CCL Contra Costa

.@RepDeSaulnier Your staff is always so supportive, Thank you Taylor Kimber for meeting with @CCLContraCosta members to discuss important topics like #JustTransition, #CarbonPricing & reintroducing #HR763 in #Congress (Energy Innovation & #Carbon Dividend Act). #ClimateAction

CCLAlameda: Get energized by the year's top enviro films, in your home or in-person at the David Brower Center, Berkeley, April 22. These films inspire us to get involved to help save our threatened planet. cclalameda.org/wsff-2023/ @CCLContraCosta @CCLSa…

CCLAlameda: Are you switching from gas to electric? Where to start? Which appliances? Tax credits/rebates? Knowledgeable contractors? Get answers at CCL's Home Electrification Fair, Brower Center, Berkeley. Apr 22, 2-5. tinyurl.com/ElectrifyHome @CCLContr…

Schools can be at the heart of caring for our kids and communities - so many opportunities for climate action, education and resilience that will improve learning right now! @LisaPatelMD @docsforclimate @CaClimateHealth @Schools4Climate @SFBaySierraClub @AmerAcadPeds

caliclimatedoc: @SEEC @RepBonamici @RepNikkiB @RepDeSaulnier Glad to see @RepDeSaulnier on this task force. His work on the future of work and education makes him perfectly suited. @CCLContraCosta

caliclimatedoc: So much exciting climate action discussed today. Thx @RepDeSaulnier . We especially appreciate your support of #CarbonPollutionPricing as a "simple, elegant way to incentivize good behavior" and the need stay focused on environmental …

barSwilson: @caliclimatedoc @citizensclimate @CCLContraCosta I love the whole family engagement. Make it fun!

caliclimatedoc: Earth Day Election Season: Whole families got into playing our Climate Quiz at EcoFest WalnutCreek @CCLContraCosta⁩ ⁦@citizensclimate⁩

New @NatureClimate study finds that a carbon fee & dividend policy (ala @citizensclimate) would lift 1.6 million Americans out of poverty by 2030, and have even bigger poverty-alleviating benefits in China & India. nature.com/articles/s4155…

If you agree, let President Biden and Senators know - this easy tool takes just two minutes.Will you ask your friends and family to email President Biden? citizensclimatelobby.org/white-house/?u…

LTE :Two bills could make a real climate impact. Our own Doug Merrill calls this "a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to ward off environmental disaster." mercurynews.com/2021/09/20/let…

This colourful little sea slug is found off the coast of #California. It's a full two inches long. #Nature is more amazing then we will ever know. Protect it in all its forms (big and small). #ActOnClimate #climate #oceans #rewilding #BuildBackBetter

📢Follow these popular #climate #scientists & be a part of a bigger team to take #ClimateAction with them:-

There are literally thousands of scientists working on climate related issues who have joined Twitter. @KHayhoe has created an excellent list of 3,148 such scientists, and if you want to get them all, you can follow her list directly. twitter.com/i/lists/105306… 2/

@CCLContraCosta had a successful March Meeting! We discussed work in progress on writing Letter to the Editor on #CarbonPricing, planning for #EarthDay virtual events, Wild & Scenic Film Festival, inviting our new team members & much more #ClimateAction activities, 🌎Go Team CCL!

With #climate warming driving the loss of #Arctic sea ice, region is opening to more #shipping traffic; with a 5-fold increase by 2050, a further increase in black #carbonemissions from shipping will only further fuel an already accelerating feedback loop bit.ly/3eTBvmk

🏭Refinery #Emissions Rule: Delays & Deception! Rule 6-5, known as Cat-Cracker Rule require refineries to install new technologies to reduce #pollution Join TODAY’s Stationary Source Committee meeting to demand real & timely plan for healthier #BayArea: bit.ly/3rUc7AC

This #PresidentsDay, our volunteers are tweeting to @POTUS & @VP & appreciating their focus on #climatechange & to work toward bipartisan #climate legislation in Congress that includes #carbon fee & dividend. Want to join in? Use our cclusa.org/tweet-potus tool to post a msg.

#DIVEST our assets from #fossilfuel ⛽️investment. What’s divestment? Watch video: bit.ly/36ZNEBj Only Boards of CalPERS & CalSTRS can instruct staff to divest. SIGN the petition asking them to divest from #FossilFuels: fossilfreeca.org/petition/ #California #ClimateChange

"Put in place a carbon tax," says Treasury Secretary @JanetYellen. "That is a critical tool to create the right incentives for a transition to #NetZero."