The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021 has been reintroduced into the House by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and 28 original cosponsors. Join this training by Mark Reynolds, Citizens'

The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021 has been reintroduced into the House by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and 28 original cosponsors. Join this training by Mark Reynolds, Citizens' Climate Lobby's Executive Director, Madeleine Para, CCL's President, Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, and Lesley Beatty CCL’s Director of Marketing for an overview of the new bill, it's legislative details, action steps, and messaging recommendations. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Overview (3:01) Legislative Details (14:29) Action Steps (19:26) Messaging Recommendations Helpful resources: Use our Action Tools to write to your members of Congress: http://cclusa.org/write Send a postcard to President Biden about this policy: http://cclusa.org/postcard Write a letter to the editor about this bill: http://cclusa.org/lte Amplify the news on social media: http://cclusa.org/facebook Check out the current cosponsors of the bill here: http://energyinnovationact.org Learn more about how the bill works here: http://energyinnovationact.org/how-it-works/ The bill is a “carbon fee and dividend” approach to carbon pricing. You can learn more about that idea here: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/price-on-carbon/ Check out Columbia University’s assessment of this legislation: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/research/report/assessment-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act Noah Kaufman’s “Nature Climate Change” paper that Danny referenced: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/research/article/near-term-net-zero-alternative-social-cost-carbon-setting-carbon-prices You can sign up for our text alerts here: http://cclusa.org/text You can join our Monthly Calling Campaign here: http://cclusa.org/mcc You can contribute to CCL by visiting: http://cclusa.org/donate Tonight’s Reintroduction Presentation Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MpKiPwHlIg71PwfpQ-c53Z59Wf9RaquerGTMVVmXf8U CCL Community page on the bill: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/energy-innovation-act Comparison between the new bill and the one from last Congress: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/486 Q&A on the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/285

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Michael Kaiser discusses the Arts in Crisis Initiative at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is a call to people and organizations to offer their skills and expertise to those

Michael Kaiser discusses the Arts in Crisis Initiative at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is a call to people and organizations to offer their skills and expertise to those organizations and professionals who are struggling for survivial during this economic crisis. The Center intends to match arts managers with a need to the expertise of professionals at the Center and around the nation.

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Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Overview (2:00) Sister Elizabeth Brandreth's Prayer (3:47) Madeleine Para's Welcome (12:46) Bishop John Stowe's Keynote (38:04) Ambassador

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Overview (2:00) Sister Elizabeth Brandreth's Prayer (3:47) Madeleine Para's Welcome (12:46) Bishop John Stowe's Keynote (38:04) Ambassador Rooney's Conversation with CCL's Danny Richter Sister Elizabeth Brandreth, member of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, will give the opening prayer. Madeleine Para, President of Citizens' Climate Lobby, kicks off our conference. Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv, leads the Diocese of Lexington and speaks out about the Church’s need to elevate care of creation as one of the core doctrines of the Church and a key pro-life issue. He is the Episcopal Advisor for the Catholic Committee of Appalachia and Bishop President of Pax Christi USA. Bishop Stowe was born in 1966, was ordained a priest in 1995 and appointed the third Bishop of Lexington by Pope Francis in 2015. His studies included the formation program for the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation at St. Bonaventure Friary in St. Louis, MO. He received his BA in both philosophy and history at St. Louis University in 1990. He subsequently earned a Masters in Divinity and a Licentiate in Church History from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter will spend time talking with Rep. Francis Rooney. Rep. Rooney was our Republican sponsor of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in the 116th Congress and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005-2008. Ambassador Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district. A Republican, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. He was one of the original sponsors of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763) in the 116th Congress. He had served as the CEO of Rooney Holdings (formerly known as Rooney Brothers Company), an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida.

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Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that reviews the updates and context for CCL's 2021 Primary and Supporting Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams

Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that reviews the updates and context for CCL's 2021 Primary and Supporting Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings.  Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (3:20) Primary Asks (34:12) Big Picture (47:17) Supporting Asks (https://youtu.be/lVaLK-KwYTs) Separate Q&A Discussion Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/june-asks-slides CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185

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