Community Bulletin

By John Sandvig, CCL Washington state co-coordinator On Saturday, April 13, CCL volunteers convened with other climate activists at the South Sound Climate Action Convention in Olympia. This year, CCL leaders in the region determined to hold conferences by states. In the case of Washington, two separate conferences were organized: this weekend’s ... more

What's a release? Simply put, a release is a package of software updates that are ready to be released. On CCL Community, we'll release updates every other Monday. New features • Users are now able to select their time zones on their account settings page . This will come in handy in various places throughout the Community (see next bullet point). • Event ... more

Dear Community Users, As of this afternoon, the pages on what has become "Old Community" (the previous URL and site we used for CCL Community with “Lobby” in the URL:  community.citizensclimatelobby.org ) have begun to redirect automatically to their corresponding pages here on New Community ( community.citizensclimate.org ). Even though old ... more

By Tamara Staton, Pacific Northwest Regional Coordinator This past Saturday, in Eugene, Oregon, we celebrated our first ever Oregon State CCL Conference!  While we've hosted regional conferences in our Greater Pacific Northwest region every year since 2014, this year we opted for multiple state conferences, and chose the mostly central location ... more

Jill Mitchler, Wisconsin Co-coordinator The Wisconsin State Conference on April 6, 2019, was a magical experience. The fun started the night before at a social mixer for attendees who traveled from out-of-town. Food and beverages were provided by Madison CCL chapter members, and some great musical entertainment was presented by a folk guitar duo ... more

One of the reasons you don’t want to miss the Citizens’ Climate International Conference in Washington this June is the chance to hear Dr. Katharine Hayhoe in person. Considered one of the best climate change communicators in the nation,  Dr. Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for ... more

By Todd Elvins, CCL Action Coordinator April is usually our biggest month for Grassroots Outreach, and with the Energy Innovation Act in play in Congress, we have lots to talk about. Leading a presentation this month? Your audience may be especially receptive to learning about the Energy Innovation Act if they know that someone they trust likes the ... more

CCL's Monthly Actions for April 2019: Post photos of your April outreach events on Twitter Start a Dialing Congress Campaign in your district or state Laser talk exercise: Economic impacts of pricing carbon  (CCL Main Site link) For the full April action sheet agenda document and details, go to: www.cclusa.org/actionsheet April's Monthly ... more

This week, Canada’s price on pollution policy has officially gone into effect. As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “It is no longer free to pollute anywhere in Canada.” CCL celebrated the moment on Facebook and Twitter . The week before, 12-year-old Zoe Keary-Matzner spoke to 20 Members of Provincial Parliament and over 40 guests at a Queen’s Park ... more

By Don Addu, Southeast Regional Director  The Southeast Regional Conference was hosted on the beautiful Agnes Scott College Campus in Decatur, Georgia, where over 100 folks came out to support climate action. It was the first CCL conference experience for many of the folks who came, including over two dozen students from across the region. Nathaniel ... more

By Iona Lutey, Northeast Regional Coordinator We held this year’s event in the charming small city of Troy (near Albany, NY) on the lovely campus of Russell Sage College, which generously sponsored the conference. The conference included nearly 215 people who brought really great energy and lots of enthusiasm. The Green New Deal has recently been a ... more

What's a release? Simply put, a release is a package of software updates that are ready to be released. On CCL Community, we'll release updates every other Monday. New features • Added back to top button for long pages. Issues Resolved • Removed the group event cover photo until the interface is improved and is included as an optional part of event ... more