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Category: General news
Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
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CCL Newsletter: DC Conference, Pathway to Paris & More
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CCL Newsletter, January – February 2015
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is our keynote speaker for this year’s conference in DC.
CCL International Conference 20151,000 Volunteers, 535 Congressional Meetings, 1 GoalRegistration is now open for the 6th CCL International Conference in Washington, DC, June 21-23. America’s most persuasive climate scientist, Katharine Hayhoe, is our keynote speaker this year. She was featured in Showtime’s award-winning series on climate change, Years of Living Dangerously, and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. We anticipate sending 1,000 volunteers to Capitol Hill this year. Register early if you want to lobby. We have space at the conference for more than 1,000 attendees, but we’ll be limiting lobbying to the first 1,000 who register. With the Paris treaty coming up at the end of the year and the Pope’s encyclical dealing with climate change due also, 2015 is shaping up to be a momentous year. With your help, we’re hoping to have a breakthrough this summer with Congress.
John Hansen (left) and Joe Robertson made CCL’s presence known at the COP20 meeting in Lima, Peru.
Our guys in Lima: Pathway to Paris on the road
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima last month, CCL Global Strategy Director Joe Robertson and DC CCL volunteer John Hansen spread the word about Pathway to Paris, a project of CCL and Citizens’ Climate Education Corp. to pull together a coalition of stakeholders, thought-leaders, businesses, nonprofits and governments, to achieve an economically efficient, value-building plan to price carbon and transition to climate-smart economic and investment policies. Joe and John established relationships with representatives of the World Bank and IMF, and connected with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (in photo with Joe) and Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency. Read more from Joe about the COP20 meeting in Lima on CCL’s blog in this post and this post.
CCL BLOGMark’s musings on cheap gas, Keystone votes
If you’re not subscribing to CCL’s blog, you’re missing out on the latest news and posts from CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds and our expanding roster of bloggers. In a December post, Mark wrote about plummeting pric
es at the gas pump and the need to get off the oil market roller coaster in a piece titled, “Cheap gas got you thinking about that Suburban? Think again.” A version of Mark’s piece was sent out to CCL chapters as an op-ed to be submitted to local newspapers, and some 15 papers ran it. Last week, Mark found reason for optimism in Senate votes for amendments to the Keystone pipeline bill that included three “sense of the Senate” resolutions on climate change. Find out why Mark thinks the “Tipping point for carbon pricing just got closer.” If you’re on Twitter or Facebook, you can help build our audience. Just go to our posts and click the social media buttons to share with followers and friends.
By the Numbers
Regional conferences continue to roll out
The Brea CCL chapter hosted the El Niño regional conference
Brea, California and Atlanta, Georgia
Earlier this month, the Southern California – aka “El Niño” – region held their conference in Brea, CA, with 136 attendees covering 25 congressional districts. Three new chapters were launched with a Group Start Workshop led by Mark Reynolds – Long Beach, Ventura and Victor-Valley. For a fuller account of the El Niño conference, check out the blog post from Peg Mitchell and Davia Rivka on CCL’s Web site.
Meanwhile, attendees got a dose of southern hospitality at the Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta last weekend (photo above), which was held at Georgia Tech.
Coming up, the CCL NorCal regional conference – Feb. 20-21 in the Bay Area – will kick off with an amazing panel discussion featuring diverse leaders in the political, business and environmental communities on solutions to the urgent issue of climate change. Panelists include: Kevin Krick from the California Republican Party, Ian Adams from R Street Institute, Kate Gordon from Next Generation, and Bruce Hamilton from the Sierra Club. The conference will continue on Saturday with a day of networking and education, as we focus on growing our CCL chapters and building connections to key climate stakeholders and diverse constituencies. You can register here.Other regionals to come:
Feb. 7-8 Wild West — Golden, CO (Register)
Mar. 7-8 Great Pacific Northwest — Seattle, WA (Register)
Mar. 14-15 NE/Mid-Atlantic—Bethlehem, PA (Register)
TuTu Much CO2 challenge a success
Last fall, Citizens’ Climate Lobby launched the #TUTUMUCHCO2 campaign as a way to help raise the $1.5 million needed to support our work this fiscal year (ending 3/31/15). Mark Reynolds, our fearless leader, agreed to wear a tutu for an entire day IF we could raise $500,000 through the campaign by the end of 2014. TUTUMUCHCO2 donations continue to come in, but your efforts have already raised well over $200,000, shattering our last year’s appeal final total of $150,000. In acknowledgement and appreciation for all of your playful, courageous, and effective fundraising, Mark sported a tutu, if not for the day, at least for a photo.
Bike or Hike for CCL
Speaking of fundraising, if you’re an avid cyclist or hiker, there are four opportunities coming up this year to raise money for CCL through ClimateRide.org – three bike rides – in California, the Midwest and the Northeast – and a hike through Glacier National Park. CCL staffer Ricky Bradley is organizing a special group of CCL volunteers for the Glacier National Park hike. There are still a few slots open for the hike, and if you’re interested, contact Ricky at bradleyrf@gmail.com.
Joining the CCL Staff
Please welcome our newest CCL staffers, Ricky Bradley and Tony Sirna, who are upgrading and maintaining our presence on the Internet as well as managing the voluminous data that our organization is tracking.
Ricky serves as Technology Director and Lead Developer of CCL’s websites. This includes the design, build, and implementation of new web pages as well as maintenance of CCL’s existing web portfolio. Ricky will also focus on implementing the technological infrastructure to support all aspects of member preparedness. Prior to joining CCL, Ricky served as Director of Quality Assurance and Communications for the world’s third largest bank. He holds a degree in Communications from Auburn and an MBA from S.M.U. Sandwiched between degree programs, Ricky studied IT at UNLV.
Tony, our new Information Technology Director, helps make sure technology is empowering Citizens’ Climate Lobby staff and volunteers to maximize their effectiveness in solving climate change. Through our CCL database, website, and volunteer communications portal, he helps communication flow smoothly within CCL and to the wider public. Before joining CCL, Tony was the founder of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, a sustainability demonstration project in northeast Missouri. He has a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University and is trained in meeting facilitation and conflict resolution.
Canadian petition for Carbon Fee & Dividend
Over 10,000 people have signed the petition for a Canadian Referendum on Carbon Fee and Dividend. CCLer Keith McNeil wrote the Care2 petition for a referendum on carbon fee and dividend. He outlined to us an impeccable promotion plan, which included a huge mainstream media component and a well-thought-out publicity event in early June in Ottawa. The petition has caught the attention of Care2 and now they are promoting it. Since Care2 has over 27 million subscribers, this is really exciting. Congratulations Keith and thank you for helping us create the political will for a progressive carbon price for Canada by Election 2015. By the way, you don’t have to be a Canadian to sign the petition.
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Answer The Call Luke O’shea Lock the Gate
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Dear Neville, On Tuesday I did something I’ve never done before. I got arrested, with my dad, after locking myself to a water pump that has been taking water from the Namoi River to construct the Maules Creek coal mine, near Narrabri.
I did it because my responsibility as an Australian singer songwriter is to Sing Up the land and its people.
My father was born and spent his early years here in a house that my grandfather built with his father on the very bend of the Namoi River where that water pump is now taking an unfair share of water for the Maules Creek mine.
I’m asking you now if you are willing to answer the call, like my father and I did, and head out to support the community at Maules Creek?
From 13-18 February, people will join the “Bat Attack” from around New South Wales, adding their voice to the hundreds that have already been part of the historic defense of Maules Creek and Leard forest from the Maules Creek coal mine, including me and my dad.
I think about our forefathers’ defining ANZAC spirit and courage as they answered the call to join and help their mates already over the other side of the world fighting for their lives. One hundred years on, the call for help and for backup is coming now from our own mates and family members, whose livelihoods are being threatened in our own back yard, on our own Australian soil.You can see my full statement about why I took action at Maules Creek here.
Thanks,
Luke O’Shea
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Have you heard? Mark Butler Labor
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Neville –Did you see the news yesterday? An international team of scientists, headed by the CSIRO have confirmed Australia is facing devastating impacts from climate change unless we reduce global carbon pollution. Even an article in The Australian states: “Australia and its region will probably be hit by almost twice as many severe floods this century like the ones that devastated southeast Queensland four years ago.”
Those events not only devastate communities, they cost the country billions of dollars as we respond and rebuild. It’s essential we lower emissions and develop a sustainable plan for the future so we can better manage the impact of climate change.
Meanwhile, Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party are stuck in the past, ignoring the evidence and taking Australia backwards on climate change action.
We need to stand together and make it clear to Tony Abbott: Australians want action on climate change and we want it now. Can you share this article and make sure more Australians have the information they need?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/climate/climate-change-to-cause-twice-as-many-severe-floods-in-australia/story-e6frg6xf-1227197990872Australians deserve a better government than what they’ve got right now. It’s unbelievable that Tony Abbott can ignore so much evidence; risking Australia’s economic and social well-being. Let’s keep the pressure on.
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Nemo: it’s getting hot in here! wwf.org.au
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6:31 PM (56 minutes ago)to me
Dear NEVILLE, Thanks to you and Reef lovers around the world, since launching last Thursday the Nemo for Queensland campaign has been making waves.
It’s clear that in Queensland, around Australia and around the world – people want the next Queensland government to protect my home (the Reef!)
With only four days days until the Queensland election, we need to dive in and act fast to secure policy commitments that will protect the Reef.
This morning I announced a second policy commitment that is critical for the Reef’s health – turn down the heat on the Reef: make Queensland a renewable energy state.
Between now and polling day, we want all parties to commit to this policy.
If you have Twitter, you can send a public Tweet to all five leaders with just one click from here.
If you’re not on Twitter, you can share the message via Facebook from this website, or share the website with your friends and family so that they can take action too.
Big announcements can come right up to polling day – and at this stage of the campaign every message counts!
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FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAILOn the Sunshine Coast cutting the ribbon on new QLD renewables project: solar on #BigPineapple! Helping to turn down heat on the Reef.
More updates to come NEVILLE.
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Who’s afraid of the TPP? KELSEY GET UP
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5:33 PM (11 minutes ago)to meNEVILLE,Right now government officials from around the world are meeting in New York to negotiate the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (or “TPP” for short). If Australia signs onto the TPP, it will give multinational corporations the power to sue the Australian Government for decisions they claim may impact their investments in Australia.
We’ve already seen the dangerous implications of these powers played out right here in Australia. Similar provisions in an Australian-Hong Kong treaty are being used by US global cigarette and tobacco company, Phillip Morris, to sue the Australian Government over the introduction of plain-packaging laws.
Forces all around the world are banding together to stop this deal from going ahead, to ensure their governments can’t be sued for making decisions that are in the public interest. Watch the video that explains why this deal will be bad for all Australians, then sign the petition to sound the alarm.
If foreign corporations are given the power to sue national governments when changes to domestic laws affect their profit margins, it will inevitably restrict our government’s ability to put in place regulations to protect our environmental assets and our health. What’s worse, these lawsuits would be played out in secret international courts, which only corporations have access to, with no rights of appeal.
It’s hard to believe this could happen in Australia, but there are already cases around the world of companies using what’s known as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions to sue governments:
- A foreign-owned energy company filed a $250 million lawsuit against the Canadian government, when Quebec placed a ban on dangerous fracking processes in a local river.
- In El Salvador, a Canadian company is suing the government for $315 million in “loss of future profits” because local citizens won a hard-fought campaign against a gold mine that threatened to contaminate their water supplies.
- An international utilities company sued the Argentinian Government for imposing a freeze on water and energy bills during the global financial crisis.
- And in Canada, US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is suing the government for $500 million in compensation, because the courts revoked two of the company’s patents citing lack of evidence around the drugs’ supposed benefits.
Do we want to live in a country where foreign-owned companies have the right to sue our government for introducing laws to protect our farms, land, water and our health? International corporations should not be able to take the Australian Government to court. It flies in the face of democracy, and will leave taxpayers at risk of paying corporations enormous amounts in compensation.
Worryingly, Trade Minister Andrew Robb has already indicated he’s willing to sign on to the deal, which is why we need to act quickly. Here in Australia, only one in ten voters have heard about the TPP.2 But if this deal goes ahead, it will be all of us who stand to lose – so it’s time we spoke up. We need as many Australians as possible to hear about the dangers of the TPP. Can you watch and share the video, which explains why this deal will be so dangerous? Click here: http://www.getup.org.au/tpp-isds
The deal is still being negotiated, but could be finalised when ministers from the 12 different countries next meet. So we need to get the word out there and make some noise before Minister Robb signs the dotted line. The fight to stop the TPP is a huge, coordinated, international resistance and the more people who join the fight, the better our chances will be.
Can you help sound the alarm before it’s too late?
Kelsey, Alycia, Sally and the GetUp team
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[1] History shows the heavy price of free trade, Canberra Times, 21 February 2014
[2] Trans-Pacific Partnership is a big deal, but hardly anyone knows, SMH, 17 February 2014
