We are a chapter with lots going on: presentations, tabling at local events, a youth education team, regular lobby meetings with our congressional representative, Antonio Delgado, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ongoing lobbying in our state legislature, and twice-a-year lobbying in Washington D.C.
 
We meet monthly, usually on the Monday after the monthly International Call.
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Dear CCL friends,
     We look forward to seeing you on Monday the 12th for our October chapter meeting--described in the press release below.  NOTE:  Immediately following the Climate Smart  presentation, our chapter meeting will share a video summary/critique of the Biden climate plan by CCL's VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter.  Then we'll outline CCL's planned approaches for dealing with several 2021 scenarios.  Join us!  
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2246083231?pwd=Uk4wdytQTFJveHk0MEIyR3pzY0lydz09 
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PRESS RELEASE:
TITLE: Climate-Smart Towns Share Secrets
     All environmentally concerned residents of Columbia County, as well as town and village board members, are invited to attend a free Zoom presentation on Monday, October 12, at 5 pm, to learn how communities can make use of state funds and other resources to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and improve residents' quality of life.
Sponsored by the Columbia County chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby, the leaders of two Climate Smart Hudson Valley communities--Rhinebeck (Dutchess County) and Marbletown (Ulster County)--will describe the innovations that brought them Bronze Certification and their plans for attaining the Silver level in the state-sponsored program.
     The Rhinebeck presenters will also report on a new program they've developed "to provide technical and moral support, and some access to funding, for [other] Climate Smart Communities."
The Marbletown presenter, Tom Konrad, will describe that town's 100% Renewable Action Plan and the input provided by Sustainable Hudson Valley (SHV), the regional planning nonprofit based in Rhinebeck.  Dr. Melissa Everett, SHV's executive director, will share her organization's plans to extend their support to towns in Columbia County.
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For more information, call 518-672-7901.

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For more information, call 518-672-7901.