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Scaling the cliff: Climate advocacy under a Trump presidency

President-elect Donald Trump presents a challenge to the climate, but Republican climate leaders still stand after Tuesday's election.

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Rep. Paul Gosar, Rep. Jared Polis, bipartisan
An odd couple for climate: Rep. Gosar & Rep. Polis advocate across the aisle

Rep. Paul Gosar (R) and Rep. Jared Polis (D) make an unlikely pair, but they're working together to build bipartisan support for renewable energy.

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Combs
New polling shows young Republicans support action on climate change

A carbon-based fuels tax that is “revenue-neutral” in terms of its structure was either strongly or somewhat supported by 58 percent of young Republicans.

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Envoys
The vital link between constituents and Congress

CCL's "DC Pony Express" helps climate change advocates throughout the country get their message hand delivered to members of Congress.

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Capitol
Ground shifts in Congress as Republicans break ranks on climate change

“This is the latest evidence that this partisan divide [on climate change] is crumbling," says CCL Legislative Director Danny Richter.

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Utah Hill meeting
Young climate change lobbyists prove to be big asset on the Hill

The Utah CCL delegation carried some silver bullets to their Hill meetings in the form of lobbyists who were students or recent college grads.

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Yale climate opinion
Climate change opinion moving in the right direction

On CCL's national call, the numbers from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication were upbeat on a number of fronts.

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Climate Solutions Caucus meeting
A successful liftoff for Climate Solutions Caucus

"I felt like the meeting was the cumulative success of years of work by thousands of CCL volunteers... It should be a proud moment for all of us," said Jay Butera.

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Voting
Step one to make politicians care about climate change: VOTE!

The Environmental Voter Project identified over 15 million people for whom the climate is a high priority. The problem, however, is that they don't vote.

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Curbelo
Rep. Curbelo: Climate change is now officially a bipartisan issue

On CCL's international call, the Florida Republican says “We want a market-based approach [to solving climate change] that’s predictable."

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