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  Sean McManus · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 12:19 AM

Friend, thank you for being a CLCV Badass!

This past Saturday evening, CLCV was honored to hold the Badass in Green Awards—virtual version.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 8:53 PM

, we have big news!

We are so proud to announce that CLCV will be sponsoring legislation this year!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 12:47 AM

TUNE IN NOW: CLCV's Badass in Green Awards! 🤩

Click to watch the Badass in Green Awards! We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, hol…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 4:35 PM

TODAY: CLCV's Badass in Green Awards! 🤩

There is still time to register for this FREE virtual event! We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
January 28, 2021 at 7:44 PM

ANNOUNCING: Katie Porter, Holly Mitchell, Eleni Kounalakis & more!

REGISTER FOR FREE! CLCV's Badass in Green Awards Saturday 1/30 at 5PM. We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election vic…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 8:46 PM

YOU'RE INVITED! CLCV's Badass in Green Awards

Join us for a night of hope and inspiration! We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, h…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 8:40 PM

REGISTER TODAY: Badass in Green Awards

We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, hold our lawmakers accountable, and build poli…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
January 9, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Our Keynote Speaker is🥁🥁...

We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, hold our lawmakers accountable, and build poli…
  Lucas Lineback · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 5:04 PM

FINAL CALL: Make a tax-deductible donation to help us build our collective power in 2021

LAST DAY to Make a Tax-Deductible Donation Before the Deadline Dear Friend,2020 has been a year more challenging than any we’ve ever faced, and that may be an understatement. As we look forward to a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel in 2021, we’re also reflecting on all we accomplished th…
  Lucas Lineback · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 6:34 PM

FINAL CALL: Make a tax-deductible donation to help us build our collective power in 2021

Make a Tax-Deductible Donation Before the Deadline Dear Friend,2020 has been a year more challenging than any we’ve ever faced, and that may be an understatement. As we look forward to a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel in 2021, we’re also reflecting on all we accomplished this year, des…
  Lucas Lineback · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 6:41 PM

End of Year Giving: Make a tax-deductible donation to us for 2020 today

Dear Friend,2020 has been a year more challenging than any we’ve ever faced, and that may be an understatement. As we look forward to a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel in 2021, we’re also reflecting on all we accomplished this year, despite these incredible challenges.  Thank you for b…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 7:55 PM

FINAL CALL: This is the impact of your support, CLCV Member

Donor Drive 2020 We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, hold our lawmakers accountable…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
December 21, 2020 at 8:10 PM

This is the impact of your support

We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, hold our lawmakers accountable, and build poli…
  Team CLCV · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 10:10 PM

COMING SOON: Badass in Green Awards!

We believe that radical change is necessary and only by transforming our political system will we create the opportunity to take bold action on climate change. We elect and cultivate environmental champions, turn election victories into policy wins, hold our lawmakers accountable, and build poli…
  Shaina Hall, CLCV · [email protected]
December 16, 2020 at 8:40 PM

CLCV Member, it’s time for real democracy

  CLCV Member,   The Electoral College has officially solidified America’s choice of Joe Biden as the 46th President-Elect of the United States. While this is great news for us, we have known for a while that President-Elect Biden won the popular vote. So, why do we continue to rely on this ant…
  Lucas Lineback · [email protected]
December 10, 2020 at 10:12 PM

UPDATE: Membership drive

Friend,Working in the environmental movement is always challenging, but at this moment it has the potential to be the most rewarding it has ever been.   We’ve never had a greater opportunity to impact lasting change than we do right now.  When California acts, it changes global markets, creates …
  Charles Clayton, CLCV · [email protected]
December 8, 2020 at 5:15 PM

The election is over, but what’s next?

  CLCV Member,   The 2020 election made even more clear what we have known for years: change happens from the bottom up, and we need to invest in our democracy to unlock more courageous policy progress. In her latest opinion article, Mary Creasman, CEO of CLCV, breaks down the steps our leaders…
  Matt Abularach-Macias, CLCV · [email protected]
December 3, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Tell Governor Newsom we need a climate champion in the Senate!

  CLCV Member,   With Kamala Harris becoming our next Vice President, California is losing an environmental justice champion in the Senate. Now, Governor Newsom is responsible for appointing a new senator to her seat. We don’t know when exactly the Governor will make his decision but we know it…
  Wendy-Sue Rosen, CLCV · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Friend, help fuel our big, bold climate solutions on Giving Tuesday

Friend,It’s time.  For California, for our future. Let’s build a climate movement bigger than anything we’ve seen:CLCV has a bold plan for building regional power, innovating bold climate justice solutions to fight the climate crisis, holding our leaders accountable and advancing a green and jus…
  Wendy-Sue Rosen, CLCV · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 12:21 AM

Friend, please consider us for your Giving Tuesday plans tomorrow

Friend, Tomorrow, we’re going to be one of many organizations asking for your support as part of Giving Tuesday. This year especially there are a lot of worthy causes out there. I want to talk to you (briefly) about why we’d be humbled for you to make CLCV part of your Giving Tuesday this year. …
  CLCV · [email protected]
November 25, 2020 at 11:48 PM

A moment of gratitude

CLCV Member, We know this holiday season feels especially different for everyone this year. We have all been through so much together, and it hurts to not be able to gather in the ways we would have hoped. We thought this would be a good opportunity to reach out, give you a virtual hug, and rem…
  Sean McManus, CLCV · [email protected]
November 19, 2020 at 7:11 PM

Friend, we need your help. Support CLCV’s 2020 Donor Drive.

Friend,I’ll be upfront: we need to ask you for your financial support. We raised and spent more this year on election and election-related campaigns than we can remember in recent memory. And it’s a good thing we did too! We added key environmental seats in the California Senate, with priority c…
  Mike Young · [email protected]
November 18, 2020 at 9:05 PM

CLCV Member, this is just the beginning

  CLCV Member,   As a hectic election season comes to a close, we wanted to thank you for your partnership in expanding and strengthening our democracy this year.  During this election cycle, CLCV led numerous efforts to create a safe and participatory voting process truly representative of our…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
November 14, 2020 at 6:41 PM

Building a movement to win on the climate crisis in 2021

Friend,While the defeat of President Trump is a victory for our movement, and we can take a moment to rejoice, we know we cannot rest for long. The California League of Conservation Voters is already learning from last week’s election, and poised to pivot our electoral wins to secure bold and sw…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
November 11, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Tell President-Elect Biden - Time for a Climate Justice Cabinet

  CLCV Member,   Together, we turned out a record number of voters, elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be our next President and Vice President, and beat Big Oil across California. A historic number of Americans voted. A surge of young people of color turned out around the country, many for…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
November 4, 2020 at 6:39 PM

Here’s what we know

  CLCV Member,   This is hard. We’ve all given so much to change our country this year, and I’m fighting despair that our results aren’t more definitive and sweeping.  The truth is, we knew that we would need to be patient and take the time to count every vote. We knew that the electoral colleg…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
November 2, 2020 at 8:22 PM

CLCV Member, we've come so far together

  CLCV Member,   Election Day is tomorrow. We’re finally in the home stretch. We’ve come so far together – and I want to take a moment to thank you for inspiring me.  You’re reminding me what democracy looks like, and just how amazing it is.   Nearly 9.1 million Californians have already voted.…
  Lucas Lineback · [email protected]
October 31, 2020 at 5:40 PM

A reverse Halloween?

Friend,Big polluters have one thing going for them this Halloween: with their toxic lifestyle, they don’t need to buy costumes. In fact, Halloween is the one day when they can take their costumes off. After all, polluters spend the year blending in: dressing up as everyday people – sometimes eve…
  Melissa Romero, CLCV · [email protected]
October 28, 2020 at 4:56 PM

Cut through the confusion this election

  CLCV Member,   If you voted already, thank you. Share this email with three people you know who have not yet voted. If you have not voted yet, this email is intended to help you cut through the confusion on voting and the propositions.   Please vote and vote early. You should have received a …
  Mike Young · [email protected]
October 24, 2020 at 5:01 PM

The difference between victory & defeat

Friend,Frankly, it’s distressing that we still have to make the argument that “preventing the extinction of all human life” is a worthwhile investment.  But in Thursday night’s debate, Donald Trump answered every question about the climate crisis with a comment about corporate profits. Even when…
  Andrew Escamilla, CLCV · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 6:18 PM

REPEAT SESSION: The CLCV Green Wave Bootcamp!

  CLCV Member,   Missed the first Green Wave Bootcamp? We are holding a repeat session! As fires ravage our state and natural disasters become increasingly catastrophic, it is clear we are living in the midst of the climate crisis. CLCV continues to do the work of electing environmental champio…
  CLCV Small Contributor Committee · [email protected]
October 17, 2020 at 5:11 PM

Elect an Environmental Champion to the California State Assembly

Contributions are not tax deductible for state or federal income tax purposes.The maximum contribution per person to candidates for State Assembly/State Senate is $4,700 per election cycle. Please note that CLCV is unable to track your cumulative donations and does not track donations made outs…
  Matt Abularach-Macias, CLCV · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 5:59 PM

If you’re worried about our democracy - do this.

  CLCV Member,   Have you been reading the news about the California Republican Party setting up fake ballot drop boxes? It’s a very real reminder that some people are afraid of our power when we vote. However, when we put in measures to expand voting opportunities, protect voting rights, and w…
  Mike Young · [email protected]
October 14, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Climate is on your ballot- read before you vote!

  CLCV Member,   This is our chance. We have anticipated the 2020 election since the day after the 2016 election. We knew what was at stake then, and now we’re living with the consequences of failed environmental leadership at all levels. Generations of deadly air pollution. Surge of destructiv…
  CLCV Federal PAC · [email protected]
October 10, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Elect an Environmental Champion to the U.S. House of Representatives

Contributions are not tax deductible for state or federal income tax purposes.Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and name or employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year. The maximum contribut…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
October 6, 2020 at 7:03 PM

What Gives Me Hope These Days

  CLCV Member,   I’ve had many conversations lately with friends about finding hope among all the challenges we’re experiencing. It’s not easy in the midst of a pandemic, with wildfires ravaging our state, a seat on the Supreme Court at stake, and the most important election of our lifetime loo…
  CLCV Small Contributor Committee · [email protected]
October 3, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Elect an Environmental Champion to the California State Senate

The maximum contribution to the California League of Conservation Voters Small Contributor Committee is $200 per year. Contributions are not tax deductible for state or federal income tax purposesState law requires us to report the name, street address, occupation, and name of employer of all d…
  Andrew Escamilla, CLCV · [email protected]
September 26, 2020 at 4:28 PM

ONE WEEK until the CLCV Green Wave Bootcamp!

  CLCV Member,   As fires ravage our state and natural disasters become increasingly catastrophic, it is clear we are living in the midst of the climate crisis. CLCV continues to do the work of electing environmental champions, holding lawmakers accountable, and championing for climate justice,…
  Andrew Escamilla, CLCV · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 6:25 PM

REGISTER TODAY: CLCV Green Wave Bootcamp!

  CLCV Member,   As fires ravage our state and natural disasters become increasingly catastrophic, it is clear we are living in the midst of the climate crisis. CLCV continues to do the work of electing environmental champions, holding lawmakers accountable, and championing for climate justice,…
  Mike Young · [email protected]
September 23, 2020 at 10:41 PM

The first step to saving the environment? It’s pretty straightforward.

Friend,We’ve got fewer than six weeks left until the most environment-critical election in history. And we simply have to win. That means we need pro-environment Americans to vote. It’s just that simple.Because change starts at the ballot box. And that means change starts with us!Yes, there’s a …
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
September 22, 2020 at 5:55 PM

Let their memories be a revolution

  CLCV Member,   Like you, I was heartbroken to learn of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion for civil rights, gender equity, and progressive causes. She did so much to make our country a better place.  The world feels a little darker with leaders like RBG gone. I felt the same …
  Melissa Romero, CLCV · [email protected]
September 17, 2020 at 9:08 PM

Governor Newsom Must Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution

  Hi CLCV Member, We need your help to urge Governor Newsom to sign AB 995, legislation that will protect communities from exposure to toxic pollution.  The state has largely been unable to fulfill their mandated responsibilities to protect people from environmental hazards and clean up hazardo…
  Sean McManus, CLCV · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 11:41 PM

We’ve already had too many wake up calls, Friend.

Friend,In just the last three weeks, we’ve seen hurricanes devastate the gulf coast, record highs and record lows in Colorado, flooding in Washington DC, and devastating fires throughout California and up the west coast.  Our entire country is battling catastrophic weather. And yet, many of our …
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 5:02 PM

What happened in Sacramento this year?

  Hi CLCV Member,   With state legislators heading home for the year, we are ending this year’s legislative session with more inaction on the climate crisis. What’s most heartbreaking is the pain that families are feeling across the state as they battle fires, toxic air quality, extreme heat, ro…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
September 1, 2020 at 8:17 PM

This Legislator Is Weakening Air Quality Regulations

  Hi CLCV Member, As fire’s sweep across our state the quality of the air continues to worsen, jeopardizing the health of millions during a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been directly correlated to respiratory health and poses an even higher risk to those with pre-existing conditio…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
August 31, 2020 at 7:41 PM

This Legislator Is Stopping Climate Action

  Hi CLCV Member, At this moment we are all feeling the impacts of the very present climate crisis. These are uncertain and scary times. While we are grappling with a worsening pandemic, now Californians are facing displacement, pollution, extreme heat, blackouts and more. What’s most heartbrea…
  Mary Creasman, CLCV Education Fund · [email protected]
August 25, 2020 at 5:57 PM

This Legislator Is Stopping Climate Action

  Hi CLCV Member, At this moment we are all feeling the impacts of the very present climate crisis. These are uncertain and scary times. While we are grappling with a worsening pandemic, now Californians are facing displacement, pollution, extreme heat, blackouts and more. What’s most heartbrea…
  Melissa Romero, CLCV · [email protected]
August 20, 2020 at 9:56 PM

The Climate Crisis Isn’t on Hold During the Pandemic

  Hi CLCV Member, For some, this past week’s record high temperatures and rolling blackouts were an inconvenience. For others, it is a matter of life and death being exacerbated by reactive actions to roll back restrictions on the very fossil fuels that got us to this place. Corporate polluters…
  Mary Creasman · [email protected]
August 11, 2020 at 5:31 PM

Urgent: Trump is Attacking our Democracy

Friend,President Trump is attacking the very foundation of our democracy: our elections. He continues to beat the drum of spurious claims of election fraud around mail-in voting, and now he’s attacking the United States Postal Service, in a move to hinder the vote-by-mail process come November. …
  Melissa Romero, CLCV · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 8:18 PM

Tell your Senator: protect 30% of land, water & oceans by 2030!

Friend, During this unprecedented time, we understand that you have a lot on your plate. However, with just ten years to enact real change, the urgency of our climate crisis remains pertinent.    We are currently witnessing one of the largest extinction events in the history of our planet, with …