federal carbon tax: mission possible?

Opportunities to Address Climate Change:

A Federal Carbon Tax

March 23, 2017

• Represent over 200,000 businesses in 40 states.• Over 80 business organizations are members.• Over 130 companies are members.• Advocate at federal level in Washington, DC.• Advocate in state capitals.• Place Op-eds and Policy Statements in media.• Have Biz leaders be spokes to media on issues.• Bring Biz leaders to DC to testify & lobby Congress & Administration.

ASBC’s Reach/Capabilities

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RICHARD EIDLIN, CO-FOUNDER & VP OF POLICY AND CAMPAIGNS, ASBC

Richard Eidlin has worked for 30 years on sustainability, social entrepreneurship, policy, and CSR in the public and private sector. He was Business Outreach Director for the Apollo Alliance; Co-director of Colorado Clean Tech for Obama; consultant to the UN Environment Programme, Vice President with Solar Works, Inc., board member of New Hampshire BSR, and adjunct faculty with Boston College. He teaches environmental policy at the University of Denver, serves on the board of Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center and is advisor to the State Innovation Exchange.


BOB INGLIS, FORMER REPRESENTATIVE (R-SC)

Bob Inglis was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1992. He represented Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, from 1993-1998, unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings in 1998, and then returned to the practice of commercial real estate law in S.C. In 2004, he was re-elected to Congress and served until losing re-election in the South Carolina Republican primary of 2010, largely because of his insistence that human activity was contributing to climate change.


WALT MINNICK, FORMER CONGRESSMAN (ID), CO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER, PARTNERSHIP FOR

RESPONSIBLE GROWTHWalt Minnick is a co-founder of Partnership for Responsible Growth, a bipartisan organization that advocates for policies to address climate change. He is also a Partner at The Majority Group, a D.C.-based government relations firm. Minnick is a former Congressman from Idaho. He served from 2009 - 2011. Before his time in Congress, Minnick was a very successful businessman, running the SummerWinds Garden Centers, Inc., Trus Joist Corporation, and the Idaho Business Council.


JOSH KARETNY, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE

Josh Karetny is the Legislative Director for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. He has been with Senator Whitehouse for 10 years, previously serving as Chief Economic Council. Karetny has a J.D. from NYU School of Law.


Upcoming Events

April 11 – 21Congressional In-District Climate Change Lobby Day

May 2National Business Climate Lobby Day in Washington, DC


Working with ASBC

Richard Eidlin, Vice President/[email protected]

Bryan McGannon, Policy [email protected]

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