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CEP Monitor: Update on SB279, Upcoming Events, and More!
UPDATE on SB 279 Thank you for making your voices heard to Protect Kansas Wind. The Senate Utilities Committee heard supporting and opposing testimonies of SB279 on Monday and Tuesday but did not bring it up for a vote today as expected. It is unlikely that this bill...
Urgent! Take action to oppose anti-wind bill.
Action Alert! Tell your representatives you support Kansas Wind! VOTE NO on SB 279 To watch the hearing live visit the Senate Utilities YouTube Page. You can also listen to the hearing on Statehouse Live audio feed. Click the link, scroll down to find the...
WEALTH Day 2021: Event Highlights
2021 VIRTUAL WEALTH DAY HIGHLIGHTS DAY 1: Youth Advocacy Panel and Workshop March 16th at 3:00PM - 5:00PM WEALTH Day is hosting its first youth panel followed by an advocacy workshop. Join to learn how these youth leaders became advocates for the issues most...
WEALTH Day 2021: Build Your Agenda Today!
REGISTER FOR OUR 2021 VIRTUAL WEALTH DAY! WEALTH Day provides a unique opportunity to connect virtually on Kansas Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transportation, and Health issues with organizations, advocates, and legislators. Once you register, you can build your...
WEALTH Day 2021: Registration Now Open!
2021 VIRTUAL WEALTH DAYS REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Join us virtually on March 16th, 17th, and 18th for our annual WEALTH Days of Advocacy and Education! Virtually join organizations, advocates, and legislators from across Kansas to connect on...
Tell your representatives you want a State Energy Plan
VOTE YES on HB 2381 Background and talking points below TAKE ACTIONIs your Kansas Representative on the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee? If so, call or email them and ask them to support HB 2381, which creates a task force who...
Power Outages – what’s happening?
Millions of people across the Midwest are confused, angry, and worried about rolling blackouts amid sub-zero temperatures. The planned outages are necessary to protect the integrity of the electric grid. How we got to this place is complicated, but the solutions...
Energy Choice Act Hearing Update
We received notice that the Senate Utilities Hearing on the Energy Choice Act, SB 24, has changed to next week, Tuesday, Jan 26th at 1:30 p.m. The public can provide testimony at the hearing virtually, in-person, or in written form only. Comments need...
Support a Clean Energy Future!
To meet climate goals we need to phase down GHG emissions from buildings. Switching to efficient electric appliances and equipment, powered by an increasingly renewable electric grid, cuts climate-warming emissions and delivers benefits like cleaner air indoors...
Climate + Energy Advocacy in the Covid Era
2021 Legislative Session kicked off this week Climate and energy advocates across the country (including CEP) find themselves excited about climate action at the federal level for the first time in a number of years. President-elect Biden’s climate plan, John...
Thank YOU for Supporting the Climate + Energy Project!
The Climate + Energy Project (CEP) builds resilience in Kansas through equitable clean energy solutions and climate action. The Climate + Energy Project: The Climate + Energy Project: connects people, organizations, and ideas;presents science-based...
CEP 2020 Impacts: Civic Participation & Collaboration
Building a healthy and resilient Kansas will take all of us. We balance current issues with long-term solutions while building the capacity for greater community engagement and more effective leadership. That's why we invest in YOU! CEP's Civic Participation programs,...