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Citizens’ Climate boards hire new Executive Director After a search process spanning several months and hundreds of candidates, the governing boards of Citizens’ Climate Education and Citizens’ Climate Lobby are excited to announce Rachel Kerestes as the organizations’ new incoming Executive Director. Rachel Kerestes A trained biologist and public policy analyst, Rachel Kerestes’s career spans… Continue reading Citizens’ Climate boards hire new Executive Director

New FERC rule is a positive step, but Congressional action still needed May 17, 2024 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby is encouraged to see the new FERC transmission rules adopted this week. The swift buildout of our outdated and significant transmission infrastructure is a key step to getting more clean energy on the grid and lowering… Continue reading New FERC rule is a positive step, but Congressional action still needed

Rob Hopkins, a founder of the Transition Town Movement Episode 95: Rob Hopkins on the Role of Imagination in Climate Change Solutions In this month’s Citizens’ Climate Radio episode, Rob Hopkins, one of the founders of the Transition Town movement, shows us how playful imagination can lead to real-world solutions, and you will discover how… Continue reading Episode 95: Rob Hopkins on the Role of Imagination in Climate Change Solutions

Madalyn Friedman and Jenn Bulka co-chaired this impressive and exciting effort for their CCL chapter. Silicon Valley CCLers host 10-candidate climate forum By Flannery Winchester In an election year, CCL chapters can play a critical role in showing candidates that local voters want climate action. Recently, we saw this in action in California’s 16th congressional… Continue reading Silicon Valley CCLers host 10-candidate climate forum

Rob Hopkins, a founder of the Transition Town Movement Episode 95: Rob Hopkins on the Role of Imagination in Climate Change Solutions In this month’s Citizens’ Climate Radio episode, Rob Hopkins, one of the founders of the Transition Town movement, shows us how playful imagination can lead to real-world solutions, and you will discover how… Continue reading Episode 95: Rob Hopkins on the Role of Imagination in Climate Change Solutions

New FERC rule is a positive step, but Congressional action still needed May 17, 2024 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby is encouraged to see the new FERC transmission rules adopted this week. The swift buildout of our outdated and significant transmission infrastructure is a key step to getting more clean energy on the grid and lowering… Continue reading New FERC rule is a positive step, but Congressional action still needed

Citizens’ Climate boards hire new Executive Director After a search process spanning several months and hundreds of candidates, the governing boards of Citizens’ Climate Education and Citizens’ Climate Lobby are excited to announce Rachel Kerestes as the organizations’ new incoming Executive Director. A trained biologist and public policy analyst, Rachel Kerestes’s career spans the worlds… Continue reading Citizens’ Climate boards hire new Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Right-of-center climate advocates meet with 47 Republican offices March 2024 — Earlier this month, conservatives from across America gathered in Washington, D.C., for Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s annual Conservative Climate Leadership Conference and Lobby Day.  “It was an incredible opportunity for CCL’s right of center volunteers to connect with each other and the… Continue reading Right-of-center climate advocates meet with 47 Republican offices

Driving change: Bill Barron’s journey to spark climate conversations across the Mountain West By Nabila Wilson Picture this: 16 days, 3800 miles, and three states ablaze with the colors of Colorado, New Mexico, and Montana. Bill Barron, the Mountain West Regional Director for CCL, embarked on a road trip through some of America’s most scenic… Continue reading Driving change: Bill Barron’s journey to spark climate conversations across the Mountain West

Elizabeth Rush, author of “The Quickening, Creation, and Community at the Ends of the Earth” Episode 94: Antarctic Awakenings: Unveiling Climate Change at the Ends of the Earth with Elizabeth Rush and Brett Cease In this episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio, co-hosts Peterson Toscano and Erica Valdez explore the theme of climate change and its… Continue reading Episode 94: Antarctic Awakenings