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From crisis to connection: CCL’s resilience trainings By Amber Powell I found Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) during the week of COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference. At the time, I was in the second year of my M.S. program, knee-deep in journal articles and assignments on the ecology of natural resources and the… Continue reading From crisis to connection: CCL’s resilience trainings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCL applauds bipartisan introduction of sweeping energy permitting bill July 23, 2024, Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, which would make a range of critical updates to the federal energy permitting process. Citizens’ Climate Lobby thanks Sen.… Continue reading CCL applauds bipartisan introduction of sweeping energy permitting bill

Photo by Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels Episode 96: Crafting Compelling Personal Climate Change Stories In this month’s Citizens’ Climate Radio episode, host Peterson Toscano and the CCR teams introduce a fresh approach to climate change storytelling by exploring personal stories as metaphors. While these stories are not explicitly about climate change, they reveal truths and… Continue reading Episode 96: Crafting Compelling Personal Climate Change Stories

CCLers learn bridge-building skills at Braver Angels annual event By Beth Malow, a member of the Braver Angels Leadership Team With the election season heating up, is it possible to stay civil and work together across partisan divides? Absolutely! In late June, more than 700 delegates wearing lanyards of red (conservative), blue (liberal), and yellow… Continue reading CCLers learn bridge-building skills at Braver Angels annual event

Pat Fettes (right) spearheaded some incredible media work across Minnesota CCL Minnesota’s statewide campaign for clean energy media hits By Charlotte Ward Clean energy is affordable, reliable, and safe — that’s the message CCL volunteers set out to convey through a local media drive to publish LTEs and op-eds in every congressional district in Minnesota.… Continue reading CCL Minnesota’s statewide campaign for clean energy media hits

Pat Fettes (right) spearheaded some incredible media work across Minnesota CCL Minnesota’s statewide campaign for clean energy media hits By Charlotte Ward Clean energy is affordable, reliable, and safe — that’s the message CCL volunteers set out to convey through a local media drive to publish LTEs and op-eds in every congressional district in Minnesota.… Continue reading CCL Minnesota’s statewide campaign for clean energy media hits

CCLers learn bridge-building skills at Braver Angels annual event By Beth Malow, a member of the Braver Angels Leadership Team With the election season heating up, is it possible to stay civil and work together across partisan divides? Absolutely! In late June, more than 700 delegates wearing lanyards of red (conservative), blue (liberal), and yellow… Continue reading CCLers learn bridge-building skills at Braver Angels annual event

Photo by Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels Episode 96: Crafting Compelling Personal Climate Change Stories In this month’s Citizens’ Climate Radio episode, host Peterson Toscano and the CCR teams introduce a fresh approach to climate change storytelling by exploring personal stories as metaphors. While these stories are not explicitly about climate change, they reveal truths and… Continue reading Episode 96: Crafting Compelling Personal Climate Change Stories

Photo by Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels Episode 96: Crafting Compelling Personal Climate Change Stories In this month’s Citizens’ Climate Radio episode, host Peterson Toscano and the CCR teams introduce a fresh approach to climate change storytelling by exploring personal stories as metaphors. While these stories are not explicitly about climate change, they reveal truths and… Continue reading Episode 97: Crafting Compelling Personal Climate Change Stories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCL applauds bipartisan introduction of sweeping energy permitting bill July 23, 2024, Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Energy Permitting Act of 2024, which would make a range of critical updates to the federal energy permitting process. Citizens’ Climate Lobby thanks Sen. Manchin… Continue reading CCL applauds bipartisan introduction of sweeping energy permitting bill