Citizens' Climate Lobby

Writing Effective Letters to the Editors and Opeds

One of the most powerful tools we have for generating political will is to get letters to the editor and op-eds published in our local newspapers. So, how do you get published? CCL Communications Director Steve Valk will cover the sure-fire strategies for publishing LTEs and look at best approaches for drafting op-eds that your newspaper will consider for publication.

Speaker

 

Steve Valk

Citizens' Climate Lobby

Director of Communications

Using Twitter in Your Groups and to Communicate with Congress

More and more, we're hearing from congressional offices that they're using social media to communicate with constituents. Sometimes a few tweets is enough to get their attention on an issue. Twitter is also a good vehicle for finding new members and engaging with journalists. CCL Communications Director Steve Valk will cover the basics for getting started on Twitter, accumulating followers, tracking activity and interacting with members of Congress, the media and potential members.

Speaker

 

Steve Valk

Citizens' Climate Lobby

Director of Communications

Climate Change Viewed Through a Public Health Lens

Plenary session from the 2016 Citizens' Climate Lobby Conference featuring Dr. Jonathan Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute.

How World Views and Morality Shape Communicating on Climate Change

Panel discussion from the Citizens' Climate Lobby/Citizens' Climate Education moderated by Mark Reynolds,

Citizens' Climate Lobby Executive Director.

 

Keya Chatterjee

US Climate Action Network

Executive Director

 

Joan Rosenhauer

Catholic Relief Services

Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations

 

Jerry Taylor

The Niskanen Center

President

 

Bill Twist

Pachamama Alliance

Co-Founder & CEO

Climate Change and National Security

The panel will explore the questions, “How will climate change affect our national security and what should we be doing about it  NOW? “  It will provide information for volunteers to use in meetings with MoC’s offices on Lobby Day and in grass roots efforts at home.  LtGen Castellaw will address the issue from two perspectives, his extensive military career and his experience since then as CEO of Farmspace Systems LLC in communicating  common values with farmers and rural communities.  Roger Sorkin will discuss his new organization, the Tidewater Security Project, which harnesses the power of film to move leaders and fellow citizens toward strengthening our national security against the greatest environmental threats civilization has ever faced.

Speakers

 

Lt. Col. George Kralovec USMC (Ret)

Moderator

CCL VA Fairfax Chapter

Chapter Leader

 

Lt. Gen. John Castellaw USMC (Ret)

Farmspace Systems LLC.

President/CEO

 

Roger Sorkin

Tidewater Security Project

Executive Producer

CCL Training: Communicating With Conservatives

Join CCL Conservative Outreach Fellow Kelsey Grant for a training on Communicating with conservatives regarding the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act. Kelsey will review conservative messaging on climate change and highlight the conservative support aligning with key messages and underlying components, connecting how the bill aligns with conservative values.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

• Jonathan Haidt & Moral Foundation Theory (4:41)
• In-Group Loyalty vs. Betrayal (9:36)
• Authority & Purity/Sanctity (18:10)
• Values & The Energy Innovation Act (24:27)
• Effective Communication Example (33:36)

Presentation Slides: cclusa.org/cvt-conservatives
Conservative Quote Cards: cclusa.org/conservative-quote-cards
CCL Community Training Page: community.citizensclimate.org/topics/communicating-across-the-aisle/conservatives

Climate Change and Labor - Challenges and Opportunities

Support from organized labor will be important to Congress passing our legislation. Two of our panelists will help us to understand how labor and unions see climate change and the challenges and opportunities it presents, and will share how their organizations are helping workers to address them. Our third panelist is a RN and Certified Nurse-Midwife who works with other nurses in the U.S. and globally on a variety of environmental health issues including climate change.  We may learn information which can help us in our lobbying on Tuesday.

Speakers

 

Dave Massen

Moderator

Citizens' Climate Lobby

 

Joe Uehlein

Labor Network for Sustainability

Founding President

 

Lee Anderson

BlueGreen Alliance

Director of Legislation and Policy

 

Katie Huffling

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)

Director of Programs

Energy Innovations & Transformations for a Livable Climate

Defeating climate change requires a massive transformation of our worldwide energy systems, sources, and infrastructure. There’s more to it than wishing a billion solar panels into existence. Join our panel of nationally recognized experts, who cover the spectrum from electricity generation, to vehicles, to industrial energy to building efficiency. Climate change and energy are inextricably linked. Find out what our panel thinks the future will hold.

Speakers

 

Rick Knight

Moderator

Citizens' Climate Lobby

State Coordinator, Illinois

 

Michael Panfil

Environmental Defense Fund

Director of Federal Energy Policy

 

Ellen Vaughan

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Policy Director, Sustainable Buildings

 

Dr. Eric Larson

Climate Central, Inc.

Senior Scientist, Energy Systems

Climate & Weather: How Do They Connect?

Scientists are sometimes asked if a weather catastrophe was “caused” by climate change. Their answers can cause more confusion than clarification, because there is no single cause for any weather event.  Every such event arises from the interplay of many factors, one of which is the excess global heat buildup we call climate change. But what role does it play in specific events? Our esteemed panel of climate scientists will help unravel the mysteries behind this vital question.

Speakers

 

Rick Knight

Moderator

Citizens' Climate Lobby

State Coordinator, Illinois

 

Dr. Tony Broccoli

Rutgers University

Professor

 

Dr. Dan Kirk-Davidoff

University of Maryland

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

How Climate Advocates Can Frame the Health Impacts and Co-benefits Discussion to Maximize Action

Please note that due to technical difficulties this session was joined in progress.  

Learn from an outstanding group of experts on climate and health, Dr. Jonathan Patz, Dr. Mona Sarfaty, and Dr. Natasha DeJarnette as they answer a series of questions designed to highlight important health impacts of climate change, as well as the health and economic co-benefits of taking action on climate. 

Each of the panelists is a well-known expert in his or her field and will provide insights about how to mobilize our health communities to build the political will for a stable climate. 

 

Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Del Buono

Moderator

Grand Traverse Pathology, Munson Medical Center

Physician, Surgical Pathologist

 

Dr. Jonathan Patz

Global Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professor and Director

 

Dr. Mona Sarfaty

George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

Director of the Program on Climate and Health

 

Dr. Natasha DeJarnett PhD, MPH

American Public Health Association

Policy Analyst – Environmental Health