Community Bulletin

In the face of COVID-19, it no longer seems possible nor prudent to plan for our usual in-person conference and lobby day in June. Instead, we will hold a virtual event, so that our climate change work can continue online. We’re still working out the details and will share them soon. Keep an eye on our event page for updates. If you registered for the ... more

Through April, CCL’s regional coordinators are holding virtual office hours on Zoom. Join other volunteers for the chance to build community, find support and come together to connect with others in your region. Got a question or something you’d like to discuss with the RC in your region? Check the list below for the times and Zoom link where you can drop ... more

In the spirit of building closer connections virtually, each Friday ( starting this week ) a different CCL staff person will get on Zoom for a brown bag lunch, tea time, coffee break, or happy hour to meet our volunteers. Participants can meet each other, get to know the staffer better, and ask questions about their area of work. Bring your own ... 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. On CCL Community, we'll release updates every other week. New Features  Unsubscribe Settings clarified.  To help CCL volunteers see if they've been unsubscribed  to all CCL Community notifications and emails a new ... more

By Iona Lutey The CCL Northeast Region welcomed about 220 CCL volunteers and newcomers to its 2020 conference in Troy, New York, the weekend of March 6-8.  The conference combined great skill-building, terrific information and the chance to connect with fellow CCLers, with a focus on diversity and inclusion in our chapters.  The conference kicked ... 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. On CCL Community, we'll release updates every other week. New Features  Community Mentors. The  Community Mentors  team has been created to help increase engagement on CCL Community and improve the online ... more

By Lesley Beatty, CCL Marketing Director CCL launched the new brand campaign called the Far Middle today with our first video posted on each of our social platforms ( Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram ) .  You can also find the video at  http://farmiddle.com , and on the homepage of  ccl.org .  Please take a minute to watch the video, and share CCL's ... more

By Tamara Staton, CCL Regional Coordinator for the Greater Pacific Northwest Nearly 200 participants turned out for CCL’s Pacific Northwest Regional Conference over the weekend in Vancouver, Washington. Here are some of the highlights. CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds kicked things off Saturday morning, talking about the path ahead for ... more

Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a  monthly meeting  where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. Hope is a precious commodity in conversations about climate change. Our speaker this month, Hannah Pickard, trains people in proven communications techniques that shift the national conversation ... more

Concerned about climate change, Princeton University student, Jonathan Lu, and his friends became excited about a particular solution:  Carbon Fee and Dividend . Through  Citizens Climate Lobby  they learned about a proposed national policy to price carbon and give the revenue back to households. That inspired them to ask,  Could this be done in ... more

By Jamie DeMarco , CCL State Level Carbon Pricing Coordinator Carbon pricing is seeing some encouraging movement at the state level! Here’s a peek at some recent successes and ongoing efforts: Virginia’s Clean Economy Act Virginia recently passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act through both chambers of its legislature. This bill requires 100% ... 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. On CCL Community, we'll release updates every other week. New Features  Change Your Chapter & District Form.  Updates to the Change Your Chapter/District Form now allow members the following choices:  If ... more