CCL Community Bulletin

  April 9, 2021 CCL chapters around the nation are getting to work on the vital task of building support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307), which was  reintroduced in the House last week  by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL). And as of today, seven additional cosponsors have already joined ( more information here )! Rep. Deutch said the ... 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. April's Monthly Meeting will take place on Saturday, April 10th at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT and feature a ... more

By Steve Valk, CCL Communications Coordinator Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) reintroduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act this week with 28 cosponsors. ( Congress.gov Page For H.R.2307 ). The bill would place a rising fee on carbon pollution that will get America to net zero emissions by 2050. Revenue from the fee would be distributed ... more

March 31, 2021 We want to show President Biden how popular carbon fee and dividend is, so CCL is asking volunteers to send 3,000 postcards to the White House for our April action. And here’s the good news: MyPostcard, the service we’re using to make and deliver the cards, is donating the 3,000 postcards, which normally are $3 apiece. Why postcards? We live ... more

Citizens’ Climate Radio is a monthly podcast hosted by CCLer Peterson Toscano. Browse all our past episode recaps  here , or listen to past episodes  here , and check out the latest episode in the post below.   If you are feeling up,  down, or somewhere in between, by the time you finish this episode, you will feel encouraged in the great work you are doing. ... more

March 24, 2021 With momentum building in Congress to take action on climate change, thousands of CCL volunteers are meeting virtually with their representatives and senators this week to push for carbon pricing to be among solutions moving forward. In a  press release  about this week’s lobbying, CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds said, “Our ... more

What's a release? Simply put, a release is a package of software updates consisting of new features and bug fixes along with new content. New Features Lobby Meetings Logged Through Action Tracker. Moving forward, lobby meeting notes will be logged in CCL's Action Tracker . To log your team's meeting notes, coordinate with your Congressional ... more

 March 17, 2021 Next week, CCL volunteers will head into meetings with hundreds of members of Congress. Our primary goal in these lobby meetings is to demonstrate support for carbon pricing so that this essential tool is included in legislation that Congress will consider this year. In a new recorded message for volunteers, CCL VP for Government ... more

 March 10, 2021 In a sign that carbon pricing is gaining momentum in discussions about climate legislation in Congress, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today  introduced  the America’s Clean Future Fund Act. Sen. Durbin’s bill would impose an upstream fee on carbon starting at $25 per ton in 2023 and increasing $10 per ton annually. The bulk of ... 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.  For March's monthly meeting  we heard from Dr. Jennifer Burney of UC San Diego. We often say, "Listen to the ... more

By Jonathan Marshall, CCL CA Marin County, Founding Member of the Economics Policy Network Over the past several years, a growing number of critics in the climate activist community have challenged the consensus among policy experts in favor of using market-based taxes on fossil fuels to induce households, businesses, and other institutions to ... more

Citizens’ Climate Radio is a monthly podcast hosted by CCLer Peterson Toscano. Browse all our past episode recaps  here , or listen to past episodes  here , and check out the latest episode in the post below.   Citizens’ Climate Education  encourages bipartisan support for climate solutions. While people on the left, right, and in the middle might ... more