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More Republicans are talking about climate solutions

[…] recent town halls in Bend and Medford with comments on climate.” CCL volunteer Sherrill Rinehart was at one of those town halls and asked Walden what he thought about the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Seidler says, “He asked a lot of basic questions, like how much would the fee be for the first year and what was the number of the original bill […]

Episode 37: Pitching and Performing for Climate Action

[…] carbon pricing program and higher incentives for clean energy are absolutely imperative towards the goal of stabilizing our climate and ensuring a healthy and viable future for our planet. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act would not only help achieve these goals, but would give the funds raised back to the people, save countless lives, and create millions of jobs! A Green Revolution needs […]

Black History Month bonus: Political leaders

[…] Environmental Justice for All Act as well as the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021. Reps. Beatty and Johnson and Del. Norton are also cosponsors of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021, which is up to 94 cosponsors!  Sen. Booker, from Wikipedia One of the more well-known Black political climate supporters is Cory Booker, a U.S. Senator and 2020 […]

Grassroots advocates join virtual climate conference & lobby effort

[…] Richter, CCL’s VP of Government Affairs. Earlier this week, thousands of volunteers also scheduled at least 428 virtual meetings with their members of Congress, seeking additional support for the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763). This legislation, which currently has 80 cosponsors in the House, will put a fee on all oil, gas and coal we use in the United States and […]

For Earth Day, we’ve sent hundreds of postcards to the president

[…] “I appreciate all you and your administration are doing to solve the climate crisis, but one vital tool is missing — a price on carbon.”  Many messages specifically named the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307) as a worthwhile policy. An Ohio volunteer told President Bident, “Experts say it will reduce emissions rapidly and effectively, with a 30% reduction in just the first […]

Attending the State of the Union to highlight the climate crisis

[…] Americans are vital in making progress. And their efforts are working.  Over the past year we’ve seen unprecedented, bipartisan support for climate action. One of CCL’s top legislative priorities, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763), was the first bipartisan carbon pricing proposal introduced in nearly a decade. This technology-neutral policy would drastically reduce emissions, benefitting both climate and public health. What’s more, […]

Effective Communication: The power of reframing

[…] address climate change.      Practicing reframing with real life scenarios Steve helps us practice this method through four realistic objections that people may pose to one climate solution: the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Each scenario follows the four step reframing process: listen to their objection, identify and affirm their underlying beliefs and values, propose a new frame or bridge that will align […]

Connecting with Catholics (in Spanish!)

[…] and environmental degradation. In our presentations, we tie that to the characteristics of a good climate solution that is in line with Catholic social teaching. We also discuss how CCL’s Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act can help restore communities already impacted by climate change via the dividend, which tends to be beneficial to the poor (in other words, not regressive).   Check out an example […]

A letter from Mark: New role. Same commitment. 

[…] Senators come to first with their climate plans. Our state coordinators, group leaders, liaisons and action team leaders have developed a volunteer army that simply can not be ignored. The Energy Innovation Act now has more cosponsors than any carbon pricing bill in history. We demonstrated that we can stay focused on carbon pricing while evolving and adapting to help […]

Conservative CCLers support more conservative outreach

[…] point of Nebraska’s economy—can play in climate action. Importantly, they discussed the problems the U.S. military is facing due to climate change, as well as bipartisan climate solutions like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763). The audience responded to this discussion with lots of insightful questions. In response to one question specific to conservatives and science, Bruce elaborated on his personal experience […]