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solutions, CCL volunteers
lobby for carbon price
With momentum building in Congress to take action on climate change, thousands of CCL volunteers are meeting virtually with their representatives and senators this week to push for carbon pricing to be among solutions moving forward. In a press release about this week’s lobbying, CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds said, “Our volunteers are raring to go. They’re energized by the signals coming from Congress and the new administration that major climate policy will happen this year.” A number of groups are posting about their meetings on social media with the hashtag #GrassrootsClimate, like this tweet about a meeting with Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-06, shown above) or this Instagram post about a meeting with staffers in the office of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Many volunteers attending these meetings are first-time lobbyists, and some of our “veterans” offered advice in a blog posted this week. Teresa Werner in Northern Kentucky said, “You are not alone! Going in as a team makes such a big difference. I had never before been part of a group that was so positive, helpful and organized, which gave me comfort going into my first lobby session.”
In other news this week: Rep. Deutch testifies: During a members' day hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) spoke about the need to price carbon to rein in climate change. Check out and share our Twitter post about his testimony. Subscribe as a monthly Evergreen Donor: Donate monthly, and your gift will be matched 3-to-1 for 3 months! Congress is about to take on climate change and we need to ensure a price on carbon is included. To do it, we need YOUR ongoing support. Donate today. |
