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With registration open for CCL’s June conference in Washington, D.C., CCL is excited to share that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will be speaking at this year’s conference. The conference is the first in-person CCL event in two years, and will be held from Jun. 11-13. 

Sen. Whitehouse has played a  prominent role in climate advocacy and support of carbon pricing, and is known for his “Time to Wake Up” climate speeches on the Senate floor. 

Sen. Whitehouse introduced carbon pricing legislation, the Save Our Future Act, last summer. He stopped his "Time to Wake Up" speeches last year when he thought climate legislation was inevitable. But with no climate bill passed yet, he's resumed those speeches.

Other speakers include Citizens’ Climate Lobby Board Member Mark Reynolds, Maryland Regional Director at Climate Xchange Wandra Ashley-Williams, and many others.

Conference-goers can add Saturday seminars onto their registration tickets for deeper dives into topics like working across the political divide, finding CCL’s next climate policies, and inclusion discussions.

• Conservative conference in the media: CCL’s Conservative Outreach Coordinator Nate Abercrombie appeared in multiple news outlets last week as he promotes CCL’s Conservative Conference. You can see Nate on AM Buffalo here, and you can apply for the conservative conference here.
• Evergreen donors: As CCL’s March fundraising campaign continues (with a potential $150,000 bonus gift!), CCL highlights Evergreen donor Jean Larson on the blog this week. You can read her story here.
• Elections and climate: Many CCL volunteers are looking for ways to strengthen democracy and increase voter participation. The Environmental Voter Project can help. Read more here.
• Don’t Look Up: Get ready for the 94th Oscars with CCL by learning more about “Don’t Look Up,” a star-studded climate advocacy comedy that uses a catastrophe to talk about activism and media, with four nominations. Read more.
• Endorsement from Notre Dame:  The president of the University of Notre Dame recently endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. You can see all endorsements here.
• Manchin ready to talk: E&E News is reporting that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is ready to resume negotiations on a reconciliation bill that would contain provisions to address climate change. Read more.