Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>
Cc: Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>, Approvals Account <[email-masked]>, Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>, Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>, Ben Kobren <[email-masked]>, Pete Ogden <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 22:03:13 -0400
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

Fyi - she will lean into this on wed in a labor exec mtg. It could end up
leaking.  So we def want to get this ready. Tnx everyone.

On Monday, September 7, 2015, Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with
> that?
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> Keystone XL points us toward an energy future that puts the United States
> and our global climate at even greater risk. But building clean, secure,
> and affordable North American energy future is bigger than Keystone XL or
> any other single project.
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> We can make the United States the global leader in the fight against
> climate change and the clean energy superpower of the 21st century.
> That’s why today I am announcing a comprehensive strategy to modernize
> American energy infrastructure and forge a new partnership with Canada and
> Mexico to cut carbon pollution across the continent and combat climate
> change, unleashing billions in investment, delivering reliable and
> affordable energy, protecting the health of our families and communities,
> and creating good-paying jobs and careers.
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> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <[email-masked]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
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>> I understand the point. But right now you don’t have any sound bite that
>> elevates her position and all that will get picked up is that she’s opposed
>> to keystone.
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>> The clean energy superpower phrase is in the final clause of a
>> single-sentence 60-word paragraph.   We have to have a single big idea that
>> encapsulates her vision on this and link it to our country’s future.   The
>> clean energy superpower is her line;  leading the world in running our
>> homes, factories, offices and schools on clean energy is a big idea ….
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>> I’m worried that if we don’t have something like that we are light on her
>> core values and beliefs on this issue and we are missing those, she risks
>> looking very political, especially on this.
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>> *From:* [email-masked]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>
>> [mailto:[email-masked]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>] *On
>> Behalf Of *Kristina Costa
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 07, 2015 7:48 PM
>> *To:* Joel Benenson
>> *Cc:* Speech Drafts; Approvals Account; Nikki Budzinski; Trevor Houser;
>> Ben Kobren; Pete Ogden
>> *Subject:* Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
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>> Recirculating both the fact sheet and op-ed reflecting edits and comments
>> from Jake, Nikki, and Joel. In answer to research: changed 20 to 40, and
>> Trevor can provide calculations based on EIA data, if reporters need it, on
>> the Mexico/Canada trade point. It isn't written up neatly in one place
>> online, unfortunately.
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>> Joel, we pumped up the climate impacts but in discussing with Jake
>> decided we do still need to address why she's making her position known,
>> when she has previously said she will wait for the President to make a
>> decision. Added a line about wanting to let voters know where she stands,
>> and added a more expansive graf about making the US the leader in fighting
>> climate change and becoming a clean energy superpower. Nipped and tucked
>> elsewhere to keep the word count down.
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>> Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy,
>> political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
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>> Thanks all.
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>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <[email-masked]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>> wrote:
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>> Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
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>> http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
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>> *From:* [email-masked]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>
>> [mailto:[email-masked]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[email-masked]');>] *On
>> Behalf Of *Kristina Costa
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 07, 2015 9:39 AM
>> *To:* Speech Drafts; Approvals Account; Nikki Budzinski; Trevor Houser;
>> Ben Kobren; Pete Ogden
>> *Subject:* Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
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>> Team,
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>> Attaching a draft HRC op-ed which uses opposition to KXL as a pivot to
>> talk about a plan for broad investment in modernizing our energy
>> infrastructure and forging a climate compact between the US, Mexico, and
>> Canada. These versions reflect initial edits and comments from the policy
>> team, JDP, and Nikki.
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>> The current thinking is to have HRC address this in her meeting with the
>> building trades on Wednesday and roll out the fact sheet and op-ed in
>> conjunction with that. Please send edits and clearances from comms, policy,
>> research, and political to me, Trevor, Ben, and Pete no later than *10 am
>> tomorrow* so we can get this to HRC with plenty of time for her review
>> and clearance.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Kristina
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