Past Conference Calls
August 2010 Conference Call
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Our Speakers were Laurie Williams, Danny Richter, and Sandy Kirtland.
All three were presenters during our National Conference in Washington,
D.C.
Laurie Williams — producer of the video, “The Huge Mistake”
— briefed us on her recently initiated whistleblower action
regarding greenhouse gas offsets. Previous National calls have focused
on C02 reductions, but other potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) need to be
addressed to achieve a sustainable climate. Mr. Richter and Ms. Kirtland addressed the sources and impacts of the other GHGs.
July 2010 Conference Call
July's Speaker: Bill Shireman, President and CEO of Future 500
Called a “master of environmental entrepreneurism,” Mr. Shireman has over 20 years of experience developing and implementing programs that align the interests of major corporations and their stakeholders. Shireman develops profitable business strategies that drive pollution down and profits up. As President and CEO of the Future 500, Shireman helps the world’s largest companies and most impassioned activists - from Coca-Cola, General Motors, Nike, Mitsubishi, and Weyerhaeuser, to Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network, and the Sierra Club -- work together to improve the profits and performance of business. He advocates market-based environmental policies – contending they can be more effective than many command and control laws.
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Listen to the July Conference Call
June 2010 Conference Call
Speaker: Richard Littlemore, co-author Climate Cover Up. Democracy is utterly dependent
upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate
change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so)
industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined
democracy. Read more here
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the June Action Sheet
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to the June Conference Call
May 2010 Conference Call
Last Speaker - James Handley, is a chemical engineer and formerly an attorney with US EPA. His education includes: LLM (highest honors) in environmental law, George Washington University. Juris Doctorate, University of Houston. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Economics minor) and Bachelor of Arts, University of Delaware. Institute for Energy Conversion, fellowship researching and developing solar and thermal energy conversion and storage systems.
Listen to the May Conference Call
Download the May Action Sheet
Sample Political Letter
Sample Green Jobs Letter
Sample Clergy Letter
April 2010 Conference Call
Listen to the April Conference Call
Offered in MP3 format for you to download and add to your ipod.
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Our Speaker was Economist Dr. Robert Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro is the Co-founder
and Chairman of Sonecon, llc. From 1997 to 2001, he was U.S. Under
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. He also was the principal
economic advisor in Bill Clinton's 1991-1992 presidential campaign and senior
economic advisor to Vice President Albert Gore and Senator John Kerry in
their presidential campaigns. In 2008, he advised the campaign and transition
of President Barack Obama. Dr. Shapiro also served as Legislative Director
for Senator Daniel P. Moynihan.
March 2010 Conference Call
Listen to the March Conference call.
Offered in MP3 format for you to download and add to your ipod.
Download the March Action Sheet.
Our Speaker was Sam Daley-Harris. Sam is the Founder of RESULTS (the organization that Citizens Climate Lobby is modeled after) and RESULTS Educational Fund as well as Founder and Director of the Educational Fund’s largest project, the Microcredit Summit. He is author of the book “Reclaiming our Democracy.”
“Sam has been my inspiration, mentor, and guide ever since we met in the Summer of 1994,” Marshall Saunders.
February 2010 Conference Call
Listen to complete call featuring Dr. James Hansen
View Press Release: Hansen: ‘We have a planetary emergency’
Last Speaker: Dr. James Hansen, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, on the Columbia University faculty, and Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, is the leading authority on the study of climate change – he spoke as a private citizen. He recently published his first book, “Storms of My Grandchildren.”
January 2010 Conference Call
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Listen to the January Conference Call
The Guest Speaker on the January call was Grant Galland. Grant is a researcher at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography. Recently Grant completed a 3-month research fellowship
with International Union for Conservation of Nature, studying the ocean's role in climate
change. Last month Grant attended the UN climate negotiations as a part of the UC
Revelle delegation.
December 2009 Conference Call
December Conference Call fron St. Louis
December Action Sheet
The Triple Win
August 2009 Conference Call
Two EPA attorneys discuss the the inherent weaknesses of off-sets in a cap and trade system.
October 2009 Conference Call
Summary of CCL National Conference Call - 10/24/09
In conjunction with the International Day of Climate, CCL Groups around the country called in from various 350.org events. Signatures were gathered for a petition to President Obama calling for an International Goal of no more than 350 ppm of C02. See pictures on our website of “Beet Global Warming,” and “Squash Global Warming” events held by CCL Partners.
- The Guest Speaker was Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), who in response to our request, introduced a Congressional Sign on Letter in support of President Obama going to Copenhagen in December and calling for worldwide support of no more than 350 ppm of C02.
- Vic Edgerton from Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) office was also on the call. Rep. Kucinich, along with Rep. Filner are the original co-signers of the letter. Rep. Kucinich also introduced H.R. 865, a House Resolution in support of the same goal.
- Marshall Saunders, Founder and President of CCL spoke about creating the political will for a stable and sustainable climate.
If you’d like more information please contact CCL at ccl@citizensclimatelobby.org
September 2009 Conference Call
Sandi Kirkland a PHD candidate at Sripps Institution of Oceanography explained the recent MIT study on Climate change ("Climate Change Odds Much Worse than Thought". Hugh Stafford, a Regional Ecologist talked about the impact of climate change on western U.S. ecology's including the increasing frequency and severity of forest fires.
August 2009 Conference Call
A conference call hosted by Mark Reynolds for people concerned about climate change.
July 2009 Conference Call
Speakers included Marshall Saunders, Founder and President of CCL, Mark Reynolds, Operations Manager of CCL and Danny Richter. PhD Cantidate at Scripps and Partner of CCL. They spoke about their lobbying in Washington D.C. in June. Steve Valk, Director of Communications for CCL, spoke on Editorial Packets, and how to get your newspaper to publish an editorial on your favorite subject.
June 2009 Conference Call
On the last nationwide conference a representative from Bob Inglis' (R-SC) spoke about his bill: The Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2009
May 2009 Conference Call
The Speaker on this call was Bill Becker, Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Action Project, http://www.climateactionproject.com. He is the author of "The 100 Day Action Plan To Save The Planet".
April 2009 Conference Call
Danny Richter of Citizens Climate Lobby gave a summary of the Larson bill, H.R. 1337. Mark Reynolds of Citizens Climate Lobby spoke about maximizing the opportunity of the “Call to Action.”
Listen to complete call - mp3
Referenced Documents
Larson Bill Summary
Excerpts from "The Price Is Not Right" By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
March 2009 Conference Call
Our returning speaker was Charles Komanoff, Co-Founder of the Carbon Tax Center www.carbontax.org. Charles spoke to us in February. This month he will speak to us about Representative John Larson’s Carbon Tax bill that will be introduced in early March.
Complete Call - mp3
February 2009 Conference Call
Thanks to our our speaker Charles Komanoff, Co-Founder of the Carbon Tax Center
www.carbontax.org. He will speak to us about Cap and Trade vs Carbon Tax.
Complete Call - mp3
January 2009 Conference Call
Thanks to our speaker Tom Stokes of the Climate Crisis Coalition.
Complete Call - mp3
November 2008 Conference Call
Thanks to our speaker Gerald Karnas - Florida Climate Project Director for Environmental Defense.
Complete Call - mp3
October 2008 Conference Call
Thanks to our speaker Jeremy Richardson.
Download a copy of his handout "Changing the Climate in Washington DC."
Complete Call - mp3
September 2008 Conference Call
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August 2008 Conference Call
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June 2008 Conference Call
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May 2008 Conference Call
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March 2008 Conference Call
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January 2008 Conference Call
