CCL Philly encourages Amtrak to scrap gas boilers at the 30th Street
Station; Job listing now open for Executive Director

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Weekly Briefing, Dec. 6, 2023

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Electrification success story

Support CCL & take action

Featured: CCL Santa Barbara

Upcoming trainings

CCL Philly pushes Amtrak to electrify renovation plans

When members of the Philadelphia chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby
heard that rail giant Amtrak was planning to install gas-fired boilers
in the city's iconic 30th Street Station, they immediately saw an
opportunity to advocate for electrification.

The chapter saw the plans "as an investment that would lock Amtrak into
dependence on fossil fuels for decades," says Elaine Fultz, who led the
chapter's advocacy effort in this area. "Increased air pollution near
the station would worsen its already high rate of respiratory diseases,"
she added.

Through collaboration with other environmental groups, direct advocacy
targeted at Amtrak, and a consistent local media campaign, CCL Philly
succeeded in steering things in a more electric direction! On Nov. 16,
Amtrak declared a significant reversal, deciding to eliminate the gas
boilers from the renovation project.

Amtrak cited the persistent and insightful input of the local Citizens'
Climate Lobby chapter and Philadelphia's Clean Air Council, alongside a
coalition of other environmental organizations, as key to their
decision.

Read more about this exciting win in today's blog post.

CCL Philly's Success Story

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In other news this week:

• Climate Solutions Caucus chairs at COP - The chairs of the bipartisan
House Climate Solutions Caucus, Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Rep.
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) led a bipartisan delegation of members of
Congress to COP28. Rep. Garbarino said the goal was "to learn, as a
group, what we can do in a bipartisan way" to fight climate change. We
love to see it!

• CCL's next Executive Director - We're on the lookout for a dynamic
Executive Director to help in the fight for a cooler planet. Apply now
or share the job listing

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! Learn more about the search from our board chairs

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The urgency for collective action to address climate change has never
been more evident or pressing. CCL empowers citizens from diverse
backgrounds to build support for climate solutions based on shared
values and goals. We generate the political will needed to transform our
energy systems and reshape our economies. And we do it on both sides of
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Our approach is working. But we can't afford to lose momentum now. We
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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Join our monthly meeting. This Saturday at 1
p.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT, join us on Zoom for CCL's December monthly meeting

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. We'll go over actions you can take this month, celebrate highlights
from the year, and hear from guest speaker Amanda Ripley, the New York
Times bestselling author of "High Conflict."

If you have more time: Get ready for election engagement. CCL is ramping
up our 2024 election work and wants your help in getting climate voters
to the polls. The Election Engagement Action Team

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will host a Phone Bank Leader Training on Dec. 13

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with the Environmental Voter Project (EVP). EVP is also hosting a
Postcarding Orientation on Dec. 14

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and Jan. 3

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for sending get-out-the-vote postcards for the election on March 5. Now
is the time to start making the 2024 election a climate election!

Featured chapter: CCL Santa Barbara

CCL Santa Barbara is an active group making a national impact. You've
almost certainly heard the name of this chapter's congressional
representative: Rep. Salud Carbajal, who reintroduced the Energy
Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act this year (pictured above).
Congressional liaison Carol Schwyzer cites the chapter's "decade-long
relationship" with Rep. Carbajal as a major factor in his lead
sponsorship of this important legislation.

The chapter builds broad support for climate action through local media
(more than 20 op-eds and LTEs this year!) and local in-person outreach.
They have been tabling at a climate lecture series at UC Santa Barbara,
and next year, they plan to present at UC Santa Barbara's Institute for
Energy Efficiency, give classes for a life-long learning program, and
will be interviewed by TEDxSB.

"We're excited about a grant we received from Montecito Rotary to send a
student to CCL's Washington, D.C., Conference in June 2024," says group
leader John Kelley.

Keep up the great work, CCL Santa Barbara!

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

1 2/7: End of Year Media Opportunities - Join CCL Communications staff
for a review of important end of the year media opportunities, including
topics for letters to the editor and updated op-ed templates. Join us!

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12/14: What's in the Fifth National Climate Assessment Report? - J oin
CCL Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli for a training that will
discuss the latest landmark National Climate Assessment report. This is
essentially an America-specific version of the IPCC report, outlining
climate trends, impacts, and solutions in each region of the country.
Join us!

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

1 2/12: Telling Compelling Stories - Learn how to harness and tell your
own compelling climate story. For this training, it will be helpful to
have a notebook handy in order to capture details of what you might
include in your personal story. Join us!

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