CCL Community Bulletin

July 10, 2024 We lobbied — and Congress listened! A bipartisan group of lawmakers has just introduced the PROVE IT Act ( H.R. 8957 ) into the U.S. House of Representatives. Last month on Capitol Hill, CCL volunteers held 442 meetings asking Congress to advance this legislation. In recent months, we’ve also generated 10,617 calls and emails urging ... more

Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a  monthly meeting  where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. Go to your  local chapter's page  to find out more about your chapter's plans for listening in.  July's Monthly Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 13th at 1:00 pm ET   and feature CCL's Government ... more

July 3, 2024 On a meet-and-greet call last night, hundreds of CCL volunteers connected face to face with CCL’s new Executive Director, Rachel Kerestes. It was a meaningful evening of CCL volunteer stories and Q&A with Rachel, helping us all get to know each other as Rachel begins to lead the organization. On the call, Rachel answered questions ... more

June 26, 2024 It's an exciting day at CCL — our new Executive Director, Rachel Kerestes, officially joins the team! Rachel was hired by the Citizens' Climate boards this spring, and today she takes the baton from CCL’s longtime leader, Mark Reynolds. “We are thrilled about the expertise Rachel brings to the Citizens’ Climate team,” board chairs Zaurie ... more

June 19, 2024 Last week, CCL volunteers from every state traveled to Washington, D.C., for our 2024 Summer Conference and Lobby Day. Now that all of those volunteers are back home, the stories of their conference experience and lobby meeting successes are getting out in the local media.  Three volunteers from Illinois State University were featured ... more

June 12, 2024 Our 2024 Summer Conference and Lobby Day was a smashing success! We were thrilled to welcome more than 1,000 climate-concerned volunteers from all around the country to Washington, D.C., over the last few days. After two days packed with great conference programming, we held 442 lobby meetings on Capitol Hill. We met with senators and ... more

June 5, 2024 Get excited — CCL’s biggest annual event is upon us! In just a few days, more than 1,000 volunteers from all around the country will pour into D.C. for “ Making Moves and Moving Congress ,” our 2024 Summer Conference and Lobby Day. Conference attendees will hear powerhouse speakers, go to transformative trainings, and hold climate ... more

Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a  monthly meeting  where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. Go to your  local chapter's page  to find out more about your chapter's plans for listening in.  June's Monthly Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 8th at 1:00 pm ET   and feature former CCL staffers who ... more

May 29, 2024 It’s no secret that we love carbon pricing here at CCL. We’ve long advocated for a price on pollution, and we’re keeping at it. So we were excited when some new research dropped recently, confirming that a carbon price is one of the best policy options to help America achieve our climate goals.  Economists at the Hamilton Project and Brookings ... more

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 a life-sized whale made of plastic bags brought a community together to pass groundbreaking legislation. Artist  Carrie Ziegler  shares her ... more

May 22, 2024 Pre-registration for the in-person conference is now closed. But you can still join in the fun!  Some sessions throughout the day will be livestreamed on Zoom and our YouTube channel. Sign up for the Zoom livestream to get reminders ahead of time, or head to  CCL’s YouTube channel  the day of to join in.  The livestream will start at 9:00 a.m. ... more

May 15, 2024 This Monday is the final day to register to join us in D.C. June 8-11. Join us to make sure that volunteer lobbyists outnumber corporate lobbyists on Capitol Hill. And in case you missed it, we just announced Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project as a keynote speaker. He joins a stacked lineup of ... more