CCL Community Bulletin

Apr. 22, 2026 Happy Earth Day! CCLers know April is our busiest time of the year for outreach and recruitment. While chapters have been hosting tabling events, presentations, film screenings, and more, this April also marks the first time our Conservative Lobby Day has coincided with Earth Month.  After a successful online Conservative Climate ... more

Apr. 15, 2026 Summer Conference & Lobby Day registration is now open ! Join hundreds of other CCLers in Washington D.C. this July 26-28, 2026 for connection, education, and our signature Lobby Day on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme — “The path to clean energy runs through D.C.” — reflects a critical moment. Permitting reform is key to unlocking clean ... more

Apr. 8, 2026 CCL’s National Monthly Meeting kicks off this Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Zoom and YouTube livestream. Will we see you there? We all know we can’t solve climate change alone. But as solo activists or volunteers working in our local chapters, it’s easy to forget how many people are working alongside you. Across the nation, ... more

April 1, 2026 After a flurry of support in the final stretch of our March monthly donor drive, we’ve ended the month just a few hundred dollars away from our goal of $10,000 in new or increased monthly gifts. We’ve extended the gift match for just 72 more hours! Can you pitch in by Friday to help close this gap? Hitting our goal keeps us fully staffed and ... more

March 25, 2026 Senators are moving and shaking on one of our top policy issues this week: permitting reform!  Politico reported this morning, “A group of Senate Energy Committee Democrats are circulating a draft bill to facilitate the buildout of new transmission lines to combat electricity price hikes and meet the rising power demand.”  The ... more

March 18, 2026 When choosing federal legislation to support, one of CCL’s commitments is to support policies that will reduce climate pollution. Over the years, we’ve backed several climate-friendly forestry bills to help achieve that goal, including one you may remember: The Save Our Sequoias Act. In exciting news, the Save Our Sequoias Act ... more

March 11, 2026 As climate advocates, our strength isn’t always in loud moments or one-time actions. There’s power in keeping the drumbeat persistent, staying in the fight when others pull back. It’s why we keep showing up, standing together, and lobbying for better climate laws. Together, all your advocacy efforts add up to undeniable effects. Your ... more

March 4, 2026 Long-time CCLers know we have a long and rich history of advocacy for carbon pricing — one of the most powerful climate policies to reduce emissions quickly and dramatically. “When I talk to coalition partners and folks on the Hill, it's CCL who they think of when they think of carbon pricing,” said Jennifer Tyler, CCL VP of Government ... more

Feb. 25, 2026 Source: EIA.gov A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects a record-shattering 86 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation will be added to the grid in 2026.  That’s a lot of growth, but here’s the most exciting part: Half of that is expected to be solar, and nearly 80% solar and storage. In fact, solar and ... more

Feb. 18, 2026 Registration is officially open for CCL’s Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day ! This annual event for CCL’s right-of-center climate advocates provides a chance to link up with the broader eco-right movement, learn about climate and clean energy policy, and lobby Congress to pass it. And for the first time ever, it’s totally ... more

Feb. 11, 2026 Feb. Monthly Meeting to feature Braver Angels co-founder “The forces of polarization that brought us to this crisis moment are not going away soon. We have real work ahead.” That was the key message from William J. Doherty, Ph.D., in a recent newsletter from the organization Braver Angels. As a therapist, Bill helps people work with ... more

Feb. 4, 2026 Permitting reform is an active conversation in Congress. This is exciting news for CCLers, who have been engaging on this topic with lawmakers since the 118th Congress (2023-2024). Last Wednesday, Jan. 28, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a committee hearing , ... more