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D.C. update: Permitting proposals & CCL’s principles The debate on permitting reform, which is needed to speed up the clean energy transition, is heating up in Congress. CCL volunteers began lobbying on this issue at our conservative conference in March and will continue to lobby on this issue when we head to Capitol Hill for… Continue reading D.C. update: Permitting proposals & CCL’s principles

Baseball: The common ground on climate change By Steve Valk In a famous monologue from “Field of Dreams,” James Earl Jones says, “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball…This field, this game — it’s a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could… Continue reading Baseball: The common ground on climate change

Clean energy: What’s the holdup? Imagine a world powered by clean energy. Energy that doesn’t put harmful particulates into the air we breathe. Energy that can be made here at home, and is affordable and abundant. Energy that doesn’t blanket the earth with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, warming up our planet. Sounds pretty good, right? (Unless… Continue reading Clean energy: What’s the holdup?

CCL volunteers gather in the Capitol Rotunda during their day of lobbying Texas legislators. CCL Texas groups hold lobby day at state legislature By Steve Valk Everything is bigger in Texas — including when it comes to energy and climate. In the U.S., Texas is the largest energy producer and also emits the most carbon… Continue reading CCL Texas groups hold lobby day at state legislature

CCL volunteers gather in the Capitol Rotunda during their day of lobbying Texas legislators. CCL Texas groups hold lobby day at state legislature By Steve Valk Everything is bigger in Texas — including when it comes to energy and climate. In the U.S., Texas is the largest energy producer and also emits the most carbon… Continue reading CCL Texas groups hold lobby day at state legislature

Eric Dean Wilson Episode 83: The Not-So-Cool Effects of Air Conditioning on Climate Change In this month’s episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio, Eric Dean Wilson fills us in on the not-so-cool history of air conditioning and its complicated relationship to climate change. He is the author of After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the… Continue reading Episode 83: The Not-So-Cool Effects of Air Conditioning on Climate Change

CCL statement on House passage of IRA rollbacks April 27, 2023 – This week’s House vote on the debt ceiling proposal, while not exclusively about climate policy, has major implications for America’s clean energy future. The legislation would gut the climate and clean energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), representing a “two steps… Continue reading CCL statement on House passage of IRA rollbacks

By Rick Knight   What is carbon capture, utilization, and storage? Carbon capture is a way to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from some mixture of gases. If CO2 is removed from an emissions source, such as the exhaust gas from a power plant, and then sequestered out of the atmosphere, it doesn’t contribute to global… Continue reading The Role of Carbon Capture in Climate Change Policy

CCL statement on attempts to repeal IRA climate provisions April 20, 2023 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) strongly opposes any repeal or reduction of the clean energy and climate provisions included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law last year. Climate is a present and growing threat to our communities, to… Continue reading CCL statement on attempts to repeal IRA climate provisions

NBC News covers CCL’s conservative conference WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Conservative Climate Leadership Conference and Lobby Day, hosted by Citizens’ Climate Lobby late last month in Washington, D.C., was a big success, bringing together 100 volunteers, staff, speakers and partners, followed by a day of lobbying two dozen Republican offices on Capitol Hill. The event… Continue reading NBC News covers CCL’s conservative conference