Calendar

May
8
Thu
Palouse Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting @ UUCP Church Basement
May 8 @ 12:30 am – 1:45 am

Please find attached a draft agenda for our meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse (downstairs), 420 E 2nd St, Moscow. We will be serving pizza early during the meeting.

If you can listen to the national CCL call in advance of the meeting here, that will be helpful but is not essential. I found Jay Butera’s story particularly inspiring.

For each month’s call, CCL prepares an action sheet here for the month. Writing members of congress is the top action this month, and I will bring materials so that we can generate letters and postcards to our members of congress during the meeting (time permitting).

Please try to arrive promptly. We will need to finish before 7:00 pm, as many of us will be participating in the planning session (7 pm in Fiske Room, 1912 Center) for community activities to complement the Years of Living Dangerously series showing at the Kenworthy.

Jun
12
Thu
Palouse Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting @ Neill Public Library, Hecht Room
Jun 12 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 am

The meeting will be held in the Hecht Room of the Neill Public Library at 210 N. Grand Ave, in Pullman from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, Wednesday, June 11.  Pizza  will be served.

Jul
17
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Palouse Region Chapter @ Bucer's
Jul 17 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 am

The next meeting of the CCL-Palouse will be from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on July 16. We will meet at Bucer’s (back room) at 201 S. Main Street in Moscow. Bucer’s offers a variety of snacks for sale if you want to eat. Many of you will probably continue on to the 7 PM meeting of the YLD group at the One World Cafe in Moscow. (Spanning the length and cultural spectrum of Main Street, eh?)

The meeting will follow the National Call on Saturday July 12 at 1pm by Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, climate change evangelist. (More about this on the CCL website.)

Our big success of the month is that the Idaho Democrats Convention approved a platform that included this statement: “For the sake of future generations, we are committed to taking proactive measures to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change.” While the subject was not addressed in the platform draft that was presented at the beginning of the convention, CCL-P urged Latah County delegates to introduce a plank on Climate Change. Nancy Nelson carried the ball, and after some discussion (e.g. “climate disruption” vs. “climate change”) at the Platform Committee Hearings , this final wording passed with no objection from the convention delegates.

Aug
7
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ Daily Grind
Aug 7 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 am

The Palouse Chapter of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday August 6 at the Daily Grind on Main Street in Pullman. The Grind has a variety of beverages, sandwiches and pastries if you would like to eat there.

We will send the agenda and July’s minutes with our next reminder, but the focus of the meeting will be a Power Point presentation from the national office on climate change. Members, please come with tough–even adversarial–questions so we can hone our skills at giving presentations to local organizations.

The next national call is on Saturday, August 2 at 10 a.m. Retired general Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander will discuss the impact of climate change on national security. To listen to the call go to http://citizensclimatelobby.org and on the opening page, scroll down to National Call. If you are registered, you can listen live, or the call will be available as an MP3 by about 1 p.m. that day under the button “Listen to the August Call.” We hope you can listen to this prior to the August 6 meeting.

Sep
11
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ Café Artista
Sep 11 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 am

Please mark your calendar for the next Citizens’ Climate Lobby meeting to be held Wednesday, September 10, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Café Artista at 3rd and Main St. in Moscow. Café Artista offers teas, coffees, croissants and muffins. (Sorry, we’re not permitted to provide pizza at this venue.)

This week’s national CCL call will feature Retired Naval Rear Admiral Len Hering talking about the impact that climate change is having on national security. A link to the recording of the call will be available by mid-day Saturday (9/6) here: [http://citizensclimatelobby.org/resources/monthly-conference-calls-and-actions/]. Past national calls have been highly informative, and I encourage everyone to listen to the call if they can.

 

We’ll again have a quick letter-writing activity as part of this month’s meeting. I like this quote from Former Congressman Billy Evans (D-Georgia):

 

“Legislators estimate that 10 letters from constituents represent the concerns of 10,000 citizens. Anybody who will take the time to write is voicing the fears and desires of thousands more.”

 

 

Hope to see you next Wednesday.

 

Rob Briggs
Co-Group Leader
Palouse Region Chapter, Citizens’ Climate Lobby
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eMail: palouseregion@citizensclimatelobby.org

Oct
9
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ Daily Grind Coffee House - Pullman
Oct 9 @ 12:00 am – 2:30 am
Our agenda will include reports on our new website, on the Pullman-Moscow climate march, and this month’s national call:
“Adam Browning is co-founder and executive director of Vote Solar, which works at the state, federal and local level to implement programs and policies that allow strong  solar markets to grow — and pave the way for a transition to a renewable energy economy. On October’s call, Adam will share his insights from building support among conservatives for clean-energy policies. Prior to Vote Solar, Adam spent eight years with the EPA where he ran an award-winning pollution prevention program.”
Remember that there will be a link on CCL’s opening page starting this Saturday to “Listen to October Call.” 
Nov
7
Fri
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ La Madrid Restaurant
Nov 7 @ 1:30 am – 3:00 am

The results of our Doodle Poll to find a new meeting time are in, and the day most people said they could participate was the first Thursday of each month.  Respondents were nearly evenly divided on preferred start time, so we decided to stick with 5:30 pm in part because Cafe Artista, where we frequently meet, is only open until 7 pm.

 

Our next CCL Meeting will be on Thursday, November 6 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the La Madrid Restaurant at 1420 S. Blaine Street (on the west side of Eastside Marketplace) in Moscow.

Dec
4
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ South Fork Public House
Dec 4 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

The December meeting of our local chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will be held next Thursday, December 4 beginning at 5:30 pm in the meeting room at South Fork Public House, 1680 S. Grand Avenue in Pullman. South Fork is located at the interior corner of the L-shaped Wheatland Shopping Center, which is conveniently located at the intersection of Bishop Blvd. and Grand Ave.

A big thank you goes out to everyone who has contributed to our chapter’s TutumuchCO2 campaign! Our fine chapter has reached 70% of its goal of $1,000, which will go to keep CCL growing and increasing its impact on Capitol Hill. If you would like to see world climate stabilized through enlightened public policy rather than extravagant geo-engineering projects like the one pictured above, please click here. Contributions are tax-deductible, and the IRS will pounce on anything not contributed by December 31.

We had a genial gathering and brain-storming session of members of our Newspapers and Media interest group last week at the Briggs-Lohr residence. We’ll be sharing our plans to boost CCL presence in our local media at our meeting next week.

Jan
8
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ One World Cafe
Jan 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
5
Thu
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ Private Residence
Feb 5 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

This month’s meeting will take place at a private residence. Please contact Rob Briggs at palouseregion@citizensclimatelobby.org for more details. We’ll be providing pizza, salad, and a variety of nonalcoholic beverages, plus beer and wine for those 21 and older.

If you haven’t yet been to a CCL chapter meeting, this would be a great one to attend–free food, free drink, and the chance to take what Dr. James Hansen calls, “the most effective step you can take to save creation for your grandchildren.”

Mar
7
Sat
2015 Greater Pacific Northwest Regional CCL Conference
Mar 7 @ 8:00 am – Mar 8 @ 3:00 pm

Theme:  Fisheries, Farms and Forests:  Connecting with Concerned Harvesters.  [Link to the Conference website] The link provides information about speakers and agenda plus a link for online registration. It looks like a great program, and CCL conferences are very energizing for people who are concerned about climate but not sure how to become active and effective.

Mar
12
Thu
Palouse Region Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting @ Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, Yellow House
Mar 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Please mark your calendar for the next Palouse Region Citizens’ Climate Lobby meeting on Thursday, March 12, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse “Yellow House” immediately west of the church at 420 E. 2nd St. Moscow, ID. We will be providing pizza. (The meeting is being held one week later than normal due to the regional CCL conference on March 7 & 8 in Seattle.)

Jun
21
Sun
2015 Citizens’ Climate Lobby International Conference
Jun 21 @ 8:00 am – Jun 23 @ 5:00 pm

1000 Volunteers, 535 Congressional Meetings, One Goal.  [http://citizensclimatelobby.org/2015-international-conference/]

Apr
29
Sat
Lori Batina Memorial Climate March @ Friendship Square to East City Park
Apr 29 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

People’s Climate March: March for Climate, Jobs and Justice

We will be marching from Friendship Square in downtown Moscow to East City Park. The march will be led by Gary Dorr of the Nez Perce Tribe with other tribal members. Speaker topic: “Who Speaks for the Earth?” Drumming, Music, Speaking, Rallying. Environmental Info on How You Can Make a Difference. Info on Facebook: Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition. Sponsored by the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition and the Palouse Chapter of the Sierra Club.

View flyer for the Lori Batina Memorial Climate March and Rally

Lori Batina Memorial Climate Rally @ East City Park
Apr 29 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

People’s Climate March/Rally: March for Climate, Jobs and Justice

We will be marching from Friendship Square in downtown Moscow to East City Park. The march will be led by Gary Dorr of the Nez Perce Tribe with other tribal members. Speaker topic: “Who Speaks for the Earth?” Drumming, Music, Speaking, Rallying. Environmental Info on How You Can Make a Difference. Info on Facebook: Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition. Sponsored by the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition and the Palouse Chapter of the Sierra Club.

View flyer for the Lori Batina Memorial Climate March and Rally