Andres Jimenez leaving CCL staff to lead Green 2.0; CCLers participate
in Environmental Voter Project campaign
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Weekly Briefing, June 24, 2020
Table of Contents:
Legislative updates
Take action this week
Grassroots: Engaging climate voters
Training topics
Updates since lobby day: New cosponsor for H.R. 763, Senate hearing for
Braun bill
Following a week where CCL volunteers held more than 400 meetings with
congressional offices, we have a couple of legislative updates.
First, the Energy Innovation Act (H.R. 763) picked up another cosponsor.
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) signed on after meeting with CCL constituents
from California's 29th District. He sits on the Energy and Commerce
Committee, one of the committees of jurisdiction for the bill. We invite
you to retweet our "thank you"
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that's posted on Twitter.
The other news this week on the Hill is that a Senate hearing was held
today for the Growing Climate Solutions Act, legislation introduced
earlier this month by Senate Climate Solutions Caucus co-chair Sen. Mike
Braun (R-IN). The bill would help farmers and foresters get paid for
using climate-smart practices. The hearing, held just three weeks after
the bill's introduction, is an indication of the bipartisan support the
bill is attracting. Today's hearing featured witnesses from the
Environmental Defense Fund, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the
National Farmers Union and Land O'Lakes Inc.
You can tweet your appreciation to Braun and the other sponsors of the
bill with our action tool.
TWEET THANKS TO BILL SPONSORS
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Other news this week:
DC staffer leaving: We're sad to announce that Andres Jimenez, one of
CCL's Senior Directors of Government Affairs, is moving on from CCL. But
we're thrilled about his important next steps: Andres will be the
Executive Director of the organization Green 2.0, which works to promote
racial diversity in the leadership of the environmental field. Learn
more on their website
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, and keep up with Andres' work by following Green 2.0 on Facebook
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or Twitter
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Hang out with our Mountain West Region leader: You probably didn't know
that Bill Barron works with a ski patrol in Utah and sets off explosive
charges on snow packs to clear out potential avalanches. Learn more
about our Mountain West Regional Coordinator in this week's Hangout with
a CCL Staffer at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT on Friday. This will be the last
hangout of the summer. Details here
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CCL Pakistan asks government to join carbon pricing group: Raza Hussain
Qazi, group leader for the CCL chapter in Lahore, Pakistan, has asked
the Pakistani government to join the Carbon Pricing Leadership
Coalition, a group administered by the World Bank that is dedicated to
implementing carbon pricing on a global scale. Raza posted a tweet about
the CPLC
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, which you can learn more about here
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Share CCL's tweet thread
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with highlights from this morning's Senate hearing on the Growing
Climate Solutions Act. Retweeting and leaving positive comments will
help the bill's sponsor, Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), and cosponsor Sen.
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) feel appreciated and encouraged to keep pushing
for bipartisan climate legislation.
If you have more time: Watch the hearing!
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Several senators and witnesses spoke, sharing priorities and
perspectives from their states and areas of expertise. Watching the
hearing will give you a window into the politics of climate and
agriculture, which will help you to lobby effectively on this bill later
in the year.
You can also connect with your nearest CCL chapter
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to take action in your community, or join one of CCL's national online
Action Teams
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to take action on specific topics like agriculture, health, faith, and
more.
Browse CCL Community's Event Calendar
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to find upcoming events, trainings, and calls you can join.
Grassroots: Getting climate voters to the polls
Surprisingly, many environmentalists aren't showing up at the polls,
which is one of the reasons members of Congress may not prioritize
efforts to deal with climate change. To fix that, the Environmental
Voter Project (EVP) is identifying and reaching out to environmentalists
and urging them to vote. A number of CCL chapters in Georgia, led by
North Atlanta Chapter Group Leader Jeff Joslin, recently participated in
a phone campaign with EVP that succeeded in reaching 1,000 potential
climate voters. "The rewarding experience of working with EVP coupled
with a small time commitment of CCL members could make a big
difference," Joslin said. Learn more in this blog post
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about EVP's work and how these CCLers got involved.
CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. If you'd like to learn more
about how to pull the grassroots outreach lever like these volunteers
did, browse our grassroots outreach trainings.
CHECK OUT THE TRAININGS
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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:
Summer reading - Citizens' Climate University is on summer break, but
our Research Department is recommending some reading to expand your
knowledge about carbon pricing. Learn more
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6/30 Core Volunteer Training: Celebrating Storytelling - We all have a
story to share about citizen empowerment. Citizens' Climate Radio host
Peterson Toscano shows you how to tell it. 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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As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of
timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in
congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
Sign up for CCL Text Messages
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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.
RSVP for Core Volunteer Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work
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