CCL op-ed in The Hill on Republican progress on climate; Expressing
gratitiude for representative
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CCL Weekly Briefing, Jan. 8, 2020
Table of Contents:
CCL Australia responds to crisis
Lobbying: CCLers show appreciation
Thirs week on the CCL blog
Training topics
Action Team updates
CCL Australia: Time to wake up to 'catastrophe unfolding' and price
carbon
The new year began with frightening news coming from Australia: an
unprecedented bushfire season has claimed dozens of human lives,
millions of animal lives, and thousands of homes.
" Tragically, we now have a disaster serious enough to wake up almost
all of us to the catastrophe that is unfolding," said Rod Mitchell, the
national director of CCL Australia.
"Australia needs to know that our government is responding appropriately
to both the immediate emergency and to the climate and ecological crisis
that is escalating before our eyes," Rod said. He and other members of
CCL Australia will continue to push hard for carbon pricing policy to
address the climate change making these fires worse.
"All of us at CCL are keeping our Australian volunteers, their loved
ones, and their entire country in our thoughts during this crisis,"
Executive Director Mark Reynolds said. "We will continue to offer them
love, encouragement and solidarity as we work together to address the
global challenge of climate change."
READ MORE FROM CCL AUSTRALIA
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Other news this week:
Remembering Marshall: Over the holidays, the CCL family received the sad
news that founder Marshall Saunders had passed away. E&E News published
an excellent obituary
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, as did the Coronado Times
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. RESULTS founder and CCL mentor Sam Daley-Harris paid tribute to
Marshall in an op-ed in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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. Sam has given permission for anyone to submit his piece to their local
newspaper. You can express condolences and share remembrances of
Marshall on our memorial page
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on CCL Community.
Conservative momentum on climate: Conservative Outreach Director Jim
Tolbert has an op-ed in The Hill
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about Republican engagement on climate change in Congress. If you're a
conservative and would like to participate in CCL's Conservative Climate
Lobby Day (Feb. 3-4), the deadline to register is Jan. 13. Learn more
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Lobbying: Sánchez gets CCL holiday greetings
Appreciation is a powerful tool for building relationships with members
of Congress. Over Thanksgiving, CCL members in Rep. Linda Sánchez's
district showed their gratitude for her cosponsorship of the Energy
Innovation Act by sending holiday cards expressing their thanks. Sánchez
acknowledged their gesture in a tweet
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: "Thank you @citizensclimate residents in #CA38 for the Thanksgiving
wishes. This year, I'm thankful for all the grassroots energy behind
fighting climate change, protecting our planet for future generations,
and creating the green energy jobs of the future."
CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers
about their lobbying work, and get advice or ideas for your own, head to
the "Lobbying Congress" forum on CCL Community.
VISIT THE FORUM
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This week on the CCL blog
Editorial endorsement in Colorado : Last fall, the Grand Junction Daily
Sentinel published a ringing endorsement for the Energy Innovation Act.
CCL Mountain West Regional Coordinator Bill Barron relates the meeting
with the paper's editorial board that generated the endorsement. Read
more
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Training topics
CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for
existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers.
Here are the next few sessions you can join:
1/9 Citizens' Climate University: Starting a Calling Congress Campaign -
Join CCL leaders from Texas, Ben Boral and Ham Richards, for a training
on utilizing a new tool to generate calls across your district to your
member of Congress. Learn more
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1/14 Core Volunteer Training: Practicing Effective Lobbying - Join Amy
Bennett, CCL's Director of Congressional Liaisons and Lobby Days, to
walk through important considerations in preparing to meet with your
member of Congress and what an actual meeting looks like. Learn more
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1/16 Citizens' Climate University: Developing Your 2020 Chapter Action
Plan - Todd Elvins, CCL's Action Coordinator, provides a thorough guide
for your group to plan and coordinate your areas of focus for the year
ahead. Learn more
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To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics
page of CCL Community
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Action Team updates
Featured Action Team : Led by Larry Kremer and Charles Gabrys, the Team
OIL Action Team's mission is to liaise with oil and gas companies to
understand their positions on climate change and carbon pricing and to
educate CCL volunteers and members of Congress on oil and gas industry
workings, positions on climate change, and carbon pricing. Cason Swindle
(pictured) will be the guest speaker on the team's January 8 call at 8
p.m. ET. Cason is the President of Context Associates, which helps its
global oil and gas clients improve worker safety, productivity and
reliability.
You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Team OIL Action
Team page
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Other upcoming Action Team calls …
1/8 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Guest speaker Janet
Atkinson will speak on Schools for Climate Action.
1/8 - Grasstops Engagement Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Guest speaker Jerry Hinkle will speak on the economics of H.R. 763.
1/9 - Business Climate Leaders Action Team call at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Guest speaker Geraldine Link will speak on NSAA support for H.R.763 and
ski area work on climate solutions.
1/13 - People of the Global Majority Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5
p.m. PT.
1/13 - Conservative Caucus Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
1/13 - Earth-based Spirituality Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Guest speaker is Dr. Adrian Harris, lead editor of the European Journal
of Ecopsychology.
1/14 - Agriculture Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.
1/15 - Coal Country Action Team call at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.
1/15 - Climate and Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
1/15 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events
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To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you,
head to the Action Team directory
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on 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.
Register for Core Volunteer Training
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