Economist Noah Kaufman joins national call on Saturday; Make a
resolution to write a letter to the editor this month
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Weekly Briefing, Jan. 6, 2021
Table of Contents:
Big achievements in 2020
Take action this week
Featured lever: Media
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
2021 opens with Georgia runoffs, clashes in Capitol
In our first CCL Weekly Briefing of 2021, we'd like to simply wish you
"Happy New Year." But 2021 is already presenting its share of breaking
news and tough challenges.
Yesterday's runoff elections in Georgia
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gave the Democratic Party control of the U.S. Senate. Chances of
fee-and-dividend legislation reaching the floor this year have improved,
but with a 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats, CCL's
bipartisan approach remains essential in moving meaningful solutions
forward.
And today, you've likely all seen news of the events at the Capitol. CCL
staff in D.C. are hunkered down safe at their homes, and we're watching
as developments continue to unfold. Today's events have been frightening
and disappointing. A peaceful transition of power after an election is a
hallmark of American democracy that all citizens and elected officials
should respect. We hope for a swift and safe resolution to the
situation.
Even during challenging times, our CCL community makes it through
because we have each other. To reflect on 2020 and look ahead to what
else 2021 may hold, we invite you to read this new blog post from CCL
Executive Director Mark Reynolds.
READ MARK'S BLOG
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Make a new year's resolution to write a short
letter to the editor this month. You'll find lots of suggestions on what
to write about in our letters to the editor topics resource, which you
can download here
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. Need some guidance on writing an effective letter to the editor? Check
out this training
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If you have more time: Attend our January national meeting this
Saturday. Our guest speaker will be Noah Kaufman, lead author of the
2019 Columbia University assessment of the Energy Innovation and Carbon
Dividend Act. The study confirmed the effectiveness of the bill from
both an environmental and economic perspective. The call is Jan. 9 at 10
a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. You can join virtually from your computer or phone.
Details here
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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.
Media: Op-ed on cash payments
Earlier this year, CCL volunteers co-authored op-eds with CCL Executive
Director Mark Reynolds about the COVID relief payments to households,
drawing comparisons to the idea of carbon dividend payments. With
another round of relief checks on the way, CCL volunteer Tim Clancy
updated that message in an op-ed in The Mining Journal
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in Marquette, Michigan. Tim even managed to get in an acknowledgement
for his Republican congressman, Jack Bergman.
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 media lever like this volunteer did, watch or read
this training on writing and publishing op-eds.
CHECK OUT THE TRAINING
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Upcoming trainings
1/7: Organizing & Hosting Coworking Parties Online - Organizing and
taking action online presents challenges. Find out how a number of group
leaders are doing it successfully. Join us
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1/14: CCL Outreach & Recruiting Online - With in-person tabling out for
now, how can we recruit new members? Hear about the innovative ways CCL
leaders are conducting outreach. Join us
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
1/12 Core Volunteer Training: Social Media Basics - Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram are great tools for getting our message out and recruiting
new people. CCL Marketing Manager Ashley Hunt-Martorano will help you
get started. Learn more
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community
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This week on the CCL blog
Canada ramps up carbon price: The carbon-fee-and-dividend policy CCL
volunteers helped to implement in Canada is being strengthened with a
more ambitious price and quarterly payments to households. Read more
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ICYMI, CCL helped pass climate bills: Just before the holiday break,
Congress passed omnibus legislation that included three bills CCL
supported as secondary asks in lobby meetings. We look back at how
volunteers pushed these measures forward. Read more
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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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