PROVE It Act one-pager; CCL July call this Saturday; Bellevue chapter
does climate outreach in classrooms

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Weekly Briefing, July 5, 2023

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Table of Contents:

PROVE IT Act

Take action this week

Featured: CCL Bellevue

Upcoming trainings

Get up to speed on the PROVE IT Act and CBAMs

Congress is out on recess for the Fourth of July holiday — but did you
catch the exciting bipartisan bill they dropped recently? Just a few
days before CCLers descended on D.C. for our annual conference and lobby
day, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND, pictured above
after a lobby meeting

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with local CCLers last summer) released

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the PROVE IT Act. At our lobby day reception, Rep. Scott Peters
(D-CA-50) announced he will introduce a House version of the bill.

The bill would require the Energy Department to study the emissions
intensity of certain products made in the U.S., and to compare that to
certain other countries. In a legislative update

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in June, CCL Government Affairs staffers Ben Pendergrass and Jenn Tyler
explained that the PROVE IT Act is "a precursor to eventually
establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism," also known as a
CBAM.

It may sound a little wonky, but that's really exciting news! Why?
Because it's a pretty powerful climate policy. Learn more about CBAMs on
CCL's blog, so you'll be ready to contact Congress about this bill in
the coming weeks.

Learn About CBAMs

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In other news this week:

• Red, white, blue, and record-breaking: Data from the U.S. National
Centers for Environmental Prediction shows that the Fourth of July was
the hottest day on earth

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since at least 1979.

• Post endorses a price on pollution: In an editorial published on
Friday, the Washington Post offers a ringing endorsement for carbon
pricing

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, calling it "economically efficient and fair."

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Tag your member of Congress in this tweet.
This week's record-breaking heat is making headlines. Make sure your
member of Congress has seen the news by tagging them in the comments of
this CCL tweet

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If you have more time: Tune in to CCL's July call. Got plans this
weekend? CCL is hosting our July monthly call this Saturday on Zoom. We
will hear from guest speaker Sarahia Benn, Executive Director of the
Policy Foundation of Maryland. We'll also celebrate recent successes and
get down to business with the organization's July actions

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. Hope you can join us!

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Featured chapter: CCL Bellevue

The CCL chapter in Bellevue, WA, was founded in 2014 by volunteer Gwen
Hanson, who still serves as group leader today. "We are a busy chapter
that prioritizes equipping our youth to help in the fight against
climate change," Gwen says.

Lately they have been doing this through the middle school curriculum

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created by CCL Youth Action Team Coordinator Sharon Bagatell and her
team. Members of the Bellevue and Snohomish CCL chapters had the
opportunity to teach portions of this curriculum to middle-schoolers at
Maplewood Parent Cooperative School in Edmonds, WA. The group of
volunteer teachers, which included high school students Vihaan Tandon
and Jeremy Suzuki, covered topics like lobbying Congress, the En-ROADS
policy simulator, writing letters to the editor, and more.

"We teamed up. Two of us would go to each class — one to be the primary
teacher, and the other to be a backup to answer questions as needed or
to tag team, each one teaching part of the lesson. That worked really
well," explained chapter member Gene Robertson, who taught a few of the
lessons.

"I was excited to see a variety of chapter members step up to teach the
students. And the kids were great — sometimes they didn't seem like they
were paying attention, but then they'd ask a really insightful
question," marveled chapter member John Nave, who also taught some
lessons.

The middle school students were especially responsive to Jeremy and
Vihaan, who even joined them to shoot hoops. The chapter has already
been invited back next year. Fantastic outreach work, CCL Bellevue!

CCL has nearly 400 chapters across the country. Find your local chapter
today and get plugged in.

Find My Chapter

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Upcoming trainings

7/6: Summer CCL/CCE Fundraising Ideas and Resources - No other
organization trains citizens to be heard by their government the way CCL
does. Chances are your friends and family are proud of your work and
want to support it! Join Elli Sparks and Brett Cease for a training that
will review how to help raise funds for CCL/CCE. Join us!

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7/13: Summer Tabling Opportunities - Members of your community are out
and about in the summertime attending fairs, festivals, art walks, and
other outdoor events. Attend this training to learn how to set up and
conduct summer tabling and clipboarding about climate action, including
what materials CCL provides to help you educate, activate and recruit
the people you meet. Join us!

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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:

7/11: Climate Science AMA w/ Dr. Ben Santer - Does the historic heat
wave we're enduring have you curious about what climate science has to
say about it? Dr. Ben Santer, Research Scientist at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, joins us to present his ground-breaking climate
science research and field your questions about climate change science.
Join us!

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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community

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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our
Informational Session, and then register for our Climate Advocate
Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Join Info Session
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CCL's Climate Advocate Training workshop is offered live several times a
year ahead of our big lobby days. Click below to sign up or find out
more information.
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