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Weekly Briefing, May 5, 2021
Table of Contents:
Growing Climate Solutions Act
Take action this week
Featured lever: Grasstops
Upcoming trainings
CCL plays role in bipartisan support for Growing Climate Solutions Act
Thanks in part to the broad bipartisan support CCL helped generate, the
Growing Climate Solutions Act (S. 1251) is moving through the Senate at
a rapid pace. Introduced on April 20 by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) with 43
cosponsors, the bill was passed by voice vote in the Agriculture,
Nutrition and Forestry Committee just two days later.
Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), who worked on
the bill with Sen. Braun, said she expects it to reach the Senate floor
in a matter of weeks.
The bill is one of several CCL volunteers have brought up as "supporting
asks" in lobby meetings because they complement carbon pricing. Alabama
volunteer Emily Northrup brought up the Growing Climate Solutions Act
when her group met with staffers for Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
She followed up her meeting pitch by urging Sen. Tuberville to cosponsor
the bill in a letter to the editor that ran in three Alabama newspapers.
On Earth Day, she got a note from a staffer saying, " You will be happy
to hear that Senator Tuberville is a cosponsor of the Growing Climate
Solutions Act — we signed on earlier this week."
You can read more about our volunteers' lobbying efforts on the bill in
our latest blog post.
READ THE BLOG
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In other news this week:
Washington state votes to price carbon : After a number of failed
attempts to put a price on carbon through referenda or legislation, the
state legislature in Washington passed a cap-and-trade bill last week
that Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign. The success in Washington is
evidence that carbon pricing is still very much in the conversation
about solving climate change. Learn more in this Grist article
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or this in-depth analysis
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from climate journalist David Roberts.
Event featuring Mark Reynolds and Rep. Dean Phillips : CCL Executive
Director Mark Reynolds will join Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips
next Tuesday, May 11, for an online event hosted by Returned Peace Corps
Volunteers for Environmental Action. They'll talk about the
carbon-pricing legislation CCL and Rep. Phillips support and the
importance of being actively engaged in our democracy. RSVP here
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to attend.
Join us for June conference : Don't miss our free virtual conference,
"The Push for a Price on Carbon," happening June 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. ET.
Already, 1,145 people are registered for the conference, which will
feature keynote speakers Jerry Taylor from the Niskanen Center, Jasmine
Sanders from Our Climate, and Adele Morris from the Brookings
Institution. Register now
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Watch and share our new video about the
reintroduction of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act on
Twitter
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If you have more time: Join our national conference call
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this Saturday at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT with Andrés Jimenez, Executive
Director of Green 2.0. He'll talk about his organization's work to
highlight and advance diversity in the environmental movement.
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.
Grasstops: Kentucky economists' endorsement
When Kentucky CCL volunteer Christine Missik saw that 50 economists in
Indiana had signed an endorsement
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for carbon fee and dividend in the Indianapolis Star, she decided to try
the same thing in her state. She shortened the Indiana statement and
solicited signatures via email from 50 economists at 13 schools
throughout the state. Endorsements came in from 43 economists (a number
that has now risen to 52), and on April 23 the Lexington Herald-Leader
ran the statement with the list of economists.
READ THE PUBLISHED STATEMENT
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CCL Appalachia Regional Coordinator Jon Clark said volunteers in
Virginia and West Virginia are working to replicate the success with
economists. You can reach out to Christine about getting economists to
endorse carbon fee and dividend by posting in the Grasstops Engagement
forum
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on Community and tagging her.
Upcoming trainings
5/6: CCL's International Work — Updates from Around the World -
Wondering what CCL is doing to advance carbon pricing and citizen
engagement in other parts of the world? Cathy Orlando, CCL's
International Program Director, will fill you in. Join us
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5/13: Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments - It's the carbon-pricing
mechanism that protects U.S. businesses. Learn how carbon border
adjustments work and how they comply with international trade rules.
Join us
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
5/11: Engaging Community Leaders - Support from community leaders can
influence members of Congress. Find out more about grasstops engagement
so you can pull this lever of political will. 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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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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