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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, RyanOackson.ryan@epa.gov] Ryan Jackson Tue 8/15/2017 5:56:36 PM Fwd: Earn National Recognition for Your Climate Leadership _ Yan J acks_on_ Ex. 6 - Personal Privacy Begin forwarded message: From: Michael McKenna <mike@mwrstrat.com> Date: August 14, 2017 at 10:57:21 PM EDT To: Ryan Jackson [ Personal Email/Ex. 6 I Subject: Fwd: Earn National Recognition for Your Climate Leadership So, for the past 7 years the prior Administration has given awards-to banks, retailers, universities and industries that don't use much electricity--to those that sign to buy cheap RECs (or enter into wind PPAs that simply allow the wind farm to dump their power at market rates and the buyer to purchase off the grid the same amount of power) from taxpayer/ratepayer-funded wind farms to offset (on paper) their fossil-fuel based electricity purchases (like everyone else that gets -70% of their power from fossil fuels). Complete nonsense. I wonder if it will continue. At a minimum, the standard for getting an award should be dramatically changed. From: Climate Leadership Awards [mailto:questions@climateleadershipconference.orq1 Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 12:17 PM To: Lomax, Steve <Steve.Lomax@koclips.com> Subject: Earn National Recognition for Your Climate Leadership Sent by an external sender 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00001612-00001 Apply for a 2018 Climate Leadership Award The Climate Leadership Awards Application Period is Open Until September 26, 2017 Now in its seventh year, the Climate Leadership Awards provide national recognition for exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) co-sponsors the awards in partnership with the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). Apply for a 2018 Climate Leadership Award HERE Choose From Six Award Categories The 2018 Climate Leadership Awards will honor recipients across six categories. Pleasecontact us to answer your questions about specific criteria. Here are a few helpful hints: If your organization has recently set an entity-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal (publicly announced after Jan. 1,2015), you may be eligible for an Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting) Certificate If your organization has recently (since Jan. 1,2014) achieved an entity-wide GHG reduction goal, you may be eligible for an Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement) Award If your organization is in the middle of a goal period (and/or has already been recognized for setting a GHG reduction goal), and continues to pursue mitigation projects, stakeholder engagement, and climate resilience, you may be eligible for an Organizational Leadership Award If your organization is focused on supply chain management and sustainable procurement (and leading by example, already has a GHG reduction goal), you may be eligible for a Supply Chain Leadership Award If your organization has a climate champion worthy of recognition, nominate them for an Individual Leadership Award If your organization is collaborating with external stakeholders or partners to implement climate mitigation and/or adaptation and resilience initiatives (category does not require GHG reduction goal or third-party verification), you may be eligible for an Innovative Partnership Certificate Learn more about award criteria and the application process HERE If you have any questions about the awards and/or the awards criteria, please contact us at questions@climateleadershipawards.org Celebrate Award Winners, Share Your Climate Success Stories and Build New Business Connections at the 7th Annual Climate Leadership Conference Award recipients will be honored at an awards dinner on March 1,2018, during the Climate Leadership Conference, hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver, February 28 - March 1, 2018. Follow us on Twitter for regular conference updates. . Please direct your conference-related questions to questions@climateleadershipconference.org _ 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00001612-00002 To opt out of future messages about the Climate Leadership Awards, please Unsubscribe 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00001612-00003