Citizens' Climate Lobby

CCR Ep 58 How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet with Dr. Krista Hiser and Sarah Jaquette Ray

If you are feeling up,  down or somewhere in between, hopefully by the time you finish this episode you will feel encouraged in the great work you are doing. 

Dr. Krista Hiser is teaches  at Kapiʻolani Community College and is currently serving as the Director of the Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum in Hawaii. Her research uses focus groups, interviews, and reflective writing to learn more about student and faculty perspectives on climate change and sustainability. To share the findings she and her colleague Matthew K. Lynch co-wrote the paper, Worry and Hope: What College Students Know, Think, Feel, and Do about Climate Change. It appears in the Journal for Community Engagement and Scholarship. 

This study is being replicated at universities in the USA and reveals how students are feeling about climate change and where they are learning about it. With this data, Kr. Hiser leads workshops to help faculty expand their teaching strategies in order to help students manage complex emotions related to our climate predicament. 

Dr. Hiser has published on community engagement, service-learning, organizational change, post-apocalyptic and cli-fi literature. She is also the author of Field Notes: Teaching Climate Change in Higher Education, a blog available through Medium.com

The Art House

Sarah Jaquette Ray is a professor of environmental studies, a writer, and a mom. She doesn’t necessarily see herself as an artist. In taking on climate change though, she recognizes the essential role of the arts. On Earth Day 2020, in the midst of an urgent Coronavirus pandemic, she published a book that is helping people navigate their strong feelings about climate change.  

A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet, provides practical insights and proven techniques for keeping focused on pursuing solutions for a complicated and challenging topic. With warmth, humor, and expertise, Sarah Jaquette Ray will help you better know how to stay engaged without becoming overwhelmed. 

Host Peterson Toscano says, “Reading Sarah’s book, I saw how the concepts she covers are not just helpful for students in high school and college. They also are questions and issues artists who are engaged in climate work consider all time. For storytellers, Sarah suggests we adjust the lens of how we look at climate stories. Telling the stories that will have the most impact takes real work.”

You can hear standalone versions of The Art House at Artists and Climate Change

Good News Report

Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz from Yale Climate Connections shares some good news in addressing a long history of injustice. He chats with Cate Mingoya of Groundwork USA, a network of environmental justice organizations. In order to fight inequality in their neighborhoods, some city residents are using maps to reveal what they have known for a long time. They show how racist housing policies of the past have left residents more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change today.

 

Mingoya says the maps show how the impacts of redlining persist, and provide an important tool for local residents, “to sit down with their local government, with elected officials, with leaders in their community and say, ‘You need to explain why this is still the case and you need to explain what you’re going to do to make things look a little bit different.’”

If you have good news to share, leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) 

Dig Deeper     

• Kent University Anthropology and Conversation Blog Post: “We must be kind to ourselves and respond rather than react to climate change” – Responding mindfully to eco-anxiety  
• CCR Episode 23 Mental Health and Climate Change with Dr. Natasha DeJarnett and Dr. Lise Van Susteren
• Resilience Hub found at CCL Community provides opportunities for building personal and chapter resilience that supports purposeful action on climate.                                                               

We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org  

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Big Tent Climate Talks | Climate Leadership Council | March 2021

Join us for Big Tent Climate Talks, a new, engaging, monthly conversation that spotlights leaders in the climate community outside of CCL doing important work in building coalitions around effective climate solutions. At CCL, we know solving climate change requires a variety of policies and perspectives. That's why we do this work under a big tent that includes folks from the right, the left, and every spot in between. In our Big Tent Climate Talks, we'll talk to a wide variety of climate leaders outside of CCL to learn more about how we can all work better together. Our March event will feature a conversation with Sara Wanous, CCL’s Research Coordinator and Shayla Ragimov, Research Manager with the Climate Leadership Council.

More information:

Citizens' Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ 

Climate Leadership Council: https://clcouncil.org/ 

Register For Next Month: https://cclusa.org/bigtent  (fourth Thursday of every month at 3:00 pm ET )

CCL Training: Working with Environmental Justice Communities

Environmental Justice means focusing attention on the concerns of community members who are suffering because local pollution exceeds the norms in other communities that may be whiter or wealthier. When CCLers want to build relationships with EJ organizers, it's critical to understand past and present injustices, move at the speed of trust, and bring humility and respect to the conversation. Join Climate & Environmental Justice Action Team Leaders Debbie Chang and Lisa Danz for a session that gives background on the Environmental Justice movement and provide strategies for building relationships.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(0:00) Introduction & Agenda
(3:59) Environmental Racism
(5:56) Jemez Principles
(13:45) Making the Connection Outreach Deck
(26:32) Local Chapter Example: CCL NY Rochester
(34:07) Next Steps & Actions

CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/153 
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/working-with-ej-communities 
Making the Connection: https://cclej.cclsve.org/making-the-connection-slide-deck 

Dr. Jennifer Burney | Citizens' Climate Lobby | March 2021 Monthly Meeting

We often say, "Listen to the scientists and create policies based on the science." This month we hear from Jennifer Burney, Associate Professor, Marshall Saunders Chancellor’s Endowed Chair of Climate Policy and Research at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on simultaneously achieving global food security and mitigating climate change. She designs, implements, and evaluates technologies for poverty alleviation and agricultural adaptation.

Skip ahead to the following sections:
(0:00​) Introductions
(2:42​) Dr. Burney's Presentation
(22:46​) Questions From Attendees
(29:45) Tribute to Sec. Shultz
(​35:25) March's Monthly Actions
(39:51​) Fundraiser Video

Helpful Links: 
Dr. Jennifer Burney's Research Page: https://gps.ucsd.edu/faculty-directory/jennifer-burney.html 
Dr. Burney's Presentation Slides: https://community.citizensclimate.org/content/contents/training/CCL-Monthly-Meeting-March-2021-Slides.pdf 

March Fundraiser: https://cclusa.org/donate-to-ccl 
March Monthly Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet​ 
Primary Ask (Leave-Behind): https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/237 
March Lobby Days Training on Primary and Supporting Asks:  https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185 
CCL's March Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/522668129 

CCL Training: How To Publish Climate Focused Opinion-Editorials (Op-Eds)

Are you curious about how to improve your writing skills for climate-focused opinion-editorials? Join ​Steve Valk, CCL’s Communications Coordinator for a CCL training that answers those questions, covering the process for writing a new op-ed, how to successfully submit it, as well as the editorial process. 

 

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

(0:00) Introduction & Agenda

(2:40) The Writing Process

(15:12) Submitting Your Op-Ed

(18:05) Sharing Your Success

(23:19) Op-Ed Ideas & Examples

 

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/ccu-op-eds

CCL CommunityTraining Page:

https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/113

Op-Ed Templates: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/431 

 

CCL Training: March Lobby Days w/ Dr. Danny Richter on Primary and Supporting Asks

As your team prepares for your March Lobby Days, join us for a training with CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, Dr. Danny Richter, who will review the details of CCL's primary ask and provide updates regarding our legislative strategy.

Skip Ahead To The Following Section(s):
(0:00) Introduction & Agenda
(2:42) Congressional Context
(11:19) Primary Asks
(26:31) Supporting Asks
(33:27) Closing Thoughts
Q&A Discussion (separate link: https://youtu.be/OAh7x8qtSmc)

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/march-primary-asks 
Training Page on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185 
Primary Asks: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/237 
Supporting Asks:  https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/240 

CCR Ep 57 Bob Inglis - The Tide is Rising

Citizens Climate Education encourages bipartisan support for climate solutions. While people on the Left, Right, and in the Middle might disagree on many issues, Climate Change is one that can bring us together. But this is not always easy to do. It requires listening deeply to others who hold views on issues and policies that differ from my own. 

Climate advocates are wondering: In a time of tense partisan divisions, how can I learn to listen to someone from a different political party? How might I identify shared values and common ground?  In this episode of Citizens Climate Radio we will get some practice in listening. We will hear from the political the right and the left.

Bob Inglis is the Executive Director of republicEn.org. He was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1992, having never run for office before and he served a pair of six-year terms (1993-98, 2005-10). In 2011, Inglis went full-time into promoting free enterprise action on climate change and launched the Energy and Enterprise Initiative (“E&EI”) at George Mason University in July 2012. In the fall of 2014, E&EI rebranded to become republicEn.org. republicEn.org is an online grassroots community of over 10,000 Americans educating the country about free-enterprise solutions to climate change. 

Bob shares some of his own journey about how he got into the climate work, and he tells us about the lessons he learned in reaching out to fellow conservatives. He also reveals to us his thoughts and feelings about the January 6th storming of the US Capitol by supporters of then President Donald Trump.  

The Art House

In the Art House we feature song leaders Annie Patterson and Peter Blood. They are liberal Quakers in New England who have been leading singing for over 30 years. They talk about the songs that motivate and inspire climate advocates. Some are protest songs and others are beautiful ballads. They discuss the role of music in social movements as they offer up their own tiny desk concert. 

Annie and Peterson are the creators of the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again Song Books. These songbooks take on social justice issues like racism, poverty, inequality, and sexism. See them in action on the Rise Up and Sing YouTube channel. 

You can hear standalone version of The Art House at Artists and Climate Change. 

Good News Report

We partnered with Yale Climate Connections to bring us good news out of Hammond, Indiana. After a coal-fired power plant shut down in 2012, the city had to figure out what to do with the site while also replacing the lost tax revenue the plant closure created. They came up with a creative solution. 

If you have good news to share, leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) 

Dig Deeper                                                                      

• Dan Kahan’s cultural cognition shows why climate-splaining is a fail
• Remembering George Shultz: George Shultz: “Climate is changing,” and we need more action. Former secretary of state — and former MIT professor — urges progress on multiple fronts. MIT News 2014
• Cultural Cognition Project
• EcoRight Speaks Podcast, a project of republicEN
• Bipartisanship improves public opinion of legislators & policy by Flannery Winchester, CCL Blog
• Emma’s Revolution: Our House is on Fire

We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org  

You can hear Citizens’ Climate Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, Podbean, Northern Spirit Radio, Google Play, PlayerFM, and TuneIn Radio. Also, feel free to connect with other listeners, suggest program ideas, and respond to programs in the Citizens’ Climate Radio Facebook group or on Twitter at @CitizensCRadio.

 

CCL Training: Understanding Updates to Canada's Carbon Fee & Dividend Policy

Join Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein (Executive Director) and CCL's International Outreach Manager Cathy Orlando and for a training that will update attendees on helping understand the emerging updates to Canada's carbon fee & dividend policy.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(5:21) Summary of federal and provincial carbon pricing policies
(15:18) Federal carbon tax and rebates
(21:57) Large industrial emitters scheme
(23:51) Carbon price increases under new federal climate plan
(28:37) Projections of emissions reductions under new price ramp
(31:08) Border carbon adjustments
Q&A Discussion (https://vimeo.com/514675775)

Clean Prosperity: https://cleanprosperity.ca/ 
Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/canada-cfd-updates 
CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/382 

Diane Randall | Citizens' Climate Lobby | February 2021 Monthly Meeting

CCL works closely with a number of organizations that support carbon pricing. One of those is the Friends Committee on National Legislation, which encourages and supports members to engage with lawmakers on peace and justice issues. Joining us is Diane Randall, General Secretary of FCNL, who leads their staff to educate and lobby for policies and legislative priorities established by FCNL's General Committee. Diane has led FCNL’s program expansion, including adding lobbyists and new programs to engage grassroots citizens, young adults and more Quakers to lobby for peace, justice and a sustainable planet.

Skip ahead to the following sections:
(0:00) Introductions
(2:43) Conversation with Diane Randall
(17:00) Questions From Attendees
(27:40) Tribute to Sec. Shultz
(32:29) February's Monthly Actions
(36:50) Sen. Coons Message

Helpful Links: 
Friends Committee on National Legislation: https://www.fcnl.org/ 
FCNL’s Resource on Carbon Pricing as a Solution to Climate Change: https://www.fcnl.org/issues/environment-energy/carbon-pricing-solution-climate-change 
Feb. Monthly Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet 
CCL Blog: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/for-ccl-the-earth-moved-when-george-shultz-endorsed-carbon-fee-and-dividend/ 
Sign up for upcoming Regional Conferences: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ccl-regional-conferences/ 
CCL's February Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/511759503 

CCL Training: Engaging Your Chamber of Commerce Training

Given the recent major policy shift by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in support of market-based approaches to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions that may include a carbon tax, Kyle Kammien CCL Senior Business Relations Representative and Greg Hamra CCL Miami Group Leader, and LEED for All Creator provide a training to help you prepare for your own chamber outreach.  Join to learn how to leverage these connections (including a local Chamber of Commerce Press Release Template (English/Spanish .docx) with your own member of Congress and community. 

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

• (0:00) Intro & Agenda
• (2:38) Background & What Are Chambers?
• (4:06) The Chamber's Updated Position on Climate Change
• (9:04) How Do I Engage My Chapter?
• (13:18) What Should I Ask My Chamber?
• (16:48) Press Release & Messaging Recommendations
• (20:00) Additional Support Resources

Helpful Resources:

• The updated recording has been archived as well in the Engaging Your Chamber of Commerce training page.
• This Training's Presentation Slides
• Sample Local Outreach Presentation (Tompkins County, NY)
• Local Chamber Outreach Emails Discussion (NC Asheville)
• Grasstops Engagement Action Team
• Business Climate Leaders Action Team