Carbon pricing comes up in Senate Budget Committee; Energy Innovation
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CCL Weekly Briefing, May 10, 2023
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Table of Contents:
CCLers on lobbying
Take action this week
Featured chapter: Bainbridge Island
Upcoming trainings
CCLers talk about power of lobbying in Washington
The deadline to register for CCL's June conference and lobby day is
coming up on May 21. If you've never actually met with your members of
Congress before (most people haven't!) then you might enjoy this video
filmed by Illinois CCLers,
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talking about how it feels to lobby and why it makes a difference.
"If you had told me one year ago that I would be in D.C. meeting with
multiple congressmen and attending this national convention, I would
have simply never believed you," said Cristina Mac Cormac with the Lake
County, Illinois, chapter.
For those who have met with and shared their concerns with members of
Congress, the impact and purpose of lobby meetings is crystal clear.
"You would think that the politicians would lead, but that's not the way
politicians work," said Mark Ailes from the Greater Naperville chapter.
"Politicians don't lead the wave. They ride the wave. So, it's our job
to create the waves for them to ride on."
This is a critical moment to preserve the progress made with clean
energy incentives and to push forward with other measures — permitting
reform, pricing carbon and healthy forests — to ensure that America
meets its climate commitment. Join us in Washington to be part of the
team making that happen.
REGISTER NOW
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In other news this week:
• Carbon pricing discussion in Budget Committee: The president of the
Niskanen Center recently testified before the Senate Budget Committee,
telling senators that a border carbon adjustment is "a better
alternative energy policy to the current inefficient fossil fuel
subsidies." Check out his testimony
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or learn more about border carbon adjustments
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• Save our Sequoias Act: Rep. Scott Peters and House Speaker Kevin
McCarthy have introduced legislation
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to give land managers the tools to save the iconic giant sequoia trees
and reduce the severity of wildfires that contribute to climate change.
CCL supported
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this legislation when it was first introduced last Congress.
• EPA rules forthcoming: The Environmental Protection Agency is expected
to release new rules
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aimed at reducing emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. While
regulations can be one helpful tool, they are vulnerable to court
challenges or changes from future administrations. Durable legislation
can have a more lasting impact, and that's why we lobby Congress.
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Contact Congress about the Energy Innovation
Act. Word on the street is that the Energy Innovation Act will be
reintroduced into the House as soon as this month. Let's make sure
Congress hears loud and clear that their constituents already love this
carbon pricing legislation! Visit cclusa.org/energy
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to email your members of Congress today.
If you have more time: Tune in to CCL's monthly meeting. This Saturday,
we will host our May call at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Zoom. Chapters
and individual volunteers will dial in from across the country and the
world to get updates about CCL's recent work, hear from guest speaker
Professor Adam Simon, and learn what actions
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we'll take this month. Join us!
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Featured chapter: CCL Bainbridge Island
CCL Bainbridge Island is a chapter of about 250 people in suburban
Seattle, Washington, led by Ted Larson-Freeman (pictured above, center),
Sandy Spears, and Mike Kelly. The chapter's Earth Day outreach got a
special boost from their member of Congress, Rep. Derek Kilmer (pictured
above, right).
Bainbridge Island Parks & Rec sponsored an Earth Day Expo at a local
park on Saturday, April 22, and the chapter arranged to table there .
"We coordinated with the local Parks & Rec sponsor to have Rep. Kilmer
attend," Mike said. "They hadn't planned on having any speakers, but
they agreed to have Rep. Kilmer give remarks at CCL's suggestion." Rep.
Kilmer spent about 45 minutes at the festival, touring the 30 booths and
meeting constituents after giving his remarks.
This isn't the first time the Bainbridge Island chapter has gone the
extra mile with their member of Congress, or vice versa — Rep. Kilmer
invited Mike
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as his guest to the 2020 State of the Union address. This is the kind of
incredible relationship-building CCL volunteers do across the country.
Keep showing us how it's done, CCL Bainbridge Island!
FIND YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER
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Upcoming trainings
5/11: Comparing Permitting Reform Proposals Across the Political
Spectrum - In this training, CCL Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli
will detail the permitting reforms proposed by progressives, centrists,
and conservatives. Attendees will learn what the important components
are and where there is potential for bipartisan compromise. Join us!
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5/18: June 2023 Lobby Training #1: Primary & Supporting Asks - Join
CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass and Senior
Director Jenn Tyler for a training that will review the updates and
context for CCL's June 2023 Primary and Supporting Asks as well as
guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings. Join us!
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5/18: Solar Power on Houses of Worship - Hear from representatives of
the faith and solar communities about how federal tax credits can help
your house of worship go solar. CCL is partnering with several
organizations to support this webinar, offered by Environment America.
Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
5/16: Grassroots Outreach Basics - Join Dave Cain, CCL Presenters &
Schedulers Action Team Leader, and Tamara Staton, CCL Education &
Resilience Coordinator, to learn the bite-sized best practices of
grassroots outreach like tabling and presentations. 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
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