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Save the date for CCL's next virtual conference; CCL welcomes new members to governing board

	CCL Newsletter, July 2020

Table of Contents:
	National call with Dr. Lertzman
	Take action this week
	Gifts of stock
	Featured lever: Media
	Training topics
	This week on the CCL blog

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.

WATCH THE JULY CALL

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.

Take action this week

If you have a little time: Sign up for CCL’s Monthly Calling Campaign. As a monthly caller, you can help create a steady drumbeat of calls to Congress about climate change. We have 3,713 callers signed up. Can you help us hit 4,000? Sign up at cclusa.org/mcc, and then share the link with friends on social media or via email.

If you have more time: Help celebrate the 50th episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio! Our monthly podcast has been running for more than four years, and its 50th episode will be released on July 24. Thank you to our many listeners for making the show such a success. Help us celebrate! Call 518-595-9414 to leave us a voicemail and tell us what the show has meant for you, which episode is your favorite, or what ideas you have for the next 50 episodes. We will share as many of your messages as possible on the 50th episode.

You can also connect with your nearest CCL chapter to take action in your community, or join one of CCL’s national online Action Teams to take action on specific topics like agriculture, health, faith, and more.

Browse CCL Community’s Event Calendar to find upcoming events, trainings, and calls you can join.

Appreciated stock an excellent gift option

Your time, your passion, and your advocacy are significant contributions that help ensure a healthy climate for future generations. If you are able to invest more, you may consider making a gift of appreciated stock to Citizens’ Climate Education (CCE) or Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL).

Gifting stock makes meaningful use of your patience and foresight, while also providing tax benefits. Gifts of stock to CCE, a 501(c)(3) organization, serve as a tax-deductible charitable contribution and avoid capital gains taxes. Gifts to CCL, a 501(c)(4) organization, are not tax-deductible, but still avoid capital gains taxes.

As every financial situation is different, we recommend consulting a financial advisor about the specific terms of your gift. For more information, please see our website or contact Senior Development Director, Lynate Pettengill at [email protected] or 785-331-5556.

Media: Virtual lobby meeting makes news

When CCL’s Jacksonville chapter put the word out about participating in the June virtual conference and meeting online with Republican Rep. John Rutherford (shown above), they caught the attention of WJCT-FM. The radio station aired a report about the conference and meeting and also published a story on the station’s website. The story quoted volunteer Larry Zwain, who said, “We hope to see Rep. Rutherford cosponsor the Energy Innovation Act. This policy will greatly benefit our economy, our health, and our futures here in Jacksonville.”

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. If you’d like to learn more about how to pull the media lever like these volunteers did, watch or read this training on generating media coverage.

CHECK OUT THE TRAINING

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:

7/16 Citizens' Climate University: Sunny Day Flooding & Climate Advocacy - Do you live in a coastal community? You can leverage the phenomenon of sunny day flooding to connect local stories to our advocacy. Learn more.

7/21 Citizens' Climate University: CCL Media Basics - Generating media is one of our five levers of political will. Find out how to get started. Learn more.

7/23 Citizens' Climate University: Partnering with Environmental Voter Project - As we say, democracy is our solution to climate change, and that starts with voting. Working with EVP can help more people concerned about climate change to take that first step. Learn more.

To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.

This week on the CCL blog

Austin, Texas, puts a price on carbon: By putting a small price on carbon, the city is on track for zero-carbon electricity by 2035. This is a great example of how a market-based incentive can lead to big reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Read more.

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