Episodes
Saturday May 11, 2019
Carlos Curbelo | Citizens' Climate Lobby | May 2019 Monthly Speaker
Saturday May 11, 2019
Saturday May 11, 2019
Before leaving Congress, Carlos Curbelo did more than any Republican to tone down the divisive rhetoric on climate change and start a movement to turn it into a bipartisan issue. Along with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), he led the formation and growth of the Climate Solutions Caucus, which had 45 Republicans and 45 Democrats at the end of the previous Congress. In January, he joined the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and he also joined the advisory board of the Millennial Action Project, a nonprofit focused on getting younger lawmakers to work across the aisle and to bring civility to the governing process. He joins this month’s call to talk about building the momentum for a bipartisan approach to solving climate change.
Helpful Links:
Monthly Action Sheet: http://cclusa.org/actionsheet
Alex Honnold Expresses Support for HR 763: https://community.citizensclimate.org/bulletin/2101/26
Cincinnati & Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Endorses HR 763: https://energyinnovationact.org/supporters-overview/
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Rev. Susan Hendershot | Citizens' Climate Lobby | April 2019 Monthly Speaker
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
On the issue of climate change, the faith community speaks with a moral authority. One of the leading voices in that community is Interfaith Power & Light, whose mission is "to be faithful stewards of Creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy." IPL President Rev. Susan Hendershot joined our April call to share the work they're doing to spread the gospel of stewardship and sustainability.
Helpful Links:
Monthly Action Sheet: http://cclusa.org/actionsheet
Chicago Endorses Carbon Fee and Dividend: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/chicago-volunteers-bring-ccl-values-to-life/
Silicon Valley Group Supports HR 763: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/silicon-valley-gets-in-the-game-for-carbon-pricing-and-h-r-763/
Interfaith Power & Light: https://www.interfaithpowerandlight.org/
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Anne Kelly | Citizens' Climate Lobby | March 2019 Monthly Speaker
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Enrolling support from the business community is essential to getting effective climate policies enacted by Congress. Anne Kelly, Senior Director of Policy and the Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) Network at Ceres, joined our March national call to talk about making the business case for acting on climate change. Anne is an environmental lawyer with twenty-five years of combined experience in the private and public sectors.
CCL Monthly Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
CCL Monthly Donor Program: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/donate/
In-District Meeting Asks: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/237
South Florida Supports HR 763: https://energyinnovationact.org/supporters-overview/
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Dr. Natasha DeJarnett is a research coordinator at the National Environmental Health Association. Her specialty areas include climate change and environmental exposures. Dr. DeJarnett received her PhD in Public Health from the University of Louisville in 2013. As a postdoc at the University, she was awarded a fellowship by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate cardiovascular risks of air pollution exposures. She also serves on the board of Citizens’ Climate Education.
Helpful Links:
CCL June National Conference: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/2019-conference/
National Environmental Health Association: https://www.neha.org/
Call Congress Toolkit: https://community.citizensclimate.org/tools/call-congress-about-the-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act#/54/
National Ski Area Association and Protect Our Winters Endorse HR 763: https://docs.google.com/document/d/131eS01ozYgXh2l2zL83TFbfxWzw-y5-JXBwf-1r8QcM/edit
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Amanda Ripley | Citizens' Climate Lobby | January 2019 Monthly Speaker
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Joining our January 2019 is Amanda Ripley, a reporter who practices “solutions journalism” that digs below oversimplified narratives to get to the deeper truths about people and society. In the process, she has come across a way to address conflict that results in a more satisfying outcome: Complicate the narrative.
As we engage in the difficult conversations needed to arrive at solutions to preserve a livable world, Amanda offers the tools to disrupt the intractable conflict that impedes our progress. Amanda has written for The Atlantic, Time magazine, Slate and the Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way.
Mark introduces Amanda: 3:14
Amanda's presentation: 8:34
Q&A from audience: 18:15
January monthly actions: 29:57
Helpful Links:
You can download this month's CCL Action Sheet at http://www.cclusa.org/actionsheet
CCL’s Bill: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/
EnergyInnovationAct.Org
Learn More About the Energy Innovation Act on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/energy-innovation-act
AmandaRipley.Com
Solutions Journalism Network: https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
Per Espen Stoknes | Citizens' Climate Lobby | December 2018 Monthly Speaker
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
On CCL's December call, Executive Director Mark Reynolds reviews all of the significant actions that CCL groups across the country have done since the historic Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act was introduced.
We are also joined by Per Espen Stoknes, a Norwegian psychologist and politician for the Green Party who served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway.
He weaves together psychology and economics in imaginative ways, often revolving around our human relationships to the natural world and to each other. He is the author of the book, What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming. Stoknes posits that people have five inner defenses that stop people from engaging on climate change, and he offers ways to "flip" those defenses.
Helpful links:
You can download this month's CCL Action Sheet at http://www.cclusa.org/actionsheet
CCL’s Bill: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/
EnergyInnovationAct.Org
Learn More About the Energy Innovation Act on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/energy-innovation-act
Per Espen Stoknes TED Talk: https://youtu.be/F5h6ynoq8uM
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Even if Democrats take the House in November, legislation to price carbon will need to be bipartisan, and that leads us to this month’s conversation with former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL). Before giving up his House seat to run for Senate, Jolly was an early member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus and a cosponsor of the Republican climate resolution introduced by former Rep. Chris Gibson. Speaking in 2016, Jolly said, “I’m sick and tired of going nowhere in addressing large problems and I’d like to see our party accept the science and say we believe in conservative solutions.”
Helpful links:
You can download this month's CCL Action Sheet at http://www.cclusa.org/actionsheet
David Jolly: https://davidjolly.com/
Congressional Education Day 2018: https://www.facebook.com/events/omni-shoreham-hotel/congressional-education-day/2078534025513954/
Call Congress Toolkit: https://community.citizensclimate.org/tools/call-congress/#/6/
“Stopping Climate Change is Hopeless. Let’s Do It.”: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/climate-change-global-warming.html
Saturday Sep 08, 2018
Saturday Sep 08, 2018
As we strive to bridge the partisan divide on climate change, researchers are finding that the views of Republicans and Democrats are not as far apart as we perceive. The problem is that people tend to listen almost exclusively to their tribal leaders. Leaf Van Boven and David Sherman elaborated on this phenomenon in a recent New York Times op-ed. Van Boven is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Sherman is a professor of psychology and brain sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Their valuable insights on this month’s call can inform and improve our approach in generating the political will to enact climate solutions.
Saturday Aug 11, 2018
Aimee Sison | Citizens' Climate Lobby | August 2018 Monthly Speaker
Saturday Aug 11, 2018
Saturday Aug 11, 2018
How do we leverage our messaging on social media? Aimee Sison, Digital Director with Climate Nexus, works to further the climate change and clean energy narrative across digital and social media platforms. She also works with partners to amplify messages in new, creative ways to online audiences.
Originally from the Philippines, Aimee’s passion for climate change is fueled by seeing her homeland suffer the negative impacts of global warming.
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Adele Morris | Citizens' Climate Lobby | July 2018 Monthly Speaker
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
If you want to learn about carbon pricing, Adele Morris is the person to talk to. She is a senior fellow and policy director for Climate and Energy Economics at the Brookings Institution. Her research informs critical decisions related to climate change, energy, and tax policy. She is a leading global expert on the design of carbon pricing policies. Before joining Brookings in July 2008, she worked with the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress, where she advised members and staff on economic, energy, and environmental policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Utah, and a B.A. from Rice University.