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Author archive for Elissa Tennant

Author archive for Elissa Tennant

  • Amanda Ripley, Author, Investigative Journalist, Co-founder of Good Conflict

    August 1, 2025

    At CCL’s 2025 Summer Conference and Lobby Day in D.C. last month, we were privileged to hear from Amanda Ripley in a keynote conversation with CCL’s Illinois State Coordinator Alex Marianyi. We want every CCLer to have a chance to hear Amanda’s powerful message and Alex’s takeaways, so this...

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  • Is Nuclear Energy Clean (And Are We Ready For It)?

    July 24, 2025

    Nuclear energy is a major and promising clean energy solution, but are we truly ready for it?

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  • Dr. Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist

    July 18, 2025

    Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist focused on the dynamics and impacts of extreme events—including droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires—on a warming planet. Daniel holds joint appointments as a climate scientist within the California Institute for Water Resources within University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), the...

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  • CCL Partners with Central Michigan University Students to Create Climate Change PSAs

    July 10, 2025

    CMU students created five, one-minute PSAs to educate the public on climate change solutions and encourage volunteer signups to CCL.

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  • How can we stop climate change?

    July 9, 2025

    It’s not your imagination. It’s getting hotter, and it’s happening because of climate change caused by burning fossil fuels.

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  • Jennifer Tyler, CCL Vice President, Government Affairs

    July 9, 2025

    We’re gearing up for CCL’s Summer Conference and Lobby Day! Join us for July’s National Monthly Meeting featuring CCL’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Jennifer Tyler. Jenn will preview our primary and secondary Lobby Day asks and lay the groundwork for what we can expect in D.C. later this...

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  • Dana Nuccitelli, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Research Manager

    June 11, 2025

    Dana Nuccitelli, CCL’s Research Manager, breaks down why protecting the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits is a huge opportunity for America. Losing these tax credits would have a serious impact on America’s climate progress. Keeping these credits in place means lower energy bills, more clean power, greater...

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  • How clean energy tax credits can lower your energy bills

    June 3, 2025

    Americans agree there is a real and growing demand for electricity that we need to meet to avoid rising electricity rates and destabilized power supply. We need to build energy that is affordable, fast to deploy, and pushes toward energy independence while lowering household expenses for everyday people. So,…

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  • Climate Change and Insurance

    May 20, 2025

    Most people tend to think about climate change in terms of environmental damage or public health risks, but there’s another, often overlooked issue: insurance costs.
    Seven percent of Americans don’t think global warming is happening, but their insurance company certainly does! Climate change and insurance costs are interlinked. As…

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  • Earth Month Outreach Results

    May 5, 2025

    This month, we’re excited to feature a group of standout CCL volunteers who represent a wide range of activities. They’ll be sharing their stories in a conversation with CCL’s Vice President of Communications, Flannery Winchester. In order of appearance, we’ll hear from Beth Chajes, Delaware State Coordinator; Luke Clarke...

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