CCLers ask climate questions at town halls; Call Congress this week for
more clean energy permitting reform

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Weekly Briefing, Sept. 6, 2023

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Climate questions at town halls

Take action this week

Featured: CCL Las Vegas

Upcoming trainings

CCLers ask climate questions at congressional town halls

Citizens' Climate Lobby volunteers are known for how we fill the halls
of Capitol Hill each June — but we don't stop there. During the August
recess, when senators and representatives are working in their state and
district offices, CCLers find even more ways to connect.

During this year's recess, we focused on attending town halls.
Volunteers attended and asked thoughtful questions about climate action
in at least 53 events all around the country.

In Colorado, Aaron H. asked Sen. Hickenlooper (D-CO), "With your history
of bipartisanship, how will you bring members of both parties together
to advance more climate solutions?"

In Michigan, at a town hall with Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), CCL
volunteer Julie B. says, "There were three or four total climate-related
questions, which was great, and two by us!"

In Louisiana, Laura M. asked Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA-03) about
increasing Louisiana's climate resilience. "I got to hear him in person
and find that we actually do share some common ground," Laura says. "I
call it a win."

Read these town hall stories and more highlights on CCL's blog.

Town Hall Highlights

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In other news this week:

• Shout out from climate communicator: CCL Advisory Board member and
climate communications expert Katharine Hayhoe mentioned CCL in a recent
edition of her "Talking Climate" newsletter

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. "Economists have already figured out a Nobel-prize winning solution:
taxing carbon pollution and putting the money back in taxpayers'
pockets," she explains. "39 countries have already done it, including
Canada. The rest of us just need to get on board!"

• Professional pics from June conference: Need high quality photography
that shows CCL volunteers in action? Our "Photos" resource page

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on CCL Community has been updated to include a fresh batch of
professional photos from our annual conference, including our 2023 group
photo on the Capitol steps.

Take action this week

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If you have a little time: Call Congress for more clean energy
permitting reform. Congress included some permitting reform in the debt
ceiling bill earlier this year, but we need them to do more. We still
want to see measures to boost clean energy projects and transmission,
and improve community involvement in the process. Can you call Congress

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to keep up the pressure?

If you have more time: Write a letter at our LTE workshop. Members of
Congress pay close attention to local media. You can focus that
attention on climate change by writing letters to the editor (LTEs)
about timely climate topics and submitting them to your local newspaper.
Join our monthly LTE workshop

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— Tues., Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT — for fresh letter
ideas and focused time to write your letter.

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.

This summer, volunteer Rita Ransom published an 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

9/7: Highlight Your Local Climate Impacts With Regional Slide Decks -
Climate change is hitting every corner of the country in particular
ways. Join CCL's Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli to learn how to
highlight those impacts with regional presentation slides

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, complete with scientific source references. Join us!

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9/14: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Basics Action Party - Join CCL's
Research Team to learn the basics of clean energy permitting reform and
take action together to move Congress forward on it. Join us!

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Need training on the basics? The next round of our Climate Advocacy
Certificate Program launches on Sept. 12. Learn about the program and
see some successes from recent program participants in this blog post

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, and plan to join us for the kickoff session:

9/12: CCL Community Website Walkthrough - This initial training, led by
Tamara Staton, Education and Resilience Coordinator, focuses on helping
you navigate our websites and find ways to put your talents, experience
and interests to good use in CCL. 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.
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