Climate Action Call  

Action Toolkit: April 21, 2022

 #1    Make a Climate Hero Mask

Use the following instructions to create a climate hero mask to send to your House Representative.

Step 1 - Print & Cut Out Template

Print the Climate Hero Mask Template. Cut out your mask template, including the eye holes.

Step 2 - Transfer Design & Cut Out Mask

Use a pen, pencil, or marker to transfer your mask design onto your mask material, then cut out your mask.

Raid your recycling bin for materials you can use to make your mask. Cereal or cracker boxes, file folders, shipping envelopes, and cardstock mailers are all great options.

Step 3 - Decorate

Use whatever you have on hand - markers, crayons, paint, construction paper & glue, stickers, or even newspaper articles - to decorate your mask. Get creative!

Step 4 - Add a Strap (optional)

If you have ribbon, elastic, string, or twine handy, you can add a strap or tie to your mask. (optional)

Step 5 - Personalize with a Message

On the back of your mask, please write:

“Will you be our climate hero?

Your Name, Your Town”

 #2    Write A Note

Write a brief note to your Representative to send with your mask. A few sentences is fine!

In your note, introduce yourself and…

• Ask your representative to “Be a Climate Hero” by:

• Asking House leadership to pass more climate legislation
• Telling House leadership to support “The Burning Question” legislative platform

• Ask a burning question, for example:

• Will you do all in your power to transition our homes to safe, renewable electricity?
• Can you urge House leadership to act now to keep dangerous gases out of our homes?

• Include #BurningQuestionMA somewhere in your note

When your mask and note are complete, put them in an envelope and send them to your house representative!

Look up your representative’s mailing address here.

 BONUS ACTION   Post to Social Media

TAKE A PHOTO

Snap a photo of you or your child wearing the mask, or take a picture of your mask and note together.

POST TO TWITTER or FACEBOOK

Write a short message and post to Twitter or Facebook, with a picture of your mask. Here’s an example:

#BurningQuestionMA Will you be a climate hero and stand up to the gas companies? Our Reps should decide how we transition to clean energy, not fossil fuel executives. I want the House to create a #BigClimateBill this session. tinyurl.com/BQMass @RonMariano @jeffroy #mapoli

Include:

• This Link - tinyurl.com/BQMass
• This Hashtag - #BurningQuestionMA

Tag Three People:

1. Your Representative

• Look up their social media accounts here

2. Jeffrey Roy, Co-Chair, Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committee

• Twitter: @jeffroy
• Facebook: @RepJeffRoy

3. Speaker Mariano, Speaker of the House

• Twitter: @RonMariano
• Facebook: @SpeakerRonMariano

 FOLLOW UP   Help Others Take Action

1. Share this toolkit with others

1. Share this link - bit.ly/TBQ421
2. Share with friends & family by email
3. Post on social media (include a picture of your mask!)

2. Host a mask-making gathering

1. With your friends
2. At a playground

3. Add mask-making to an upcoming an event

1. Ask people to make masks at public tabling events
2. Bring this activity to Earth Day and Arbor Day events

 RESOURCES  Learn More  

About the Burning Question Campaign

• Campaign Handout
• The Website
• The Legislative Platform

About Our Transition Off Gas

• “To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas” By Dan Charles, NPR, April 20, 2022
• “A fossil-free National Grid? Critics call it a pipe dream,” By Bruce Gellerman, WBUR, April 19, 2022
• “Senate unveils sweeping climate bill,” By Sabrina Shankman, The Boston Globe, April 7, 2022

Fact Sheets from the Gas Leak Allies

• Hype, not Hope: No Hydrogen in Our Homes
• Facts on Heating with Hydrogen
• Facts on Heating with Biomethane
• Taste the Future – with Clean Energy Cooking