10 years of incredible growth By Flannery Winchester To achieve our mission, CCL uses several tried and true methods. We call them the levers of political will: lobbying, media, grassroots outreach, grasstops outreach, and chapter development. Through these avenues, we bring people into the political process and ensure their contribution is truly effective. As we’ve grown …
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Citizens’ Climate Lobby on the Hill
1,000 lobbyists, 500 meetings on the Hill Once again, CCL members were ubiquitous on Capitol Hill during our lobby day, which was held on June 13. In order to ensure that volunteers who lobbied got to attend at least three meetings, we had to limit the number of folks meeting with congressional offices. Approximately 1,000 …
Cracking Washington’s Gridlock to Save the Planet
David Bornstein FIXES MAY 19, 2017 One day, ideally in the not-too-distant future, when Congress finally passes major legislation to curb carbon emissions — to reduce the environmental and economic harm caused by climate change — Americans will owe a big thank you to the perseverance and discipline of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Special appreciation …
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Climate Solutions Caucus expands to 24
(Source: CitizensClimateLobby.org) WASHINGTON, FEB. 10, 2017 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby welcomes the addition of four members to the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus, bringing to 24 the number of representatives who reject partisanship in order to explore meaningful responses to the climate crisis. The new members are representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David …
Bipartisan bill HR 6240 aims to honor climate science, reduce emissions
Updates from Citizens’ Climate Lobby Creating the political will for a livable world In the 12/31/2016 edition: By Flannery Keck on Dec 31, 2016 06:00 am Bipartisan bill HR 6240 aims to honor climate science, reduce emissions By Flannery Keck In the aftermath of surprising election results, an exciting piece of proposed climate legislation got …
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Strong Alliances are Crucial to Success: Lessons learned after state carbon tax defeat
By Stephanie Doyle Washington state rejected the United States’ first carbon tax in a blur of lessons, on an election night that was shocking for both sides of the aisle. The ballot measure, which was led by grassroots organization Carbon Washington, lost with 42% of the votes for and 58% against. As CCL works toward passing …
Climate Forum for 7th Congressional District Candidates
Tues. Oct. 4th Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Cascadia Climate Action put on a Forum to hear Rep. Brady Walkinshaw and Senator Pramila Jayapal speak about Climate and the Environment. We had an excellent turnout of around 100 people at the Peddler’s Brewery. Both candidates had a terrific understanding of the climate crisis with the …
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Climate Solutions Caucus now has 20 members
Climate Solutions Caucus now has 20 members The hope for meaningful progress on climate change legislation in Congress took another step forward this week with the addition of four members to the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus, bringing the total to 20. In keeping with the two-by-two “Noah’s Ark” approach to membership, two Republicans and …
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California legislature to Congress: Tax carbon and give revenue to households August 23, 2016 – California is sending a message to Washington: It’s time to address climate change by taxing carbon, but in way that prevents economic hardship for American households. The California State Senate voted Tuesday to approve a joint resolution calling on Congress and …
Citizens’ Climate Radio Episode One — Beginnings and Transformations
Updates from Citizens’ Climate Lobby Creating the political will for a livable world In the 06/27/2016 edition: By Steve Valk on Jun 27, 2016 10:19 am CCL Founder Marshall Saunders and Executive Director Mark Reynolds talk about the genesis of CCL on the first episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio. Citizens’ Climate Radio Episode One — …
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Citizens' Climate Lobby • Seattle Chapter 