E15 Advocacy Engagement Toolkit
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E15 Advocacy Engagement Toolkit

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ACT NOW: We need your voice to get E15 year-round

This toolkit is intended to serve as a member resource — whether you’re looking for tactics or language to use during plant tours, local town halls, stakeholder meetings, or media engagements — this document contains everything you need to effectively advocate for permanent, year-round access to E15 in all states. It includes talking points, sample social media content, and background information, to help ensure a consistent and compelling message across all outreach efforts.

On this page

  • Key Messaging – Core talking points explaining why year-round E15 matters and what Congress must do.
  • Share Your Story Online – Ready-to-use social media posts, graphics, and tips to amplify the call for action.
  • Policymaker Engagement – Sample questions, local impact points, and tips for engaging lawmakers in person.
  • Plant-Based Advocacy – How to leverage plant tours, grain drop-offs, and on-site moments to advocate for E15.
  • Media Opportunities – Support available for op-eds, interviews, and press to expand your reach.

KEY MESSAGING

Use the following points to ground your conversations, social posts, or media responses:

  • Congress has a clear choice: Support policies that promote energy independence and lower fuel costs, or risk hindering economic growth in rural communities.
  • Why year-round E15: Americans [ALT: state specific] want affordable, homegrown fuel – and year-round E15 delivers. It puts more homegrown energy into the marketplace, reduces prices at the pump, and opens critical new markets for U.S. farmers and biofuel producers.
  • The problem: Outdated federal regulations continue to block consumers from saving with E15 year-round.
  • The solution: Congress needs to step up and pass a permanent legislative fix to guarantee year-round E15 access in all 50 states.
  • Tell your lawmakers: House Leadership is holding E15 hostage due to oil interests. We need lawmakers to right this wrong and secure permanent access to E15 for American drivers and a strong rural economy.
Share Your Story Online

Use your voice on social media to raise awareness and push for action

Below are sample social posts and links to graphics for you to use. Pair these posts with the P2A link (GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now) to help drive engagement.

Sample X (Twitter) Posts

  •  #E15 could save Americans up to 30 cents per gallon. Now it’s up to Congress to make this solution permanent. Americans deserve year-round access to lower-cost E15. GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now
  • Needless regulations are standing between U.S. consumers and lower-cost E15. It’s time to remove these barriers for good, give American drivers the opportunity to drive growth across the Heartland, and unlock access to #E15 year-round. GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now
  • Made with American biofuels, #E15 shields drivers from higher prices at the pump. Call on lawmakers to make it accessible year-round. #AmericanMade GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now
  • Year-round #E15 will create jobs, raise paychecks, and create opportunities in rural areas that have too often been left behind. The time to act is now. GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now

Sample Facebook Posts

  • Tell Congress: now is the time to fight for year-round E15. #E15 means lower fuel costs, stronger rural economies, and more American-made energy. Urge your lawmakers to act: GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now
  • #E15 helps drivers save at the pump — but outdated regulations are standing in the way of permanent, year-round access. Let’s create new markets for American farmers and increase domestic energy supplies. Take action today: GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now

Sample LinkedIn Posts

  • Temporary waivers aren’t enough. #E15 saves Americans up to 30 centsper gallon — but we need a permanent fix so those savings don’t disappear. It’s time for Congress to deliver year-round access to lower-cost, American-made fuel. Take action now: GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now
  • Outdated regulations are blocking lower-cost fuel and rural economic growth. Year-round #E15 would support farmers, cut costs, and strengthen U.S. energy security. Congress can act this fall. Urge your lawmakers to get the job done: GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now

E15 prices

  • Take a selfie filling up with E15 or snap a photo of the low E15 prices at a local retail location, then share the image on social media. Be sure to tag @GrowthEnergy so we can amplify your post and include the image in future advocacy content (see ‘Lower Fuels Costs with E15’ handout). Sample post:
    • I saved [XXX] by filling up with #E15. We need year-round access. Contact your lawmaker today by visiting @GrowthEnergy’s action center: GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now

Take Action

  • Further circulate the link to Growth Energy’s action portal among personal and professional networks: GrowthEnergy.org/E15Now
Policymaker Engagement

In-Person Opportunities

If you attend or host a plant tour, participate in a community meeting, or town hall, be ready to ask questions that bring E15 to the forefront of the conversation.

Sample Questions for Lawmakers

  • Can we count on you to support a permanent legislative fix for year-round E15?
  • When will Congress stand with rural communities and American drivers by removing outdated barriers to affordable, homegrown fuel?

Be ready to share a quick local impact point, such as:

  • How many jobs your plant supports
  • How much your community can save with E15
  • How access to E15 impacts your business
At the Plant

Host a Plant Tour for Elected Officials

If your facility is hosting a plant tour for elected officials or stakeholders, this is your opportunity to show the real-world impact of E15:
  • Share what year-round E15 means for your employees, your operations, and the surrounding community.
  • Showcase your production process and emphasize the role your plant plays in energy independence.
  • Share the visit on social media, tagging the lawmaker and thanking them for their support (see example).
  • Provide lawmakers with a one-pager summarizing key E15 facts and common questions.
At the Plant

Turn Grain Drop-Offs into Advocacy Moments

In addition, display a poster with a QR code and offer take-home collateral so farmers dropping off corn can easily send a letter to lawmakers.

WANT TO DO MORE WITH MEDIA?

Media engagement helps amplify your voice beyond in-person or social interactions. Growth Energy can support you in shaping your message and expanding your reach.

We can help coordinate:

  • Interviews with local or national reporters
  • Op-eds or letters to the editor in your local news outlet
  • Press releases highlighting visits, milestones, or community impact

If you’re interested in engaging with the media, reach out to the Growth Energy communications team (Jake Barron or Majda Olson) and we’ll walk through opportunities to raise your profile and drive support.