Month: February 2023

By Katie Zakrzewski At the December 2022 conference, CCL unveiled our new policy areas: Carbon pricing Healthy forests Building electrification and efficiency, and  Clean energy permitting reform You may be wondering: why are healthy forests important for mitigating climate change? As it turns out, having healthy forests and an abundance of trees helps the communities… Continue reading Why are healthy forests important for mitigating climate change?

Episode 81: Women in Wild Places In this month’s episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio, we feature two women so compelled by their experiences in the wilderness that they published books about them. Lilace Melin Guinard, is a poet and non-fiction writer. Citizens’ Climate Radio host Peterson Toscano walks alongside Guinard in northern Pennsylvania’s Hill Creek… Continue reading Episode 81: Women in Wild Places 

Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Taylor By Katie Zakrzewski Climate hero or superhero? Apparently, CCL has them both. Our volunteers run the gamut of hobbies and activities for raising social awareness about the impacts of climate change. But not every CCLer can say that they played a superhero on TV and taught their fans about environmentalism. Mark… Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Taylor

Learn about the IRA’s homeowner electrification and efficiency incentives By Dana Nuccitelli, CCL Research Coordinator The financial incentives for homeowners in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will be key in achieving the building electrification and efficiency component of CCL’s policy agenda. But, they’re complicated! CCL volunteers have been asking a lot of questions like, “What… Continue reading Learn about the IRA’s homeowner electrification and efficiency incentives

Getting grasstops endorsements: Advice from an endorsement superstar By Katie Zakrzewski A nature lover with a degree in biology, Norma Morrison spent 30 years sharing her love of the outdoors and knowledge with others as an education professor at Milligan University in Tennessee. Since retiring, she has worked to make her native Carter County beautiful… Continue reading Getting grasstops endorsements: Advice from an endorsement superstar

CCL Utah event discusses Great Salt Lake, state climate initiatives By Katie Zakrzewski Recent CCL awareness campaigns highlighting the need for the protection of the Great Salt Lake have spurred an influx of new volunteers to join CCL Utah. Utah State Coordinator Tom Moyer sprang into action to connect these new volunteers with their state… Continue reading CCL Utah event discusses Great Salt Lake, state climate initiatives

What is the RISEE Act? By Katie Zakrzewski The RISEE Act, or the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act, was first introduced in the Senate with the bipartisan support of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) as S. 2130 in 2021.  Offshore wind energy is unique in terms of clean energy.… Continue reading What is the RISEE Act?

CCL’s Big Tent Climate Talk features an electrification discussion with Rewiring America By Syeda Hiba Naqvi With CCL’s recent policy expansion into areas such as healthy forests, building electrification and efficiency, and clean energy permitting reform, it’s important to start building relationships in these sectors now for a greater chance at success later.  One instance… Continue reading CCL’s Big Tent Climate Talk features an electrification discussion with Rewiring America

What is the RISEE Act? By Katie Zakrzewski The RISEE Act, or the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act, was first introduced in the Senate with the bipartisan support of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) as S. 2130 in 2021.  Offshore wind energy is unique in terms of clean energy.… Continue reading What is the RISEE Act?

CCL’s Big Tent Climate Talk features an electrification discussion with Rewiring America By Syeda Hiba Naqvi With CCL’s recent policy expansion into areas such as healthy forests, building electrification and efficiency, and clean energy permitting reform, it’s important to start building relationships in these sectors now for a greater chance at success later.  One instance… Continue reading CCL’s Big Tent Climate Talk features an electrification discussion with Rewiring America