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CCL’s Info Session: Find where you fit in By Nabila Wilson Elli Sparks vividly remembers attending her first CCL Informational Session back in 2010.  Sitting in her bedroom, Elli felt the sense of isolation melting away as she heard CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds leading the call.  CCL Senior Director of Programs Elli Sparks “I… Continue reading CCL’s Info Session: Find where you fit in

Washington youth organize state lobby day By Flannery Winchester Lindsey Desai has been part of CCL Washington since she was in 8th grade. As the leader of the CCL Youth Lobby Team for Washington state, she has been meeting with state legislators over the last few years, urging climate action.  Pictured L-R: Veda Nayar, Bridget… Continue reading Washington youth organize state lobby day

Ann Arbor’s snowman protest on Jan. 30, 2024 CCL snowmen take to the streets By Flannery Winchester Nobody stands to lose quite as much in a warming world as snowmen. Lawmakers need to hear from them, too! With fun, eye-catching protests in recent weeks, CCL chapters have been helping snowmen call for climate action.  When… Continue reading CCL snowmen take to the streets

Volunteer Spotlight: Aliyah Bell By Flannery Winchester Aliyah Chyane Bell is a busy 23-year-old professional, soon-to-be law student, and climate advocate. She works at Xavier University of Louisiana as the assistant to the Director of Sustainability, and she’s studying for the LSAT and applying to master’s programs. We’re lucky that she also carves out time… Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Aliyah Bell

Volunteer Spotlight: Helena Robinson By Flannery Winchester If you ask Helena Robinson what she’s up to these days, odds are she’s doing something to reduce carbon pollution. By day, she serves as the Director of Sustainability and Quality Control at Xavier University of Louisiana, working to reduce the school’s carbon footprint and get folks on… Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Helena Robinson

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) shared this photo of a meeting with North Dakota CCL volunteers in August 2023, where they discussed the PROVE IT Act. PROVE IT Act passes Senate committee after months of CCL support By Flannery Winchester On January 18, the bipartisan PROVE IT Act passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee… Continue reading PROVE IT Act passes Senate committee after months of CCL support

Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions are down, but so is public support for its carbon pricing policy. Let’s explore why. Perception gap plagues Canada’s carbon price By Rick Knight, CCL Research Coordinator Canada’s carbon pricing law, which went into effect in mid-2018, features an annually rising carbon price, with 90% of the revenue rebated to households.… Continue reading Perception gap plagues Canada’s carbon price

Learn about the Foreign Pollution Fee and Clean Competition Acts By Dana Nuccitelli, CCL Research Coordinator In June of 2022, CCL volunteers asked our Republican members of Congress to consider putting a price on the extra carbon it takes to make many dirtier products that are imported into the United States. And they listened!  Exactly… Continue reading Learn about the Foreign Pollution Fee and Clean Competition Acts

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio Episode 91: Good News In this episode we celebrate some of the good news the CCR team have found for you. Lily Russian, Karina Taylee, Horace Mo, and Peterson Toscano will each share with you good news stories about what is happening in the climate change sphere. You will also hear… Continue reading Episode 91: Good News

Van Jones weighs in on climate and collaboration By Samantha Johnstone Van Jones — CNN host, bestselling author and social justice activist — delivered a keynote message to CCLers across the country as part of this year’s Fall Conference. Many know him for his 2017 book, “Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How… Continue reading Van Jones weighs in on climate and collaboration