Watch CCL's national call with Dr. Renee Lertzman
On our national call last Saturday, we were joined by Dr. Renee Lertzman, an environmental psychologist who shared her approach to dealing with the emotional trauma of climate change. The first step in working through that anxiety is feeling that we are truly being heard, said Dr. Lertzman. "There's something that happens when we hear the words 'of course.' We feel that our experience is validated... that is the basis for moving forward into action." On the call, we also heard some exciting developments on legislation our volunteers have been working on — the Energy Innovation Act, which has gained a new cosponsor since our June lobby meetings, as well as the Growing Climate Solutions Act to spread the use of climate-smart farming methods and the RECLAIM Act to help create jobs in distressed coal communities. Watch the July national call to hear more from Dr. Lertzman and get our legislative updates.
In other news: Next virtual conference: Save the date for CCL’s next virtual conference happening Dec. 5-6. As the dust settles from the 2020 elections, we’ll be looking ahead to the new Congress and the opportunities for moving legislation forward. Plan on joining us in December! Select Committee’s report on Solving the Climate Crisis: The Democrats on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis recently released their report about steps that Congress should take to address climate change. Don’t have time to read the 547-page document? Jerry Hinkle and David Kline from CCL’s research team went through the report and encapsulated its findings in a four-page review posted on CCL Community. Fall internships: Applications are now being accepted for fall internships with Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Internships are available in a variety of areas — policy, advocacy, outreach, communications, training and more. Learn more and apply here. Governing board welcomes new members: Citizens’ Climate Lobby is pleased to welcome two new members to our governing board — Natalie Orozco and Zaurie Zimmerman. Natalie provides strategic consulting to foundations, government agencies, and fortune 500 high-tech companies. You can follow her on Instagram. Zaurie owns a design and construction management business in Massachusetts, and a manufacturing business in her home state of Kentucky. You can follow her on Twitter. CCL launches four chapters in India: CCL International Outreach Manager Cathy Orlando helped to launch four new chapters in India this week, training leaders in Assam, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. There are now four active chapters in India with five more chapters in progress. |