CCLers are on Capitol Hill this week; Permitting reform comes to the
floor
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CCL Weekly Briefing, March 29, 2023
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Table of Contents:
CCL on Capitol Hill
Take action this week
Featured chapter
Upcoming trainings
CCLers are on Capitol Hill this week
As a nonpartisan organization, we believe it is vital to hear from
voices all across the political spectrum. But voices on the left tend to
dominate the climate discussion — we don't hear as much from political
conservatives. That's why we're hosting CCL's Conservative Climate
Leadership and Lobby Day this week.
CCL Executive Director Madeleine Para kicked off the event
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yesterday with this idea, saying, "We all unanimously agree that we
could use more conservatives in Congress working on climate. And I'm
glad you're all here to work on that."
Yesterday, more than 120 right-leaning CCL volunteers, CCL staff,
partners, and members of the media enjoyed keynote addresses, panel
discussions, and trainings. Today, our volunteers had dozens of lobby
meetings with Republican congressional offices discussing clean energy
permitting reform, climate-smart forestry investment, and offshore wind
legislation.
Want to get in on the conference action yourself? Join us at our annual
summer conference, June 10-13, open to people of every political stripe!
Register by April 3 to get the early bird rate and save $50 on your
ticket.
JOIN US IN JUNE
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In other news this week:
• CCL signs coalition letter on permitting: Led by the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, 350 organizations including CCL have signed onto a letter
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urging Congress to pass a permitting bill. "Our organizations will not
agree on every issue," the letter says. "We are committed, however, to
working with Congress to find solutions and pass meaningful and durable
legislation." Read more in this Washington Post newsletter
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• Permitting reform comes to the floor: A vote is expected this week on
H.R. 1, House Republicans' energy and permitting reform package. This
package doesn't include all the measures we need, such as faster
transmission lines for clean energy and measures to ensure community
input, but it is encouraging to see engagement on the permitting reform
issue generally. This is still just the beginning of the permitting
discussion in Congress. Watch last week's 3-minute video update
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for more context.
• Last chance to unlock $100K: There's just a few more days to give and
we're almost there! If we raise $10,000 in new monthly donations by
March 31, we'll unlock a $100,000 bonus gift from a generous angel
donor. We think of it as donating "smarter, not harder." Can you help
pitch in?
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Sign up for CCL's Climate Action Program to
receive a timely action each month that has a high impact on climate
legislation under consideration in Congress. More information about how
the program works and how to sign up can be found here
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If you have more time: To achieve durable bipartisan climate
legislation, we need Republicans on board. That means conservative
voices and outreach to conservatives are critical parts of CCL's work.
Check out our new action teams designed with that in mind: the
Conservatives Action Team
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, created specifically for right of center volunteers, and the
Conservative Outreach Action Team
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, for folks who want to bring more right of center volunteers into CCL.
Featured chapter: CCL Nevada County (Calif.)
With Earth Month coming up, CCL chapters are getting out in the
community to engage the public with in-person outreach. The Nevada
County chapter has been busy planning Climate Roadshow 2023, a series of
presentations to inform people about CCL's four policy initiatives. They
also tabled at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in February and will
participate next month at the Home and Garden Show at the local
fairgrounds.
During the pandemic, the group constructed a large carbon-footprint shoe
out of recycled materials that showed home much CO2 is emitted by
burning a gallon of gasoline. The shoe got a lot of mileage at tabling
events at local supermarkets, summer street festivals and the Nevada
County Fair. It even got second place as a float in a Fourth of July
parade. Their outreach efforts paid off with more than a 100
conversations with residents about the impact of climate change in their
area and 150 postcards sent to the president, senators and the local
U.S. House representative.
Hats off to the Nevada County chapter for getting the word out about CCL
and what people can do about climate change.
Have you logged your latest activities in the Action Tracker? Tell us
what your chapter has been up to lately!
ACTION TRACKER
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Upcoming trainings
3/30: Welcoming New Volunteers To Your Chapter - April is Earth Month,
which usually brings lots of interest from new potential volunteers.
Attend this training to learn effective strategies for bringing new
people aboard CCL. Join us!
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4/6: How to Create a Clean and Stable Electric Grid - Part One - Join
CCL Research staff for the first of a two-part training about what kinds
of energy and infrastructure will be needed for a stable, clean energy
electric grid and the main technologies that are most likely to get us
there. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
4/4: Communicating With Conservatives - Nate Abercrombie, CCL's
Conservative Outreach Coordinator, will review conservative messaging on
climate change and how CCL's policy areas align with conservative
values. RSVP here.
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community
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Donate now to support our climate action work
Donate Now!
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