CCL volunteer testifies on Hill; Conservative CCLers recruit young
Republicans
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CCL Weekly Briefing, July 31, 2019
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Table of Contents:
Carbon pricing bills introduced
Grassroots: Recruiting Republicans
This week on the CCL blog
Training topics
Action Team updates
Flurry of carbon pricing bills introduced before recess
It was raining carbon tax bills on Capitol Hill last week. Four bills
were introduced, three in the House and one in the Senate. On the House
side, Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) both
introduced and cosponsored each other's bills that would tax carbon and
return a large portion of the revenue to households through cuts in
payroll taxes. Both are also cosponsors of the Energy Innovation and
Carbon Dividend Act.
On the other side of the Hill, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the
Carbon Action Rebate Act, along with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). A
House version was introduced by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).
CCL VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter briefed our supporters on
the various bills and CCL's messaging about them during a call Tuesday
night. Spoiler alert: This is a good thing.
WATCH DANNY'S BRIEFING
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Other news this week:
Media on carbon pricing bills: The sudden surge of carbon pricing bills
last week attracted coverage in several media outlets, among them
Bloomberg, E&E News, the Washington Examiner and Roll Call. We
particularly liked the headline in The Hill: Carbon tax shows new signs
of life in Congress
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Tip of hat from Republican Meadows : Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark
Meadows (R-NC) had some nice things to say about CCL on the Hill last
week. Jerry Taylor from Niskanen Center took notice and gave CCL a great
shoutout in this tweet
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Congressional tweet for CCLer : Do members of Congress pay attention to
our op-eds? You bet! Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), cosponsor of H.R. 763,
tweeted about an op-ed
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in the York Dispatch from CCL's Jon Clark.
CCLer testifies on Hill : CCL volunteer Nick Huey joined GOP pollster
Frank Luntz and Students for Carbon Dividends VP Kiera O'Brien at a
hearing before the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate
Crisis. Hear what he had to say in this Twitter post
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Grassroots outreach: Recruiting Republicans
With polling that shows Republicans under 40 are concerned about climate
change, it seemed that the Young Republicans National Federation
convention in Omaha would be a great place to recruit more conservatives
for CCL. Nebraska volunteers Steven Kirchner and Kay Carne set up a
booth and went to work at the convention. Read more here
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CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers
about their grassroots engagement and get advice or ideas for your own,
head to the "Engaging the Grassroots" forum on CCL Community.
VISIT THE FORUM
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This week on the CCL blog
The green sports movement : Athletes and other professionals in the
sports industry are stepping up on climate change. Citizens' Climate
Radio host Peterson Toscano talks with Lew Blaustein, editor of Green
Sports Blog, on his latest podcast. Read more
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Engaging the grasstops : Want to get those big endorsements for the
Energy Innovation Act but don't know where to begin? CCL's Brett Cease
recently led a how-to webinar. Blogger Claire Squire provides a recap.
Read more
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Training topics
CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for
existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers.
Here are the next few sessions you can join:
8/1 Citizens' Climate University: Working with Business Climate Leaders
- Find out how you can work with this dynamic team that is generating
support from the business community. Learn more
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8/6 Core Volunteer Training: Practicing Effective Lobbying - This
training that will walk you through what an actual meeting with your
member of Congress looks like. Learn more
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8/8 Citizens' Climate University: Bringing Community Leaders to Your
Lobby Meeting - Hear from other CCL leaders who have brought people of
influence to their lobby meetings. Learn more
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To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics
page of CCL Community
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Action Team updates
Featured Action Team: Led by Clara Fang, the Higher Education Action
Team's mission is to harness the power of higher education for political
climate action. Dylan Plummer (pictured) from Our Children's Trust will
be the guest speaker on the team's next call on Aug. 5 at 9 p.m. ET / 6
p.m. PT.
You can learn about and join the team at the Higher Education Action
Team page on Community
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. Call details are on the Community Events Calendar
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Also meeting this week…
8/1 - Presbyterian Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT
8/1 - Latinos Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
8/7 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT
8/7 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events
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To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you,
head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community
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