Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
On Monday, September 7, 2015, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Please get edits to me no later than 6pm tonight so we can send these up in tonight's book, per HRC request. Thanks all.
/KLCTeam,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.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.Thanks,Kristina<09.07 KXL oped draft.docx><09.07 Modernizing infrastructure fact sheet.docx>
As the person who thought we needed to let the building trades know this was coming, I have reservations on the aggressive rollout timed to the meeting. I think it might be more natural to let it sit for a day knowing that it could leak and do it the next day.
On Monday, September 7, 2015, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Please get edits to me no later than 6pm tonight so we can send these up in tonight's book, per HRC request. Thanks all.
/KLCTeam,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.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.Thanks,Kristina<09.07 KXL oped draft.docx><09.07 Modernizing infrastructure fact sheet.docx>
I think the assumption was that once she said it, it would break and would be good to back it up with the more fulsome plan. But agreed on the competing with our own news. We will be doing the same thing again on Thursday with the women’s economic/Walker and choice messages, I think.
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Subject: Re: REVISED TIMING: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Thursday would be better press-wise so it doesn't compete with her Iran speech on Wednesday.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:13 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote:
As the person who thought we needed to let the building trades know this was coming, I have reservations on the aggressive rollout timed to the meeting. I think it might be more natural to let it sit for a day knowing that it could leak and do it the next day.
On Monday, September 7, 2015, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Please get edits to me no later than 6pm tonight so we can send these up in tonight's book, per HRC request. Thanks all.
/KLC
On Sep 7, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
<09.07 KXL oped draft.docx>
<09.07 Modernizing infrastructure fact sheet.docx>
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Kristina Schake | Communications
Hillary for America
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com]
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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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.
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.
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
On Monday, September 7, 2015, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote: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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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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 <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote: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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
Kristina – don’t we have something along these lines?
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Karen Finney
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 2:09 PM
To: Amanda Renteria <arenteria@hillaryclinton.com>
Cc: Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>; Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>; Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Flagging - sounds like the climate team is doing substantive points - should we do a couple of points on why the change and why now for talkers?
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Amanda Renteria <arenteria@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
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 <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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Karen Finney
Senior Adviser for Communications & Political Outreach
Hillary for America
Kristina – don’t we have something along these lines?
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Karen Finney
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 2:09 PM
To: Amanda Renteria <arenteria@hillaryclinton.com>
Cc: Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>; Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>; Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Flagging - sounds like the climate team is doing substantive points - should we do a couple of points on why the change and why now for talkers?
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Amanda Renteria <arenteria@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
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 <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
--
--
Karen Finney
Senior Adviser for Communications & Political Outreach
Hillary for America
Good here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
Late to this, sorry.
Is it easy/possible to put some number on the jobs? …”creating hundreds of thousands good paying jobs”… ?
Counters more directly a big part of their argument.
From: Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 4:58 PM
To: Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>, Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>, Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>, Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>, Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Good here as long as policy is.
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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A jobs number would be a total guess and we don't have calculations (even KXL-booster-Republican-fuzzy-math quality calculations) to back up the inevitable fact check.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Margolis, Jim <Jim.Margolis@gmmb.com> wrote:Late to this, sorry.
Is it easy/possible to put some number on the jobs? …”creating hundreds of thousands good paying jobs”… ?
Counters more directly a big part of their argument.
From: Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 4:58 PM
To: Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>, Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>, Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>, Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>, Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Good here as long as policy is.
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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Adding Robby.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 7:48 PM
To: Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com>
Cc: Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>; Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>; Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com>; Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
This has been bothering me as well.
We repeatedly said we couldn't do this and then launch an op Ed without much explanation.
Is Brian's suggestion possible?
Jim Margolis
Sent from my iPhone.
Please excuse typos.
On Sep 8, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:
Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?
I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.
Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 8, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Good here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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Adding Robby.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 7:48 PM
To: Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com>
Cc: Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>; Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>; Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com>; Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
This has been bothering me as well.
We repeatedly said we couldn't do this and then launch an op Ed without much explanation.
Is Brian's suggestion possible?
Jim MargolisSent from my iPhone.
Please excuse typos.
On Sep 8, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:
Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?
I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.
Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 8, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Good here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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HRC asking for language why she'd tell the building trades but not voters in NH or the press.We should jump on the phone for 15 mins tonight.Kate can you facilitate?Adding Robby.
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Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
This has been bothering me as well.
We repeatedly said we couldn't do this and then launch an op Ed without much explanation.
Is Brian's suggestion possible?
Jim MargolisSent from my iPhone.
Please excuse typos.
On Sep 8, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:
Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?
I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.
Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 8, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Good here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
--
Sent from my iPhone
Good here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 4:58 PM
To: Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>, Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>, Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>, Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>, Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Good here as long as policy is.
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com]
On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>;
Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
This email is intended only for the named addressee. It may contain information that is confidential/private, legally privileged, or copyright-protected, and you should handle it accordingly. If you are not the intended recipient, you do not have legal rights to retain, copy, or distribute this email or its contents, and should promptly delete the email and all electronic copies in your system; do not retain copies in any media. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender promptly. Thank you.
Jim Margolis
I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:
Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?
I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.
Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
--
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I just don't see how this won't come off as incredibly disingenuous, and I fear the crowd we are looking to placate is exactly the crowd that is most predisposed to seeing this move as purely political. We solve one problem and create another with the very same crowd, while upsetting those on the other side in the process. The irony of all of this is that while not recognized as such, her not taking a position is a pretty risky and honest move, particularly for so long. She was trying to respect the process and the WH. That's honorable even if we can never sell it that way.So while I'm not sure we should say we're against it to a labor crowd that supports it, I really like the original plan of telling a sympathetic group and being ready when it leaks.
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] On Behalf Of Kristina Costa
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
Cc: Speech Drafts <speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com>; Approvals Account <approvals@hillaryclinton.com>; Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com>; Trevor Houser <tghouser.hrc@gmail.com>; Ben Kobren <benkobren@gmail.com>; Pete Ogden <progden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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Either way we should prep some key surrogates to help deal with the Q's about the shift
Sent from my iPhoneI know it is late in the game and we have gone round and round on edits on the oped, but just throwing this out there:Given that we just offered an apology on emails that some reporters think happened "on a dime" after months of resistance, do we worry that publishing an oped that leans this aggressively into our newfound position on Keystone will be greeted cynically and perhaps as part of some manufactured attempt to project sincerity?I think we could seem consistent with our past statements about not wanting to get ahead of POTUS on Keystone if her position merely leaked out of the labor meeting. That would seem like a private comment that she didn't intend to become public -- to an unfriendly audience, no less -- and so it might achieve the same effect of getting her on the record on this issue, but with less perception that she is putting a finger to the wind. I just worry that announcing our position so fulsomely in an oped amounts to leading with our chin and will inspire loud cries of hypocrisy from reporters.Perhaps we could just issue an infrastructure fact sheet, acting like that was our planned announcement, and rely on the Keystone to leak, either organically or with an assist from us.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Yes, correct to Joel's comment. Thank you.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:You mean on Joel's comment, Nikki? Agree bc we said "point towards" as the State EIS climate impact of the pipeline would set a very low bar to hold ourselves to for all other future projects.On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:I would prefer language a little less bold from the labor perspective. I worry it will be interpreted to reflect on similar future projects.--On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:I don't like saying points us to an energy future.
Isn't it simply: keystone xl puts our economy, our country, and our global climate at risk.
Sent from my iPhoneGood here as long as policy is.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:53 PM
To: Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>
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Subject: Re: Energy infrastructure fact sheet & KXL oped
Any further edits or comments from this group before sending the package forward to the book? Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
How about we invert it and cut the additional detail. Can you live with that?
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.
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.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
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.
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 ….
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.
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
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.
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.
Knowing we are still working out rollout timing - comms, policy, political, do you clear these to go forward to the book?
Thanks all.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote:
Sure you have these stats, on cities, but just in case:
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
From: speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com [mailto:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com] 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
Team,
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.
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.
Thanks,
Kristina
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