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Your advocacy is crucial
in an election year
Dr. Danny Richter, CCL’s VP of Government Affairs, is here with his first legislative update of the year! Here’s his message:
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Our respectful, nonpartisan climate advocacy is more important than ever in the context of an election year. He shares a story about how the atmosphere we set helps to foster good bipartisan conversations in the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus.
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The Energy Innovation Act has welcomed its first cosponsors of the year: Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) and Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA-32). Share this news on Twitter!
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You can take action right now by calling or writing to your member of Congress about climate solutions.
Other news this week: Goodbye and thank you, Marshall: Over the weekend, CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds paid a loving tribute to CCL Founder Marshall Saunders at a memorial service in Coronado, California (Mark starts speaking at 29 minutes in). Our younger volunteers, the future of CCL, also expressed their appreciation to Marshall on Kudoboard. We have a short compilation of highlights from Marshall’s speeches, guaranteed to make you misty-eyed, that you can watch on Facebook. CCLers on the Hill: Next week, many of CCL’s conservative volunteers will be in Washington, D.C., for our first ever Conservative Climate Lobby Day. We are also thrilled to announce that a member of Congress has invited a CCL volunteer to attend the State of the Union. Follow CCL on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to be first to see photos from these exciting events! |
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#SnowmanProtest contest open until Feb. 23
Want to win $500 doing something fun? CCL’s Snowman Protest contest is accepting entries until Feb. 23. Just build a snowman (or two or three!) that is protesting climate change, post it on your Instagram account with the hashtag #SnowmanProtest and tag CCL with @citizensclimate. More details available here. You can view entries on CCL’s Instagram page.
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Grassroots: Reaching out on health and climate
If you want to convince people they should be concerned about climate change, talk about the impact it’s having on their health. That’s what Denver volunteer Kathleen Wells did by creating a presentation, "Health Threats of Climate Change Along Denver's Front Range," which she delivered to a group of 100 last November. The audience was very engaged, and the presentation offered the opportunity to talk about the Energy Innovation Act. More of her story can be found on CCL Community. CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their grassroots outreach work and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Engaging the Grassroots” forum on CCL Community.
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This week on the CCL blog
Sen. Coons’ remarks at CCL regional: Climate champion Sen. Chris Coons recently addressed CCL volunteers at the Mid-Atlantic Regional conference, telling them, “We are living in a planet on fire… the impact for all of us and our children and our children’s children demands action.” Read more. |
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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: 1/30 Citizens' Climate University: In-District Lobbying Plans - As groups prepare to meet with members of Congress back home, this training will help to make those meetings successful. Learn more. 2/4 Core Volunteer Training: Media Resources & Roles Basics - The media we generate can have a big influence on members of Congress. Find out how to get published in this training from CCL’s comms team. Learn more. 2/6 Citizens' Climate University: Working With Existing Cosponsors - Think there’s nothing to do after your representative cosponsors the Energy Innovation Act? Actually, that’s when the relationship can really take off. Learn more. To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community. |
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 Featured Action Team: Led by Dave Cain, the Presenters and Schedulers Action Team's mission is to help CCLers propose, schedule, and deliver solution-focused climate presentations. The team's next call will be January 30 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The guest speaker is Michael Banks, co-author of "Ten Facts in Ten Minutes on CO2 - The World’s Littlest Book on Climate." Utilizing a series of key metaphors that can be used to explain climate science, the book is being offered on a non-royalty basis to CCL for educational purposes. This call will be preceded by the Schedulers 101 call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Presenters and Schedulers Action Team page. Other upcoming Action Team calls…
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1/29 - State Carbon Taxes Action Team call at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT - Hosted by Climate XChange.
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1/30 - Peer Support Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT - Preview of 2020 ONGO sessions.
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2/2 - Jewish Action Team at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT - Guest speaker Rabbi Ruth Gelfarb from Hebrew Union College.
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2/3 - Higher Education Action Team at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT - Guest speaker Sophia Robinson, Campus Leader at Bloomsburg University.
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2/5 - Coal Country Action Team at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.
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2/5 - Climate & Culture Action Team at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Details for all these calls are on the Community Events Calendar. 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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As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our Informational Session, then register for our Climate Advocate Training, and wrap up with our Core Volunteer Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.
Climate Advocate Training is held the first Wednesday of every month at 1 pm ET and the third Wednesday monthly at 8 pm ET (adjust for your local time zone).
Core Volunteer Training is held weekly on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT.
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