State-level climate progress; Government endorsements for H.R. 763 reach
100
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CCL Weekly Briefing, Feb. 26, 2020
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Table of Contents:
Message from Danny
Grasstops: 100 endorsements
This week on the CCL blog
Training topics
Action Team updates
Danny's briefing: New Senate caucus members, more cosponsors for H.R.
763
CCL VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter has good news to share in
his latest D.C. briefing. This month, the bipartisan Senate Climate
Solutions Caucus has added six new members, an indication that the
movement to reach across the aisle on climate change is gathering
momentum.
Last week, the caucus launched a new website
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to inform the public about its membership and activities. You can tweet
your appreciation to the members of the caucus with CCL's online action
tool
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Danny also shares news about the new cosponsors for the Energy
Innovation Act and the role these cosponsorships play in moving
legislation forward. You can thank these House members and other
cosponsors on Twitter
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Lastly, Danny recommends that volunteers sign up for a Monthly Calling
Campaign
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to generate a steady drumbeat of calls to members of Congress for action
on climate change. We have a training on CCL Community
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about organizing these campaigns in your chapter.
WATCH DANNY'S MESSAGE
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Other news this week:
Encouraging state-level climate progress: Virginia recently passed the
Clean Economy Act, requiring 100% clean electricity by 2050. Hawaii is
advancing a steadily rising carbon fee bill through its legislature.
Read about these successes and more
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Grasstops: 100 government endorsements
CCL hit a milestone this week with our first 100 local governments and
tribal entities endorsing the Energy Innovation Act. One recent
endorsement comes from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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. At a population of 884,363, this represents the third largest
population to endorse the bill to date. You can view all of the Energy
Innovation Act resolutions and endorsements from local governments
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and tribal entities
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on the bill website.
Congratulations to all of our groups that have worked with their city
councils, county boards and tribal chapters to pass local resolutions
and obtain local governmental endorsements since H.R. 763 was introduced
last year.
CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. If you would like to pursue
this type of grasstops work too, check out the training and resources on
" Engaging City & Local Governments For Resolutions
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." A resolution template is included under the "Resources" tab. When you
successfully pass a local resolution, please email a signed and dated
.pdf file of the resolution to
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You can also head to the "Grasstops Engagement" forum on CCL Community
to ask questions and get support. Here's to another 100 resolutions in
2020!
VISIT THE FORUM
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This week on the CCL blog
Monthly Calling Campaign : When members of Congress hear frequently from
constituents on an issue, it increases the likelihood that they'll take
action. CCL now has a tool to make it easy for volunteers to call their
representatives and senators on a monthly basis. Learn how you can
participate. 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:
2/27 Citizens' Climate University: Understanding Border Carbon
Adjustments - Dive into the complexities of this provision in the Energy
Innovation Act that's designed to protect American businesses from
unfair foreign competition. Learn more
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3/3 Core Volunteer Training: Celebrating storytelling - You have a story
to tell about climate change and what you're doing to stop it. Learn how
to share that story in a compelling way. Learn more
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3/5 Citizens' Climate University: CCL's International Work - Our
movement to empower citizens and price carbon is spreading around the
world. Hear about the great work our volunteers are doing in other
countries. 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 Larry Kremer and Charles Gabrys, the Team
OIL Action Team's mission is to engage with oil and gas companies to
understand their positions on climate change and carbon pricing. The
team also educates CCL volunteers and members of Congress on oil and gas
industry workings, positions on climate change, and carbon pricing. Jim
Rine (pictured) will be the guest speaker on the team's February 26 call
at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. He will explain the effect of a carbon tax on
natural gas producers. Jim is a geology professor at Wayne State
University and has published studies on how the petroleum industry must
adapt to climate change.
You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Team OIL Action
Team
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page.
Other upcoming Action Team calls …
2/26 - Climate and Environmental Justice Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT
2/27 - Presenters and Schedulers Action Team calls: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
call for Scheduling 101. 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT call for Presenting with
guest speakers Jeff Joslin and Laura Sacks on peer support.
2/27 - Episcopal Action Team call at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT - Rebecca
Cotton will describe her attendance at COP25 in Madrid.
3/2 - Higher Education Action Team call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
3/4 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.
3/4 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Details for all these calls are on the Community Events Calendar
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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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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.
Join Info Session
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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).
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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Core Volunteer Training is held weekly on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT.
Register for Core Volunteer Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work
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