1,300+ volunteers at June conference; carbon price is better than carbon
credits; Sen. Mitt Romney warns that ‘America is in denial.'
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CCL Weekly Briefing, July 6, 2022
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Table of Contents:
SCOTUS EPA ruling: what next?
Take action this week
Ann Arbor CCLers create parade float
Upcoming trainings
What does the SCOTUS EPA ruling mean for climate advocacy?
This past Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
ruled in the West Virginia v. the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) case, in a 6-3 decision that curtails the EPA's authority
to regulate greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. Reducing
greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide is critical to avoiding the
worst impacts of climate change. Volunteers may be asking themselves:
What does this mean for climate advocacy?
While this news from the Supreme Court isn't good, it's important to
remember that while the ruling limits the EPA's ability to regulate
emissions, it does not eliminate the EPA's ability to regulate
emissions, as this helpful analysis
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from the journalists of the Hot Take podcast explain. And of course,
reducing emissions through existing EPA regulations is not the only way
to do so. Effective legislation passed through Congress could cut
emissions, which is exactly what CCL has been working on all along.
This means that the time is ripe to tell Congress
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to pass climate legislation. Policies like a price on carbon can't come
from the EPA
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, but they can come from Congress. Our work as climate advocates is
crucial in securing legislation that mitigates the effects of climate
change.
SHARE CCL'S SCOTUS STATEMENT
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In other news this week:
• 1,300+ climate advocates attend June 2022 conference: The official
numbers are in: CCL welcomed 527 climate advocates to our annual
conference in person, and 835 more joined sessions streaming online.
Read more here.
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• A carbon price is better than carbon credits: Carbon credits, while
being a well-intentioned policy, have many loopholes, making them less
than airtight when compared to a carbon price. Read more here.
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• Sen. Mitt Romney op-ed — America is in denial: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)
published an op-ed in The Atlantic on the Fourth of July. He warns that
America is dismissing threats that could prove to be cataclysmic,
including climate change. You can read the op-ed here
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, and view the Senator's social media post here
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Like this meme on CCL's Instagram
We're all in this together! This meme from CCL's Instagram is a reminder
that at CCL, everyone is a potential ally when it comes to mitigating
the effects of climate change. This meme was also picked up in the
Washington Post's Climate 202 newsletter! Give this meme some love here
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If you have more time: Join our July national call
Wondering how to get more involved in CCL? Join our online July national
meeting this Saturday, July 9, and hear from guest speaker Environmental
Voter Project Executive Director Nathaniel Stinnett. You'll also learn
what actions CCL will be focused on this month, so you can get plugged
in. Will you join us this Saturday?
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Find your CCL chapter
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| Check out our Action Teams
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| Browse upcoming events
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MI volunteers organize float in July 4 parade
CCL volunteers from the Ann Arbor, Michigan, chapter found a way to
enjoy a Fourth of July parade and do some creative grassroots outreach,
too. Ann Arbor group leader Ginny Rogers shares more details about the
chapter's parade participation.
"The float was the brainchild of one of our volunteers, Mary Garton."
Ginny says the group wanted "to convey that we're just ordinary people.
I thought it was a great idea, so we decided to just sign up for the
parade and get people motivated to join."
Another chapter member, Clark McCall, also volunteers with Common Cycle,
a volunteer-based bicycle repair co-op. Clark arranged for the chapter
to borrow one of Common Cycle's long bike trailers. Mary decided to have
two people on the float, one pretending to be a citizen lobbyist, and
one pretending to be a member of Congress.
Lila Fetter, a high schooler in the Ann Arbor chapter, played the
volunteer, and Ginny played the Member of Congress. Mary pulled the
float with her e-bike.
"We ended up with a great turnout of volunteers who carried signs,
banners, a wind turbine and solar panel, and passed out flyers," Ginny
says. "We received lots of cheers along the way with Mary circling our
group of marchers for the whole route, so we figured at the very least,
we made an impression!"
SHARE THE PHOTO
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Upcoming trainings
7/14: Trees and Forests as Natural Climate Solutions — Join Dana
Nuccitelli, CCL Research Coordinator, for a training about removing and
sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, the role trees and forests can
play, and the other benefits that those solutions provide. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
7/12: Building Personal Resilience as a Climate Advocate — Climate work
can be emotionally challenging and overwhelming. This training is an
opportunity to recognize and make space for the fullness of your
experience through connecting with others, sharing authentically,
listening deeply, and exploring opportunities for building personal
resilience. Join us!
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community
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