CCL Resources
You can check out the latest CCL brochures, posters, and handouts on the national website.
CCL ResourcesLobbying Congress
Resources for lobbying Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation.
Energy Innovation Act Website
CCL’s preferred climate proposal was introduced in Congress in 2021 as the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Art, H.R. 2307. This federal legislation implements a gradually rising price on carbon emissions from fossil fuels. All resulting revenue is distributed in equal shares to each household as a carbon dividend. It is currently co-sponsored by many Representatives. Visit energyinnovationact.org to learn how H.R. 2307 is effective, helps people, helps the economy, is bi-partisan, and is revenue neutral.
Visit SiteContact Congress
To use automated assist from national CCL, citizens can follow these links to write, call, or tweet Congress about their climate concerns and the solutions they support.
Write Congress Call Congress Tweet CongressMonthly Calling Campaign
Many Wisconsin CCL volunteers make monthly phone calls to their Members of Congress, receive monthly email reminders to call, helpful information and a means to report their calls.
Join the campaignLobby Days
Each year, CCL encourages members to attend a congressional lobby days conference in Washington D.C. in June & November. Due to the pandemic, this year’s conference will be online. See our December 3-4, 2022 conference — save the date. See a more typical annual 2019 CCL Lobby Days Conference here.
Going Bigger and Bolder Typical Lobby DaysMedia Relations
Resources for engaging the media.
Letters to the Editor
Every year, CCL volunteers across the country write countless letters to the editors of newspapers and other publications to call attention to climate change and what can be done about it. For those with no prior experience, CCL provides guidance on how to compose and submit them.
CCL ExamplesOp-eds and Editorials
Wisconsin CCL members have published op-eds about climate change in various local and national newspapers and online news sites. This is a great way to use storytelling and a personal touch to draw the attention of both the public and elected officials to climate-related problems and potential solutions.
Our members also encourage newpapers to publish editorials in support of action against climate change, like this one in the Wisconsin State Journal:
CCL provides online training, resources, and support for reaching out to our local news media.
Stories and Interviews
CCL members and their efforts to prevent climate change have been profiled by news outlets across Wisconsin. Some examples:
- Ignoring Climate Change Is Sticking Kids with the Bill
- Somber Forecast
- CCL Volunteer to Speak in Fond du Lac
CCL members also have appeared as guests on radio and TV public-affairs programs.
Grassroots Outreach
Resources for organizing at the community level.
Talk about it!
One of the best things you can do to help with the fight against climate change is to talk about it. Talk about it to your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers. The best way to build political will is to increase public awareness and understanding of the problem. Check out Katherine Hayhoe’s Ted Talk explaining the importance of this.
Katherine Hayhoe’s Ted TalkInformation Tabling
Information Tabling at community events including Canoecopia, Midwest Energy Fair, Garden Expo, and Farmers Markets. We promote a respectful listening approach in our climate conversations with everyday people. We invite constituents to help us by sharing their climate concerns/suggestions with their members of Congress.
Tabling TrainingClimate Presentations
Many of our members deliver climate presentations at local speaking venues, including high schools, service organization luncheons, church meetings, and at household gatherings. For example, Bob Lindmeier, Chief Meteorologist at WKOW-TV in Madison has recently given dozens of presentations (but fewer since the pandemic started) to audiences large and small.
Wisconsin Presentation ExamplesGrasstops Engagement
Resources for engaging with community leaders.
Current Endorsements
Local Wisconsin government and community leaders have endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, CCL’s climate solution, including Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brent Suter.
View Endorsements Brent Suter EndorsementGetting Endorsements
Resources for CCL training on building political will by obtaining GrassTop endorsements.
Getting Endorsements Endorser Program 101Group Development and Organizing
Resources for growing, developing, organizing and training CCL chapters.
Monthly CCL National Call
The national CCL monthly video call, featuring guest speakers, helps unify 450 chapters in the US.
February Example CallWisconsin Chapters
We have 24 local chapters in Wisconsin that are welcoming new members and helping to develop new chapters.
Wisconsin ChaptersConferences
We have annual training conferences that are organized for all interested CCL members in both Wisconsin and the larger Great Lakes region.
Wisconsin Conference Great Lakes Conference