Energy Lobby Day
Every year the Collaborative hosts a Lobby Day event in February where members, interested citizens, and college students present packets of information on energy topics to Idaho legislators. This is a great opportunity for the Collaborative community to interact face-to-face with our state's leaders to specifically address energy issues. The Collaborative sets up tables and booths on the fourth floor rotunda in the state Capitol Building, offering additional handouts of information, large charts showing energy usage and sources in the state, snacks generously provided by Red Feather Restaurant owner and Collaborative member Dave Krick, and Collaborative members themselves, ready to answer any questions and further discuss the topics presented in the packets. It's our big annual event, and we'd love to have anyone interested come help out! Contact us to get involved!
Leading up to Lobby Day there are Lobby Day Training sessions held for interested community members. At these trainings, Collaborative members give participants an overview of the Legislature and how it functions with respect to energy issues, and then briefs them on the specific initiatives that the Collaborative is promoting for that legislative session. The training also includes going over how to properly approach and greet a legislator to hand them the information packet on the day of the event. If you want to be involved in the Lobby Day event, but don't feel confident in speaking with members of our Legislature about Idaho energy issues, come to one of the training sessions and you'll come out feeling well-prepared and ready to be a clean energy lobbyist!
Leading up to Lobby Day there are Lobby Day Training sessions held for interested community members. At these trainings, Collaborative members give participants an overview of the Legislature and how it functions with respect to energy issues, and then briefs them on the specific initiatives that the Collaborative is promoting for that legislative session. The training also includes going over how to properly approach and greet a legislator to hand them the information packet on the day of the event. If you want to be involved in the Lobby Day event, but don't feel confident in speaking with members of our Legislature about Idaho energy issues, come to one of the training sessions and you'll come out feeling well-prepared and ready to be a clean energy lobbyist!
_Click here to see a few photos from previous Lobby Day's.
Here's a video produced by the Boise Weekly that shows brief highlights from Lobby Day 2011!
Here's a video produced by the Boise Weekly that shows brief highlights from Lobby Day 2011!