Energy Innovation Act cosponsors doubled in 6 weeks; Hundreds gather for
CCL Catholic conference
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Weekly Briefing, May 19, 2021
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Table of Contents:
Email Congress today
Take action this week
Featured lever: Grassroots
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
Cosponsors add up on Energy Innovation Act; email Congress today to get
more
The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307) continues to
gain cosponsors at an amazing pace, picking up 15 in just the past week
for a total of 55. That's nearly double the number of original
cosponsors in just six weeks!
As more House members become cosponsors, congressional leadership will
see that carbon pricing has wide support and should be included in
climate legislation currently under consideration.
To help with the push for support on H.R. 2307, we're asking you to
email members of Congress today. If your member of Congress is already a
cosponsor, you can thank them for signing on. If they aren't yet a
cosponsor, you can ask them to support the bill.
Our online tool makes it super easy — just input your address, and it
will look up your representative and generate a sample message that you
can customize and send with a few clicks.
EMAIL CONGRESS NOW
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In other news this week:
Jobs at CCL: Citizens' Climate Lobby is now accepting applications to
fill three positions: Director of Government Affairs
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, Conservative Outreach Coordinator
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, and Action and Endorsement Coordinator
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Share our Facebook post
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about emailing Congress to get more cosponsors for the Energy Innovation
and Carbon Dividend Act. This could encourage some of your friends to
message their representatives, too.
If you have more time: Join our webinar on May 25 with three-time Emmy
Award-winning meteorologist David Yeomans, who will discuss educating
viewers about climate change and the great Texas blackout. After the
webinar, ask your local TV meteorologists to discuss climate change when
covering extreme weather events. Learn more and add to your own calendar
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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.
Grassroots: Hundreds at Catholic conference
About one third of U.S. senators and representatives are Catholic, and
so activating Catholics who are concerned about climate change can have
a powerful impact on Congress. Over the weekend, CCL held a virtual
conference aimed at helping Catholics become advocates for a price on
carbon. CCL President Madeleine Para, shown above with Bishop John
Stowe, told attendees, "We think you can play a role in reaching their
hearts and minds as fellow Catholics." Participants also heard from
former Congressman Francis Rooney, a Vatican representative under
President George W. Bush, who said a carbon tax is "the most logical
answer to pricing carbon and removing the most hostile fuels, like coal,
from the marketplace."
The National Catholic Reporter covered the conference in an excellent
story — "Bishops say carbon tax is an 'eminently doable' climate
solution" — posted on their EarthBeat platform.
READ THE FULL STORY
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Upcoming trainings
5/20: Messaging for the Energy Innovation Act - As we communicate with
lawmakers and others about the Energy Innovation Act, consistent and
clear messages are important. CCL Marketing Director Lesley Beatty
reviews key talking points and resources to help. Join us
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5/27: Big Tent Climate Talks, Hannon Armstrong - In this month's
conversation within the coalition of people working on climate change,
CCL's Kyle Kammien talks with Gil Jenkins, vice president of
communications and public affairs for Hannon Armstrong, a leading
investor in climate change solutions. Join us
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5/27: Lobbying 401: Leading a Lobby Team - Ready to step up and lead a
lobby meeting? This session will cover how to assign team roles,
coordinate practice times and how to handle other special situations.
Join us
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
5/25: Lobbying 201: Planning and Practicing Lobby Meetings - Practice
makes perfect, as they say, and with our June lobby meetings coming up,
this session will prepare you for success with your member of Congress.
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
Great speakers at CCL conferences: CCL's conference is just weeks away,
so register now
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and plan to attend. We have a lineup of stellar keynote speakers: Jerry
Taylor, Jasmine Sanders, and Adele Morris. We thought this would also be
a good time to look back at previous speakers like Dr. Katharine Hayhoe,
Dr. James Hansen, Bob Inglis and others. Read more
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Volunteer Spotlight: Nadine Wang: A member of the Ann Arbor Citizens'
Climate Lobby Chapter, Nadine Wang is also a co-leader of CCL's Asian
Pacific Action Team. On Sunday, the team is hosting a panel discussion
about "Anote's Ark," a documentary about the Pacific Island nation of
Kiribati, which is under threat from rising sea levels. Read more
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timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in
congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
Sign up for CCL Text Messages
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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.
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Climate Advocate Training is held the first Wednesday of every month at
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RSVP for Core Volunteer Training
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