Comparing effectiveness of carbon tax bills; Update on secondary asks
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CCL Weekly Briefing, Aug. 21, 2019
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Table of Contents:
New carbon pricing studies coming
Media: CCL on Chicago radio
This week on the CCL blog
Training topics
Action Team updates
New carbon pricing studies coming in September
With Congress on recess, August is a slow time in Washington, but we
hope volunteers are taking advantage of members being in the district to
engage their representatives and senators, either at district meetings
or at town halls.
Looking ahead to September, CCL VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter
says "a lot is going to happen," including new carbon pricing studies
and the reintroduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act. Danny gives us the
lowdown in a new legislative update.
WATCH DANNY'S UPDATE
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Other news this week...
Comparing carbon pricing bills: When comparing the effectiveness of
various carbon-pricing bills, it's important to make those comparisons
with the same model, apples to apples, so to speak. When we do that,
H.R.763 compares very favorably. Read more
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CCL on TV with congressman : CCL volunteers in Rochester made news on TV
last week with their congressman, Joe Morelle, talking about his
cosponsorship of the Energy Innovation Act. Watch the report
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Progress with secondary asks : During our lobby day in June, our
volunteers were given the option of making a secondary ask on one of
four bipartisan bills related to climate change. Three of those bills
have made progress. Learn more in this Community Bulletin post
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Working with media: CCL on Chicago radio
Julie Nowak, a volunteer with the Lake County (IL) chapter of Citizens'
Climate Lobby, got some serious airtime on Chicago radio recently when
she was a guest on the Mike Nowak Show (pictured above; no, they're not
related) on WCGO. A few years beforehand, Julie's husband Tom was
interviewed on Mike's show about sustainable investing. Tom told Mike
about their CCL activities, and, after H.R.763 was reintroduced, they
circled back to get Julie on to talk about the bill. Julie's segment
starts at 1:03 of this podcast
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CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers
about their media work and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the
"Working with the Media" forum on CCL Community.
VISIT THE FORUM
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This week on the CCL blog
A bipartisan approach on campus : When students started a CCL chapter at
the University of Michigan, they offered to do presentations for other
campus groups. The College Republicans group took them up on that offer
and later worked with the CCL chapter on a joint event. Read more.
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From campus to Capitol : In just one year, the number of youth climate
activists in attendance at the annual conference nearly doubled. Learn
about their impressions and takeaways. 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:
8/22 Citizens' Climate University: Getting New Volunteers Engaged - Want
those new volunteers to keep coming back? Make them feel welcome and get
them involved. Learn more
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8/27 Core Volunteer Training: Understanding Congress Basics - Learn
about the policymaking process and what life is like for members of
Congress and their staffers. Learn more
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8/29 Citizens' Climate University: Communicating Carbon Pricing -
Improve your communications around carbon pricing policy based on the
main findings and recommendations in the Guide to Communicating Carbon
Pricing. 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 Rob and Lori Byron, the Health Action
Team's mission is to (1) secure endorsements for the Energy Innovation
Act from medical and health-related organizations, and (2) educate
ourselves, CCL, and health, healthcare and research professionals on how
climate impacts health. Everyone is invited to join the team's Aug 26
call at 8:30 p.m. ET with guest speaker Dr. Wendy Ring (pictured),
founder of Climate-911 and the NPR show Cool Solutions.
You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Health Action
Team page
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Also meeting this week…
8/21 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/21 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/21 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/26 - Labor Outreach Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/26 - Outdoor Industry Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/26 - Sea Level Rise Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/28 - Climate and Environmental Justice call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
8/28 - Team O.I.L. Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events
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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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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.
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