SERIES: THE CASE FOR REMOVING THE SNAKE RIVER DAMS
Part 4: How Dam Removal Can Create Jobs and Grow the Economy
Removing the dams would boost the economy.
https://www.sightline.org/2019/09/19/restoring-the-snake-river-is-a-jobs-program/
Part 3: How to Pay for Upgrading Irrigation and Transportation Systems Near the Snake River
https://www.sightline.org/2019/09/18/few-would-lose-from-removing-snake-river-dams/
Part 2: Snake River Dams’ Hydropower Is No Longer Particularly Cheap
Renewable power’s price is undercutting the region’s longstanding champions of low-cost electricity.
Sep 17, 2019
https://www.sightline.org/2019/09/17/snake-river-dams-hydropower-is-no-longer-particularly-cheap/
Part 1: It’s Not Even Close: Economics Says the Snake River Dams Should Go
If we count Northwesterners’ love for salmon, that is.
Sep 16, 2019
Part 1: The Value of Salmon Protection
"It's Not Even Close: Economics Says the Snake River Dams Should Go"
"For many Northwesterners, salmon are the needle and thread that bind their place together: ocean and coast, rain forest valleys and grassy plains, swift streams and snowy mountains."
Social Media Language
Option 1: It’s no surprise to see that PNW communities value salmon tremendously and think that preventing their disappearance is a cause worth investing in. Now we have a rare opportunity to make that investment.
Option 2: New analysis confirms what PNW communities already know: salmon are an irreplaceable part of the region’s life and culture, and people value their many contributions. Let’s come together to make sure they don’t disappear.
Option 1: It’s no surprise to see that PNW communities value salmon tremendously and think preventing their disappearance is a cause worth investing in. Now we have a rare opportunity to make that investment.
Option 2: Recent analysis confirms what PNW residents already know–salmon are an irreplaceable part of the region’s life and culture, and people value their many contributions. Let’s make sure they don’t disappear.
Drafting your own social copy?
Our current campaign messaging focuses on coming together to envision a future in which both salmon and livelihoods thrive. We ask that people unite as a region to think beyond the status quo and embrace new, creative solutions.
Amplify with Paid Social
As the series rolls out over the course of this week, we encourage you to select one of the installments and accompanying suggested social posts to further amplify by putting a small amount of money behind its promotion on social media. To help us track our collection campaign efforts and successes, we ask that you hit “reply” and let us know if you plan to do so.
Call to Action
Amplify Our Messaging in the Upcoming Weeks
Over the next several weeks, you will continue to see suggested social language for promoting this Sightline series, as well as links to op-eds that the coalition will author in response to the series. We ask that you take advantage of these additional pieces of content to help extend and maximize the impact of this Sightline series.