MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2023
CONTACTS: Sarah Tresedder, 906-869-4167
Sierra Club Michigan Hosting Grassroots-Powered Lobby Day for Clean Energy
Over 120 participants expected to join staff and leadership to advocate for utility accountability, clean energy for all, and community solar at the capital
Lansing, MI - On Wednesday, May 17, the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter will be hosting their first in-person Lobby Day since 2019 at Michigan’s Capital. Sierra Club will be bringing citizen lobbyists from around the State to Lansing to meet with their elected officials to discuss the priority issues Michiganders care about - clean, reliable energy, utility accountability, and solar for all.
This lobby day comes at a critical time for environmental issues; recently, Michigan House lawmakers re-introduced bad legislation on aggregate mining, a bill package the Sierra Club has defeated multiple times during previous legislative sessions. Sierra Club members are flooding Lansing to make it clear that state lawmakers must prioritize clean, renewable energy - an issue that has bipartisan support in Michigan.
When: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Where: Central United Methodist Church (215 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, Michigan, 48933)
What: Sierra Club Citizen Lobby Day for Clean Energy
Who: Sierra Club Michigan Chapter
Purpose: We are calling on lawmakers to
- Pass Senate Bills 271-274, which includes plans to phase out coal-fired plants by 2030, develop a 100% clean energy standard by 2035, increase energy efficiency, decarbonize homes and businesses, and expand MPSC authority, and support similar legislation in the House
- Support Senate Bills 152-153 and House Bills 4464 and 4465 to enable locally owned community solar projects, as well legislation to remove the cap on rooftop solar and restore net metering
- Pass a budget fully utilizing and implementing federal dollars coming into the State to support the clean energy transition
For more information: https://www.sierraclub.org/michigan/citizen-lobbyists