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A former Republican congressman’s take on the midterms

Former Republican congressman David Jolly offered CCL his take on the 2018 midterms and their implications for climate action in Congress.

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Republican Rooney emerges as a leader on climate change

Rep. Francis Rooney, the latest Republican to join the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, can hardly be accused of greenwashing to keep his seat in Congress.

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Social psychologists explore partisanship in environmental policy

What role does partisanship play in environmental policy? How can we motivate more action? Social psychologists Dr. David Sherman of Stanford and Dr. Leaf Van Boven of Cornell joined our September 2018 call to share their research on those topics.

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Yale poll shows nationwide support for revenue-neutral carbon tax

The latest polling from Yale shows that 68 percent of U.S. adults support a revenue-neutral carbon tax. That means Congress has historic, nationwide support to act on climate.

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Recent pro-climate actions by Republicans flew under the radar

Recent votes and actions by some Republicans in the House show a shift on climate change, even though they don't generate much media attention.

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Environmental Voter Project gets environmentalists to the polls

Armed with big data on voting trends and the latest in behavioral science, the Environmental Voter Project is targeting more than 10 million Americans who are registered to vote and prioritize environmental issues, but who don’t vote regularly.

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Snowmelt: Rep. Paulsen’s path to the Climate Solutions Caucus

Learn how Representative Erik Paulsen, a Republican from Minnesota, came to join the Climate Solutions Caucus earlier this year.

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Make climate change a bridge issue, not a wedge issue  

About 1,200 citizens from throughout the nation met with more than 500 offices to push for Carbon Fee and Dividend, a market-based approach to solving climate change.

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New poll: Republican concern about climate change bounces up

Since the fall of 2017, Republican voters' belief in human-caused global warming has increased 9%, and their concern about global warming has also increased 5%.

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Living Room Conversations with Dr. Joan Blades

Dr. Joan Blades, the co-founder of MoveOn.org, joined our March call to discuss an initiative called Living Room Conversations, which brings people together from across political divides.

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