CCL Raritan Valley
@cclraritan.bsky.social
Raritan Valley, NJ chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby, an international climate action organization. We are nonpartisan and support big-effective, large-scale solutions at all levels of government.
CCL's annual fundraiser starts next week. If you'd like to create your own special "Pledge-It" action, you can find the tools you need here: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/... Or, if you'd like to support someone else's, check these out: charity.pledgeit.org/2025YEF
Fundraising Tools To Help Support CCL - View Event - CCL Community
If you're looking for an easy, optional way to support CCL's year-end fundraising campaign, this is the session for you! CCL Staff lead by Bill Barron, Network Director, will explore ... - CCL's Onlin...
community.citizensclimate.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
CCL's annual fundraiser starts next week. If you'd like to create your own special "Pledge-It" action, you can find the tools you need here: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/... Or, if you'd like to support someone else's, check these out: charity.pledgeit.org/2025YEF
We're seeing movement in Congress on permitting reform! None of these bills is the kind of comprehensive, bipartisan package we're looking for, but they're an encouraging sign. community.citizensclimate.org/discuss/view...
CCL Comment on SPEED Act and other stand alone permitting bills. - Forum Topic - CCL Community
Yesterday the House Natural Resources Committee held a markup on several bills, including permitting bills H.R. 573, the Studying NEPA's Impact on Projects Act, H.R. 4503, the ... - CCL's Online Commu...
community.citizensclimate.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We're seeing movement in Congress on permitting reform! None of these bills is the kind of comprehensive, bipartisan package we're looking for, but they're an encouraging sign. community.citizensclimate.org/discuss/view...
For anyone who didn't catch it at the Fall Conference, you can review CCL's strategic plan for 2026 here: community.citizensclimate.org/resources/it...
2026 Strategic Plan Overview - Resource Item - CCL Community
2026 Strategic Plan Overview - This resource provides a high-level overview of CCL/CCE's 2026 Strategic Plan. - CCL's Online Community is a place where volunteers can learn and collaborate
community.citizensclimate.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
For anyone who didn't catch it at the Fall Conference, you can review CCL's strategic plan for 2026 here: community.citizensclimate.org/resources/it...
Last week the EPA proposed a change to its reading of the Clean Water Act that would strip protection from most wetlands (www.epa.gov/newsreleases...). If you'd like to oppose this move, Earthjustice has an easy comment form you can use: earthjustice.org/action/dont-...
EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal | US EPA
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters ...
www.epa.gov
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Last week the EPA proposed a change to its reading of the Clean Water Act that would strip protection from most wetlands (www.epa.gov/newsreleases...). If you'd like to oppose this move, Earthjustice has an easy comment form you can use: earthjustice.org/action/dont-...
In a deeply divided America, cheap, clean energy just might be the one issue we can all agree on. (gift link) wapo.st/48yhVqU
Opinion | Electricity bills are soaring — and flipping seats
Data centers are spiking electricity rates and angering voters.
wapo.st
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In a deeply divided America, cheap, clean energy just might be the one issue we can all agree on. (gift link) wapo.st/48yhVqU
Anyone else think it's weird that the COP30 resolution doesn't even mention fossil fuels? (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Anyone else think it's weird that the COP30 resolution doesn't even mention fossil fuels? (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
Let's hope this is the first of many clean-energy bans to be overturned.
As restrictions on renewable energy proliferate across the country, residents in one Ohio county are pushing back.
@canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @ohiocitizen.org
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
@canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @ohiocitizen.org
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
This Ohio county banned wind and solar. Now, residents are pushing…
Richland County forbade large-scale renewable energy in most townships. Next May, voters will have a chance to reject the rules in a first-of-its-kind…
www.canarymedia.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Let's hope this is the first of many clean-energy bans to be overturned.
States with lots of energy-hogging data centers face a higher risk for blackouts from severe winter weather. Sounds like we need more energy storage. If only we could speed up permitting for that... www.eenews.net/articles/spr...
Spread of data centers raises risk of winter outages, grid monitor warns
Regions where peak electricity demand has risen quickly face the highest risks, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
www.eenews.net
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
States with lots of energy-hogging data centers face a higher risk for blackouts from severe winter weather. Sounds like we need more energy storage. If only we could speed up permitting for that... www.eenews.net/articles/spr...
Lobby Week continues! Members of our chapter have already had productive lobby meetings with the offices of Senator Kim, Rep. Pallone, and Rep. Watson Coleman. Reminder: You can share a 30-60 second video about your lobbying experience with CCL at marketing @ citizensclimate . org.
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lobby Week continues! Members of our chapter have already had productive lobby meetings with the offices of Senator Kim, Rep. Pallone, and Rep. Watson Coleman. Reminder: You can share a 30-60 second video about your lobbying experience with CCL at marketing @ citizensclimate . org.
It's easy to divide the world into "us," the climate activists, and "them," the climate deniers who can't be convinced. Easy, and totally wrong.
Watch @hankgreen.bsky.social explain why YPCCC data visualizations are so important: m.youtube.com/watch?v=mvtE...
This Graph Changed My Life
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
m.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It's easy to divide the world into "us," the climate activists, and "them," the climate deniers who can't be convinced. Easy, and totally wrong.
From the "silver lining" department...
www.eenews.net/articles/sol...
www.eenews.net/articles/sol...
Solar company to open another US factory. It credits Trump.
The incoming South Carolina facility will help First Solar build its unusual kind of solar panels, which utilize thin-film technology.
www.eenews.net
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
From the "silver lining" department...
www.eenews.net/articles/sol...
www.eenews.net/articles/sol...
We know group action to fight climate change (like joining CCL and lobbying Congress) matters more than what you do on your own. But it turns out, individual actions do matter--for the wealthy in particular. grist.org/culture/cutt...
Cutting your carbon footprint matters a lot — if you’re rich
A new book pushes back against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate.
grist.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We know group action to fight climate change (like joining CCL and lobbying Congress) matters more than what you do on your own. But it turns out, individual actions do matter--for the wealthy in particular. grist.org/culture/cutt...
You can amplify CCL's fall lobbying efforts by calling Congress about one of our primary asks: advancing smart permitting reform. citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...
Tell Congress to Work on Clean Energy Permitting Reform
We made progress on clean energy permitting reform last Congress, but we need to move faster with a new, bipartisan legislative package in this Congress.
citizensclimatelobby.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You can amplify CCL's fall lobbying efforts by calling Congress about one of our primary asks: advancing smart permitting reform. citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...
Lobby Week is here! If you missed the Fall Virtual Conference, there's a refresher on our asks here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzLr... Other videos from the conference at www.youtube.com/@CitizensCli...
Citizens' Climate Lobby
Want Congress to adress climate change? We do, too!
Nonpartisan | Nonprofit | #GrassrootsClimate
Join us ➡️ www.citizensclimatelobby.org
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Lobby Week is here! If you missed the Fall Virtual Conference, there's a refresher on our asks here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzLr... Other videos from the conference at www.youtube.com/@CitizensCli...
At COP30, Gavin Newsom declared President Trump's reversal of pro-climate legislation an "own goal" against the U.S. economy. (For those who aren't sports fans, that's a major screw-up.) www.ft.com/content/3dc0...
Gavin Newsom accuses Donald Trump of ‘own goal’ on climate change
California governor draws crowds at COP30 climate summit in Brazil as highest-profile US politician in attendance
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
At COP30, Gavin Newsom declared President Trump's reversal of pro-climate legislation an "own goal" against the U.S. economy. (For those who aren't sports fans, that's a major screw-up.) www.ft.com/content/3dc0...
Don't forget to RSVP for our Fall Conference Watch Party on Saturday! community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event...
Welcome to CCL's Online Community - CCL Community
CCL's Online Community is a place where volunteers can learn and collaborate
community.citizensclimate.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Don't forget to RSVP for our Fall Conference Watch Party on Saturday! community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event...
If you're taking part in virtual Lobby Week, CCL would like to hear from you. After your session, record a short video and send it to marketing @ citizensclimate . org with the subject line "Lobby Meeting Reflection." It might get shared in a future CCL meeting.
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If you're taking part in virtual Lobby Week, CCL would like to hear from you. After your session, record a short video and send it to marketing @ citizensclimate . org with the subject line "Lobby Meeting Reflection." It might get shared in a future CCL meeting.
One more action you can take for the climate: encourage state and local leaders and businesses to address the problem of emissions from food waste. Check out the playbook from Climate Changemakers to learn more. www.climatechangemakers.org/campaign-lan...
Action Plan: Reduce U.S. Food Waste — Climate Changemakers
5 things individuals can do to advocate for systemic solutions that drastically reduce food waste and methane emissions in the U.S.
www.climatechangemakers.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
One more action you can take for the climate: encourage state and local leaders and businesses to address the problem of emissions from food waste. Check out the playbook from Climate Changemakers to learn more. www.climatechangemakers.org/campaign-lan...
Great resource here for articles and presentations.
📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Great resource here for articles and presentations.
10 years after the Paris Agreement, what have we accomplished? Quite a lot...and not nearly enough. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
10 years after the Paris Agreement, what have we accomplished? Quite a lot...and not nearly enough. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We need media coverage for our upcoming Lobby Day. There's an LTE-writing Zoom party at 8pm Wednesday, 11/12: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/...
Don't know where to send it? Our new Media Manager, Colin Miller-Radest, has a list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Don't know where to send it? Our new Media Manager, Colin Miller-Radest, has a list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November LTE Writing Workshop - View Event - CCL Community
Please join us at 5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET on Wednesday, November 12th for CCL’s monthly LTE-writing Zoom party Members of Congress, and their staff, pay attention to local media—especially ... - CCL's Online...
community.citizensclimate.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We need media coverage for our upcoming Lobby Day. There's an LTE-writing Zoom party at 8pm Wednesday, 11/12: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/...
Don't know where to send it? Our new Media Manager, Colin Miller-Radest, has a list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Don't know where to send it? Our new Media Manager, Colin Miller-Radest, has a list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If you missed the training on our primary asks for next week's lobbying, you can watch it here: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/...
Fall 2025 Lobby Training #1: Primary Asks - View Event - CCL Community
Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler, Congressional Liaison Program Manager Mindy Ahler, and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to participate in ... - CCL's Online Community ...
community.citizensclimate.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you missed the training on our primary asks for next week's lobbying, you can watch it here: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/...
Reposted by CCL Raritan Valley
Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP30 in Brazil
“The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.”
grist.org/internationa...
#Brazil #COP #Climate
“The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.”
grist.org/internationa...
#Brazil #COP #Climate
Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP30 in Brazil
“The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.”
grist.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP30 in Brazil
“The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.”
grist.org/internationa...
#Brazil #COP #Climate
“The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.”
grist.org/internationa...
#Brazil #COP #Climate
Q&A session tonight, 8-9 on Zoom, about the upcoming Fall Conference and Lobby Day. Register here: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/...
Fall 2025 Conference & Lobby Day Q&A - View Event - CCL Community
Are you curious about what to expect about CCL's Fall 2025 Conference and Lobby Days or have a question about any final details? Join Alison Kubicsko, National Events Director and ... - CCL's Online C...
community.citizensclimate.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Q&A session tonight, 8-9 on Zoom, about the upcoming Fall Conference and Lobby Day. Register here: community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/...
Reposted by CCL Raritan Valley
As results roll in from yesterday’s Election Day, take a look at this article from @heatmap.news about the role clean energy played in key races nationwide 👇
🗳️ It's election day on Tuesday! This may be an an off-off-cycle year, but there are still a handful of important races for the climate.
@emilypont.bsky.social points out a handful for you to pay attention to tomorrow ⤵️:
@emilypont.bsky.social points out a handful for you to pay attention to tomorrow ⤵️:
The Climate Races to Watch on Tuesday
It’s an off-off-cycle election year, but there are still a handful of key elections going on in Georgia, New Jersey, and Virginia.
heatmap.news
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As results roll in from yesterday’s Election Day, take a look at this article from @heatmap.news about the role clean energy played in key races nationwide 👇