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CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill Dec. 7, 2023 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby welcomes the reintroduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act, a bipartisan carbon pricing bill led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and cosponsored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24). “A steadily rising fee on carbon pollution continues to be one of the most… Continue reading CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill 

CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill Dec. 7, 2023 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby welcomes the reintroduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act, a bipartisan carbon pricing bill led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and cosponsored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24). “A steadily rising fee on carbon pollution continues to be one of the most… Continue reading CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill 

Members of CCL Philadelphia pictured in a lobby meeting with Rep. Dwight Evans, June 2023 CCL Philly leads charge to convince Amtrak to scrap fossil fuel heating plan By Charlotte Ward When members of the Philadelphia chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby heard that rail giant Amtrak was planning to install gas-fired boilers in the city’s… Continue reading CCL Philly leads charge to convince Amtrak to scrap fossil fuel heating plan

Storyteller Van Wagner, riding a log raft on the Susquehanna River Episode 90: The Impact of Forests in Our Climate Change Fight In this episode, host Peterson Toscano guides us through an exploration of the role forests play in addressing the causes and impacts of climate change, both in urban and rural settings. Six guests… Continue reading Episode 90: The Impact of Forests in Our Climate Change Fight

Van Jones delivered a keynote address to CCL’s “Grassroots Rising” conference.  1,492 volunteers attend ‘Grassroots Rising,’ followed by 360 citizen lobby meetings November 2023 — At least 1,492 attendees, determined to build their grassroots climate advocacy skills, came together at Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s fall virtual conference this month.  After a summer of record heat and… Continue reading  1,492 volunteers attend ‘Grassroots Rising,’ followed by 360 citizen lobby meetings

Rep. Young Kim (R-CA-40), one of the Climate Solutions Caucus members who signed the letter, spoke at CCL’s 2022 Conservative Climate Conference Climate Caucus sends letter to leadership urging cooperation on permitting reform By Flannery Winchester Last week, 26 members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus sent a letter to House leadership urging bipartisan climate… Continue reading Climate Caucus sends letter to leadership urging cooperation on permitting reform

Young CCLers preparing for lobby meetings. Nurturing hope and empowerment: Reflections on lobbying By Karen Jackson, volunteer with CCL Salt Lake City, Utah CCL’s November lobby week just came to a close, and we had over 280 virtual meetings held by volunteers across the country! They worked to generate support for our primary and secondary… Continue reading Nurturing hope and empowerment: Reflections on lobbying

Sen. Cassidy appeared on CNN to discuss the introduction of his Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023. Republican Senators introduce foreign pollution fee bill By Flannery Winchester Last week, Senate Republicans Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced the Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023. That name is pretty snappy compared to… Continue reading Republican Senators introduce foreign pollution fee bill

Up next in November: Here’s what we’re lobbying Congress for CCL’s virtual fall conference on November 4–5 and lobby days on November 6–10 are fast approaching. CCL staff have determined the best “asks” for those lobby meetings and prepared trainings about those asks so you can get up to speed. On Monday, October 23, CCL’s… Continue reading Up next in November: Here’s what we’re lobbying Congress for 

Photo by Kaushal Moradiya  Episode 89: The Best New Climate Change Books and Podcasts As a climate advocate, you want to stay well informed, up to date, and equipped in the work you do. On today’s show the Citizens’ Climate Radio Team will help you do just that. In today’s show they feature the newest… Continue reading Episode 89: The Best New Climate Change Books and Podcasts