water conservation on Kansas farms.
• A diverse steering committee will collaboratively identify
what constitutes an innovative practice and then nominate
exemplary Kansas farmers.
• Farmers leading the way in water and energy usage will be
recognized for their leadership and innovation.
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PLAN “B” Talking Climate Change without Talking Climate Change
• Meet people where they are
• Identify common causes
• Build durable relationships across differences
• Work together to achieve common-sense gains