Tomorrow: Settlement Information to help expand clean transportation - please RSVP today - EC

17 Oct 2016


      I received a phone call from National asking me to listen in on this 
phone call tomorrow (I am chair of WVSC's transportation committee).   I 
want to invite others to listen in on this call because we may be able 
to do something with these monies.
Please register.
-Jonathan
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Call for Sierra Club Chapter Leaders to help expand clean 
transportation - please RSVP today
Date: 	Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:02:46 -0700
From: 	Mary Lunetta mary.lunetta@sierraclub.org
To: 	undisclosed-recipients:;
Dear Colleague,
You heard about the Volkswagen scandal 
http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/06/sierra-club-statement-volkswagen-s-emissions-scandal-settlement-0. 
Now find out how Sierra Club can turn this tragedy into a victory for 
clean transportation. Join us for an overview of the settlement, how 
much in allocated funds each state will be receiving (P.S. it's a lot), 
and how Sierra Club chapters can influence the use of state funds to 
promote clean transportation initiatives. *WEBINAR: VW SETTLEMENT FUNDS 
FOR STATES*
WHEN:Tuesday, October 18th
TIME: 5:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM EST
RSVP: To RSVP, please click here 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN1bGOZadXISlvBsTIGOp4AhJ9l0HVKlcUvHleHUMV1CmXnA/viewform
(After you RSVP, we will follow up with a link to access the webinar) 
Attached is a doc that gives a helpful overview of the settlement, how 
much money each state will be receiving to fund clean transportation, 
and what the timeline is for states to decide how the money is spent.
/Background:/
Volkswagen has reached a settlement involving VW and Audi diesel 
vehicles with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the 
Federal Trade Commission, the California Attorney General and the 
California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Through the settlement, Volkswagen has agreed to:
*
Buy-back, terminate leases or provide approved emissions
    modifications for nearly 475,000 2.0-liter TDI diesel cars in the U.S.
*
Provide cash payments to owners / lessees
*
*Pay $2.7 billion to the states to fully remediate the excess NOx
    emissions from the affected 2.0 liter vehicles*
*
Invest $2 billion in zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) and ZEV technology
Eligible mitigation actions could include replacing older city transit 
buses with new electric-powered transit city buses or installing 
charging infrastructure for light duty zero emission passenger vehicles. 
Every state has the flexibility to choose which projects on the list of 
eligible mitigation actions are the best options for their citizens, and 
Sierra Club wants to provide its chapters with the information and the 
tools to ensure that the cleanest, most effective options are selected 
in your state.
*To register for this webinar, please click here 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN1bGOZadXISlvBsTIGOp4AhJ9l0HVKlcUvHleHUMV1CmXnA/viewform**. 
* We look forward to speaking with you on October 18th!
Sincerely,
Mary Lunetta, Campaign Coordinator, Electric Vehicles Initiative, Sierra 
Club
Gina Coplon-Newfield, Director, Electric Vehicles Initiative, Sierra Club
Josh Stebbins, Managing Attorney, Sierra Club
Jen Hensley, State Lobbying and Advocacy Director
*Mary Lunetta *
Campaign Representative
Electric Vehicles Initiative | Sierra Club
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