Commentary by Jim Grimes
Carmel Green Initiative recently recognized Maggie Miller for her leadership as a Carmel High School student advocating for the environment. Before leaving Carmel to attend DePauw University this fall, Maggie led the CHS Green Team, participated on the board of the Carmel Green Initiative and served on the Environmental Stewardship Committee for the City of Carmel.
Maggie seldom turned down an opportunity to engage in environmental issues affecting her city and state. During Indiana’s Renewable Energy Day in January, Maggie participated in lobby meetings with both her state house representative and her state senator on the topics of community energy and plug-in solar.
This summer, Maggie went to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where she lobbied with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, focusing on the issue of national permitting reform for clean energy. She led the CCL lobby team in the meeting with her U.S. house representative, even though it was her first experience lobbying at the federal level. The next day she participated in the Hoosier Huddle with her U.S. senators, where she made the primary CCL ask of Sen. Todd Young.
What sets Maggie apart is her willingn...