Catch a keynote from
Dr. Danny Richter, former CCL D.C. staffer
The program for CCL's November conference, "Grassroots Rising: Leveling Up in the Climate Fight," is chock full of fantastic content. In addition to an opening keynote address from CNN commentator, author, and social entrepreneur Van Jones, we will also have a closing keynote address from another familiar face: Dr. Danny Richter. Danny was CCL’s first paid staff member in D.C., reinforcing our volunteer lobbying efforts with regular, year-round relationship building on Capitol Hill. He served as CCL’s Vice President of Government Affairs until fall of 2022. During his tenure, he shared lots of delightful video updates at key moments in CCL’s efforts — such as the early days of building support for the Energy Innovation Act, the founding of the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, and when carbon pricing was covered in the New York Times. Today, Danny is the head of Richter Capitol Hill Strategies, and he has filmed one more quick update for us all. Watch his message and register for the conference to hear his keynote remarks on Nov. 4.
In other news this week: • Executive Director search: The boards of Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Citizens’ Climate Education have jointly begun the search for our next Executive Director. This letter from board chairs Zaurie Zimmerman and Sandra Kirtland Turner explains the search process and timeline. • A podcast to heal our politics: Braver Angels just launched a new podcast called “A Braver Way,” hosted by Mónica Guzmán. Mónica will talk with guests from across the political spectrum to unearth tools, insights, and real life stories to help listeners move past divisiveness in politics and everyday life. • Benefits of BIG WIRES: Did you catch our training about how the BIG WIRES Act would update and streamline America's energy transmission system? This bill will be a focus of our November lobby meetings with Congress, so you'll want to know your stuff. Check out the recording to learn how the legislation will improve reliability and reduce energy costs. |
