Write to Congress about the PROVE IT Act; Watch the recording of CCL's
July call; Check out upcoming trainings

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Weekly Briefing, July 12, 2023

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Table of Contents:

Write to Congress

Take action this week

Featured: CCL Las Vegas

Upcoming trainings

5,000 messages to PROVE our love of CBAMs

"In a rare example of a bipartisan climate policy, momentum is growing
on Capitol Hill for a plan to tax imports from China and other countries
with looser environmental standards," the Washington Post reported

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recently. The piece is describing the PROVE IT Act, a bill that lays
important groundwork for the U.S. to eventually have a carbon border
adjustment mechanism, or CBAM

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The PROVE IT Act currently has support

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from four Democratic senators, four Republican senators, and one
Independent senator. Let's build on that momentum! With persistent,
respectful citizen lobbying — our claim to fame — we can encourage more
senators to cosponsor the legislation, and we can build support for a
House version of the bill to be introduced. All of that means it's more
likely to be passed, bringing us closer to major climate policy that
drives down carbon emissions around the globe.

We've set a goal of 5,000 messages to Congress about the PROVE IT Act.
The action launched yesterday, and so far CCLers have sent 3,809
messages. If you haven't sent yours yet, hop to it! Our online action
tool makes it easy to look up your representative and senators and send
them a customizable message.

Send My Messages Now

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In other news this week:

• Ping pong and potlucks: This blog post

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shares the stories of three creative ways CCL volunteers have connected
with their members of Congress in their local communities.

• Climate Camp retreat offered this fall: This October 13-15, Citizens'
Climate Lobby is sponsoring "Climate Camp" at Camp Cedar Ridge in
Vernonia, Oregon. This retreat might be a fit for you if you work or
volunteer in the climate space and could use a little more joy or
resilience in your life and your climate work. Space is limited, and
early bird pricing ends July 31. Learn more and register here

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Share this new outreach video. Whether your
favorite outdoor activity is surfing, hunting, snowboarding, fishing,
hiking, or something else — climate change is affecting all of it. This
short video from CCL Conservative Outreach Director Drew Eyerly tackles
the topic head on. Share the video from CCL's Facebook

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, Instagram

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, Twitter

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, or YouTube

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to encourage your outdoorsy friends to check out CCL and get involved in
climate advocacy.

If you have more time: Watch the recording of CCL's July call. CCL held
our July monthly call last Saturday, with guest speaker Sarahia Benn
from the Policy Foundation of Maryland. Check out the recording

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to hear her remarks and learn what actions you can take with CCL this
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Featured chapter: CCL Las Vegas

CCL's Las Vegas chapter represents all of Southern Nevada, including
three congressional districts. "We're an energetic group," says chapter
member Joanne Leovy, as evidenced by some of their fantastic media and
outreach efforts recently.

Last month, volunteer Rita Ransom published this opinion piece

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in the Las Vegas Sun, which she crafted with great quotes from other
chapter members talking about the local climate impacts they're
personally seeing in Nevada. The piece draws attention to the dangers of
poor air quality and the threat of extreme heat. It also touches on the
positive impact of planting trees and the critical role they play in
reducing the urban heat island effect and helping to promote
environmental justice.

Urban trees and their heat mitigation benefits have anchored the
chapter's recent outreach efforts. Joanne says, "In the past couple of
months, we have hosted a tree planting and panel discussion, helped with
a trail cleanup, and focused our tabling on parts of our community most
impacted by extreme heat. We have had a great time working with other
local organizations focused on helping our most vulnerable residents
become more resilient."

"We find that action is a great antidote to climate concern," Joanne
adds. Great work, CCL Las Vegas!

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

7/13: 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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7/20: Climate Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act - This training
will help you understand how you and your community can benefit from the
Inflation Reduction Act's climate funding. We'll review what's available
for homeowners, renters, community organizations, non-profits, religious
institutions, and local governments. Join us! 

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

7/18: Economics of Carbon Fee & Dividend Policies - Join CCLer and
economist Paul Bernstein for a webinar on new ways of thinking about the
key components behind any carbon fee and dividend policy, including the
Energy Innovation Act. 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.
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work

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