Kirsten Griebel Joins CTLCV as Program Director
The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (CTLCVEF) is pleased to announce that it has received a three-year grant of $150,000 from Newman's Own Foundation in support of the CTLCVEF Transportation Program.
CTLCVEF recognizes the urgent need for Connecticut to develop sustainable transportation alternatives, given the transportation sector's impact on Connecticut's environment, economy, sprawl, and public health. The transportation sector accounts for two-thirds of the nation's oil consumption and is the second largest source of carbon dioxide pollution, the leading cause of climate change. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, cars and trucks account for 41 percent of the Connecticut's total carbon emissions. For the last two election cycles, candidates for General Assembly have pointed to transportation and energy as their top two environmental issues.
CTLCV is also pleased to announce that Kirsten Griebel has joined the organization. In her role as the CTLCVEF Program Director, Griebel will help coordinate the environmental community's transportation efforts, engage activists via the web, conduct summits of environmental leaders and legislators, and publish a Connecticut Transportation Guide on the environmental, economic, health, and sprawl impacts of transportation and outline what citizens can do to affect public policy.
Previously, Griebel worked with 1000 Friends of Connecticut and other grassroots coalitions that promote smart growth. A resident of Simsbury, she has been active in municipal and state politics. Kirsten Griebel may be reached at 860.236.5442 or kirsten.griebel@ctlcv.org.
About Newman's Own Foundation
Paul Newman was committed to helping make the world a better place. To carry on his philanthropic legacy, Newman's Own Foundation donates all net royalties and profits after taxes from the sale of Newman's Own products to charity. To date, Paul Newman and Newman's Own Foundation have given over $300 million to thousands of charities around the world. For more information, visit www.newmansownfoundation.org.
About CTLCVEF
CTLCVEF is a nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that educates public officials, media and the general public on environmental issues and engages citizens and coalitions in crafting public policy. CTLCVEF publishes the Environmental Briefing Book and Connecticut Energy Guide and conducts an annual environmental summit. Visit CTLCVEF online at www.conservationeducation.org.
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