LWVUS CLIMATE CHANGE TASK FORCE
The LWVUS Climate Change Task Force was created by the LWVUS board in 2006 to provide information and assistance to the national board and staff on issues pertaining to climate change and to develop materials for use by League members at the local, state, and national levels. The task force is comprised of eight local League members, all of whom have worked on climate change and/or energy issues for many years.
Working together by email and occasional conference calls, task force members have provided substantive information and advice regarding federal legislation and national climate change policy. A major (and ongoing) project has been the development of the League Toolkit for Climate Action. Task force members have also written background papers on a variety of climate change topics. These are included in the Archives section of this toolkit.
In 2020, the task force merged with a "working group" of League climate activists who organized to promote urgent attention to climate change at the 2020 LWVUS Convention. Together, they formed the LWVUS Climate Interest Group, a nationwide collaboration of League members who share information and strategies and develop expertise on climate topics of mutual interest.
LWVUS Climate Change Task Force
- Eleanor Revelle, Task Force Chair
Evanston, IL - Vernadene Anderson
Salem, Oregon
- Clara Anne Graham
Bonita Springs, FL - Joyce Lanning
Birmingham, AL - Pam Person
Orland, ME
- Linda Silversmith
Rockville, MD - Robin Tokmakian
Pacific Grove, CA - Chad Tolman
Wilmington, DE
Previous Task Force Members
- Win Colwill, Columbia, MO (2006-2008)
- Sarah Diefendorf, San Rafael, CA (2006-2010)
- Donna Ewing, Olympia, WA (2006-2008)
- Ellyn Murphy, Richland, WA (2008-2010)
- Margaret M. Stern, Wiscasset, ME (2006-2008)
- Caryl Terrell, Madison, WI (2006-2008)
Previous LWVUS Board Liaisons
- Judy Duffy, LWVUS 2nd Vice President and Advocacy Committee Chair (2006-2012)
- Toni Larson, LWVUS Advocacy Committee Chair (2012-2014)
- Chris Carson, LWVUS Advocacy Committee Chair (2014-2016)