# permitting (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover permitting. Page: Feed: --- ## [CCL Training: Election Engagement Activities For Your Chapter](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-election-engagement-activities-for-your-chapter/) _2026-08-14 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ For the 2026 election season, the Election Engagement Action Team is focused on helping CCL volunteers take meaningful, nonpartisan action—connecting with candidates, supporting voter turnout, and strengthening grassroots engagement. Join this training to explore the three key areas that the team supports CCL volunteers and chapters stay engaged in meaningful action. Build relationships with… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mrwz6reb7ac8tkic/Election_Engagementagvuc.mp3) ## [August 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Flannery Winchester | Citizens Climate Lobby](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/august-2026-national-monthly-meeting-flannery-winchester-citizens-climate-lobby/) _2026-08-10 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Our August meeting, hosted by CCL Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Flannery Winchester, will debrief CCL’s 2026 Summer Conference and Lobby Day. From the impact and impression we made on Capitol Hill, to the insights and inspiration we got during conference programming — this call will catch you up on it all! Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro and Road Map (4:22)… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uvdyrrnmk9j3x27w/Audio.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Motivational Interviewing for Climate Advocacy (BRIDGE Training #7)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-motivational-interviewing-for-climate-advocacy-bridge-training-7/) _2026-07-24 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Learn the core mindset and tools of Motivational Interviewing from long time CCL leader John Sabin, including how to use OARS and listen for change talk so others discover their own reasons to support climate solutions. This training is being held before CCL's annual lobby day by request to help support all our volunteer leaders preparing for their meetings with Congress become more fluent with… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ytz8n5pqip768tye/BRIDGE_7_MIa8xj4.mp3) ## [Why both Republicans and Democrats should support aggressive permitting reform](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/why-both-republicans-and-democrats) _2026-07-17 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Bipartisan deals are often impossible, but on permitting it’s totally possible—because permitting delays kill projects that members of both parties deeply care about. ## [CCL Training: Summer 2026 Lobby Training #1: Primary & Secondary Asks](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-summer-2026-lobby-training-1-primary-secondary-asks/) _2026-07-17 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler, Congressional Liaison Program Director Mindy Ahler, and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli for a training that will review the updates and context for CCL's Summer 2026 Primary and Secondary Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their in-person meetings. This is a recommended training for any CCL volunteer planning on… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wi8f7tmw8xb4fgui/Lobby_Training_1ac0c6.mp3) ## [Why China is outcompeting America](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/why-china-is-outcompeting-america) _2026-07-16 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ My comments at a House Oversight Committee roundtable on July 14, 2026 on “Winning the Economic Competition with China: Working Families, the AI Race, and Energy.” [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207253746/b9f9319ebc7c44528fe11185c9cc0308.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Introduction to Permitting Reform Basics](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-introduction-to-permitting-reform-basics/) _2026-07-16 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Permitting reform has emerged as the biggest and most important clean energy and climate policy area in the current session of Congress. But what are 'permitting' and 'permitting reform,' why does CCL consider it such an important climate solution, and what is the data underpinning that conclusion? Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yp2qr9uufcdrczhg/PR_Basics_1aceqg.mp3) ## [To unleash nuclear, the NRC must reject LNT, not just ALARA](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/to-unleash-nuclear-the-nrc-must-reject) _2026-07-14 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ The NRC is right to challenge the "ALARA" rule for radiation reduction. But to unleash nuclear power, the NRC needs to reject "LNT," the pseudoscientific radiation model on which ALARA is based. ## [The 4 California "waivers" keeping America's EV mandate alive](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/the-4-california-waivers-keeping) _2026-07-13 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ 4 "waivers" from the Clean Air Act currently allow California to impose vehicle GHG standards on the whole country. Congress can use a law called the Congressional Review Act to reject these waivers! ## [CCL Training: Foundations of Celebration for CCL’s Progress in Congress](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-foundations-of-celebration-for-ccl-s-progress-in-congress/) _2026-07-10 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Passing federal climate legislation is extraordinarily difficult and understanding that reality helps us better appreciate the impact of effective advocacy. This training explores the complex ecosystem surrounding Congress: the legislative process, committee politics, bipartisan dynamics, competing lobbying interests, funding realities, and the many pathways organizations use to pursue climate… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gsyngvbkspmcaats/Foundations_of_Celebration9543j.mp3) ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KoFQUNmQvUOK) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [CCL Training: The Scale of Support: Defining the Next Step (BRIDGE Training #6)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-the-scale-of-support-defining-the-next-step-bridge-training-6/) _2026-06-26 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Practice assessing where your Member of Congress stands on one of policies CCL supports and choose a realistic next-step ask that strengthens trust and steadily builds political will over time. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (3:53) Support Scale Background (7:28) Purpose of the Support Scale (14:16) Connection to BRIDGE Trainings 4 and 5 (16:49) Understanding Each… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dsu6yqpk7wveafn2/BRIDGE_66ystx.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Summer 2026 Conference & Lobby Day Q&A](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-summer-2026-conference-lobby-day-qa/) _2026-06-19 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Are you curious about what to expect about CCL's Summer 2026 Conference and Lobby Days or have a question about any final details? Join Alison Kubicsko, National Events Director and Mindy Ahler CCL Congressional Liaison Director for a final walk-through of the who, what, and where for CCL's Conference and Lobby Days to help you prepare for what to expect with the schedule, logistics, and details.… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kbv8jp274ymuwbys/Q_A7a07y.mp3) ## [Tyson Bertone-Riggs | June 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/tyson-bertone-riggs-june-2026-national-monthly-meeting-citizens-climate-lobby/) _2026-06-13 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Tyson Bertone-Riggs has a diverse background in forest policy and conservation work with both field experience and policy expertise. Along with Annie Schmidt, he served as the staff co-lead for the congressionally chartered Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Tyson’s past experience includes five years with the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition as Executive Director and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u8r7f9rujcefus8c/June_Meeting5z22n.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Lobbying with Impact, How to Prepare & Show Up Strong for Your Congressional Meetings](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-lobbying-with-impact-how-to-prepare-show-up-strong-for-your-congressional-meetings/) _2026-06-12 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Join CCL's Sr. Director of Field Operations Elli Sparks for a training that specifically addresses how to prepare yourself for a successful meeting with a member of Congress. You will learn about CCL's methodology, research tips, available tools, lobby meeting roles and parts, the value of practice, and the power of listening. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:29)… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x76h6n4ymc57ddyi/Powering_Up_Lobbying6f9ee.mp3) ## [Generative AI and Advocacy: Keeping Relationships at the Center](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/generative-ai-and-advocacy-keeping-relationships-at-the-center/) _2026-06-05 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ This training is an expansion of BRIDGE Training 5: The Advocacy Detective and examines how Generative AI can be used to move beyond surface-level searches to better understand your Member of Congress, district dynamics, committee priorities, and trusted messengers. It covers practical prompting techniques, how to spot and reduce hallucinations, and the importance of verifying outputs. It also… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/98y245zjny6kiavt/AI.mp3) ## [Why America can’t build the natural gas pipelines it needs — my interview with Senator Alan Armstrong](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/why-america-cant-build-the-natural) _2026-06-05 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Natural gas pipelines don’t emit anything that can contaminate water. Yet the Clean Water Act lets states that dislike interstate pipelines block them for political reasons. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200477805/aa5a9ffb07e132a74748a66b727f4213.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Messaging for Impact (Permitting Reform Wrap-Up)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-messaging-for-impact-permitting-reform-wrap-up/) _2026-05-29 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ This final session in our permitting reform training series brings everything together with a focus on effective communication. We’ll recap key concepts across the major topics and highlight tailored messages that resonate with different audiences—including Republican and Democratic offices. Participants will learn how to confidently apply these messages to advance durable permitting solutions.… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9c73k6fep2gxgsdq/Final_Permitting7wml3.mp3) ## [Why Democrats and Republicans both need comprehensive permitting reform](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/why-democrats-and-republicans-both) _2026-05-24 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Both Republicans and Democrats should absolutely want strong NEPA reform, strong Clean Water Act reform, strong transmission reform, and permitting certainty. ## [CCL Training: Advocacy Detective: Build Your Common Ground Blueprint (BRIDGE Training #5)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-advocacy-detective-build-your-common-ground-blueprint-bridge-training-5/) _2026-05-22 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ The Advocacy Detective is about becoming a more strategic, relational climate advocate by learning how to better understand the political world your Member of Congress operates within. Before we can effectively persuade, we first need to understand — their district, their pressures, their priorities, the language they use, and the communities they feel accountable to. In BRIDGE, we talk a lot… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/crhr558npjp927ca/BRIDGE_57a3sk.mp3) ## [Stop corn + oil lobbyists from permanently expanding the ethanol mandate](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/stop-corn-oil-lobbyists-from-permanently) _2026-05-12 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ The “Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act" expands the ethanol mandate by 1) loosening air quality rules and 2) imposing the mandate on small refineries. This will raise fuel costs. ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zIpCRH744gX9) _2026-05-12 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Shane Londagin | May 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/shane-londagin-may-2026-national-monthly-meeting-citizens-climate-lobby/) _2026-05-11 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ This month, we're featuring Shane Londagin, Senior Policy Advisor for Energy and Climate for Sen. John Hickenlooper (CO), manages Senator Hickenlooper’s energy portfolio on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and supports the Senator’s leadership in bipartisan permitting reform negotiations, grid modernization efforts, and critical minerals policy. (0:00) Intro and National… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gh8zzdybhdegqxzn/May_Call5z0d7.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Community Engagement and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-community-engagement-and-key-messages-permitting-reform-series/) _2026-05-08 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ It's important for energy project developers to engage local communities in order to address any local concerns and adverse impacts that may arise from new infrastructure projects. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler, Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli and Mindy Ahler Congressional Liaison Director to learn about how community engagement may be addressed in the permitting reform process,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a9c5xiiec6k4z6hp/Community_Inputae94j.mp3) ## [The Strait of Hormuz crisis, the economics of OPEC+, and more](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-the-economics) _2026-05-05 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ My recent interview with John Coogan and Jordi Hays on the popular tech show TBPN [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196467411/e0dc6a986ad2e1851df00ce452c9ccbe.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Building Relationships With County Commissioners As Trusted Messengers](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-building-relationships-with-county-commissioners-as-trusted-messengers/) _2026-05-01 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ This training walks you through the process of securing and delivering policy support from county commissioners on both sides of the aisle and provides specific examples of CCL volunteer success stories with community leaders in Montana. We’ll also talk about identifying and connecting with trusted messengers and why it’s effective and efficient to start with the ones in your direct network. Skip… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9d5nuha3tu8tzbez/County_Commissioners86szn.mp3) ## [Reframing the energy conversation — my speech to a group of Attorneys General](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/reframing-the-energy-conversation) _2026-04-28 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ My speech to a group of America's Attorneys General on how almost everyone has accepted anti-human ideas on energy and environmental issues—and how to reverse this. ## [Vote NO on a backdoor expansion of the ethanol mandate](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/vote-no-on-a-backdoor-expansion-of) _2026-04-26 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Advocates of government-dictated ethanol are trying to circumvent House procedures to sneak an expanded ethanol mandate into the Farm Bill. The House Rules Committee should not allow this. ## [CCL’s Theory of Change: The Three Conditions for Congressional Action (BRIDGE Training #4)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-s-theory-of-change-the-three-conditions-for-congressional-action-bridge-training-4/) _2026-04-24 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ From a review of CCL's history to a focus on our shared work ahead, learn how climate progress becomes possible when your Member of Congress experiences Strong Conviction, Political Safety, Undeniable Support—and how your chapter’s actions intentionally build those conditions. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:23) CCL's History (6:03) Theory of Change (13:26) Three… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y92ma6i6qnircffv/BRIDGE_46bygr.mp3) ## [Why I think AI will be a new fundamental of human flourishing](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/why-i-think-ai-will-be-a-new-fundamental) _2026-04-23 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Watch now | AI can have the same scale of positive impact on human flourishing as low-cost energy—if we properly value it, integrate it, and liberate it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194956196/16cc5332b58fc3a286c76f7db74877e0.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Earth Month Media Opportunities](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-earth-month-media-opportunities/) _2026-04-17 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Join CCL Communications & Media Manager Charlotte Ward for a training that will review CCL's Earth Month Media Opportunities available for CCL chapters and volunteers to boost awareness and engagement with climate solutions. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:00) Why Activate Local Media? (4:26) Letters to the Editor (7:56) Writing Op-Eds (11:51) Moral Foundations… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y2eh93ptxmgr5c6f/Earth_Month_Media_finalaq25i.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day Q&A](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-virtual-conservative-conference-lobby-day-qa/) _2026-04-10 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Join CCL Staff Mindy Ahler, Jennifer Tyler, and Alison Kubicsko to review the Congressional Asks for lobby day and what to expect during the Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day. Registered attendees for the virtual Conservative Conference should plan to attend. If you are interested in attending the conference, you can find more information and apply from the conference website. The… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sw5qcs4785spnhwj/Cons_Conference8s5wu.mp3) ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GI7g1n9Y64jM) _2026-04-10 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [CCL Training: Fair Permitting Certainty and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-fair-permitting-certainty-and-key-messages-permitting-reform-series/) _2026-04-06 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Presidents from both political parties have taken steps to interfere with the permitting of certain types of energy infrastructure that they oppose. These executive actions create uncertainty that inhibits the development of new energy sources in the United States. For this reason, ensuring fair permitting certainty is a key aspect of permitting reform that enjoys bipartisan support. Join CCL's VP… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/v5n6f8gbis9eznsn/Fair_Permitting8z6nm.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Applying Moral Reframing to Climate Policy (BRIDGE Training #3)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-applying-moral-reframing-to-climate-policy-bridge-training-3/) _2026-03-27 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Building on Moral Foundations Theory, CCL's BRIDGE Training #3 dives into exploring how moral reframing helps people maintain openness to ideas they might otherwise resist. Practice bridging the “moral empathy gap,” so that conversations around climate policy feel more respectful, persuasive, and relationship-centered, even when people see the world differently. Skip ahead to the following… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gkg4bhh6c4dtfn7p/BRIDGE_36zug4.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Build Faster and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-build-faster-and-key-messages-permitting-reform-series/) _2026-03-20 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Clean energy projects often encounter long, complex permitting steps that slow construction and raise costs. Practical permitting reforms can help ensure that good projects move forward faster while upholding environmental and community protections. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about permitting reforms to build clean energy… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uzj7wdvjvswxg23u/Build_Fasterafqxt.mp3) ## [Politicians Who Cut Solar and Wind Subsidies Saved Our Grid](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/politicians-who-cut-solar-and-wind) _2026-03-17 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Politicians who cut solar/wind subsidies saved our grid by incentivizing reliable generation, which was having its operating revenue looted by subsidized, unreliable solar and wind. ## [Dr. Marija Verner | March 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/dr-marija-verner-march-2026-national-monthly-meeting-citizens-climate-lobby/) _2026-03-14 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Marija Verner is the Digital Education Manager and Research Specialist at YPCCC. She studies how people around the world understand, experience, and respond to climate change, with a focus on cross-national public opinion, gender and development, and the spatial distribution of climate risks. Her research has appeared in World Development, Latin American Politics and Society, European Political… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6nd8ws6xhy2u4xe2/March_Meetingbh41o.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Tabling Outreach Review](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-tabling-outreach-review/) _2026-03-13 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Join us for a training gearing up for Earth Month this April, when members of your community are out and about attending fairs, festivals, art walks, and other climate-related events. Join CCL's Senior Director of Field Operations Elli Sparks for a training that will help you and your team identify, reserve, and schedule summer tabling and clipboarding, bring CCL materials and other engaging… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nws8gwb5imge5ir/Tabling_Outreachavaml.mp3) ## [How to deal with rising oil prices due to the war in Iran](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/how-to-deal-with-rising-oil-prices) _2026-03-10 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ My March 9 interview with John Coogan and Jordi Hays on the popular tech show TBPN [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190471454/8356986fc771a109203215777738d43c.mp3) ## [Talking points roundup: the poverty rate in China vs the US, how industrial progress made humans taller, LNG exports lowering energy prices, and more](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/talking-points-roundup-the-poverty) _2026-03-10 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Also: lack of pipeline capacity in the Northeast, the Supreme Court’s new climate lawfare case, anti-fossil-fuel policies in California, and UK sabotaging its energy security ## [CCL Training: Transmission Reform and Key Messages](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-transmission-reform-and-key-messages/) _2026-03-06 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ America's old and outdated power grid has become a critical bottleneck preventing the country from adding the needed new clean energy sources that will reduce climate pollution while improving energy affordability and security. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about why transmission reforms are a crucial climate solution, the details of… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tk3cv8rztbvncf6m/PR_Transmission83knb.mp3) ## [A transcendent vision for US energy policy](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/a-transcendent-vision-for-us-energy) _2026-03-04 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Watch now | A recent podcast appearance on how both major parties can work together to create enduring, positive change on energy policy. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189579706/b77ac5aa3d4af2206d2c95c869ac60c8.mp3) ## [Talking points roundup: California’s irrational oil imports, the consequences of state "net zero" policies, "petro masculinity," and more](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/talking-points-roundup-californias) _2026-03-02 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Also: the practice of using mobile gas turbines to power data centers, solar and wind dominating 2026 electricity "capacity" additions, and Illinois requiring new nuclear power. ## [CCL Training: Six Moral Foundations: Understanding Others by Understanding Yourself (BRIDGE #2)](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-six-moral-foundations-understanding-others-by-understanding-yourself-bridge-2/) _2026-02-27 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ This training will dive into CCL's BRIDGE Training #2 and explore how Moral Foundations Theory helps us better understand the values that shape how people interpret climate solutions and public policy and explain why people can care deeply about the same world—but prioritize different values. We’ll practice noticing which moral values may be shaping a conversation and learn how to communicate in… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8we73j5uazs4fdny/BRIDGE_26sn22.mp3) ## [CCL Training: CCL's Mission & Policy Commitments](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-ccls-mission-policy-commitments/) _2026-02-23 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Join CCL Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Flannery Winchester, for a deep dive into CCL’s recently updated mission statement and new policy commitments. These statements were presented during CCL’s February meeting and are also available in an updated version of CCL’s 2026 Strategic Plan. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:34) Why & How (4:37) CCL's… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dqfa32b47k8h7b4t/Policy_Commitments60vp0.mp3) ## [Talking points roundup: US nuclear’s failure to launch, China’s "coalar" power, solar having zero real "capacity," and more](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/talking-points-roundup-us-nuclears) _2026-02-23 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Also: China’s coal-dependent solar power, fraudulent claims about solar and wind, solar’s unreliability, global emergencies, and the myth of solar and wind’s self-sufficiency. ## [Solar and wind aren’t real power sources, they’re intermittent fuel-savers](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/solar-and-wind-arent-real-power-sources) _2026-02-18 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ As a recent week of winter weather illustrated, solar and wind don’t replace reliable power sources—they just save them fuel, usually at great expense. ## [William J. Doherty, Ph.D. | February 2026 Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/william-j-doherty-phd-february-2026-monthly-meeting-citizens-climate-lobby/) _2026-02-14 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Our guest speaker for the February Meeting is William J. Doherty, Ph.D., Co-founder of Braver Angels. Bill has built a lifetime of work around helping people bridge deep divides. A co-founder of Braver Angels, Bill is the chief designer of the organization’s foundational workshops that bring Americans together across political differences to restore trust, understanding, and healthy democratic… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fpkghesa7qz5ruug/February_2026_National_Monthly_Meeting.mp3) ## [CCL Training: Campaign Season & Candidate Activities](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-campaign-season-candidate-activities/) _2026-02-13 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ As election season picks up steam, this training will equip volunteers with a review of CCL's advice on engaging candidates and members of Congress effectively during campaign season and public events. Participants will learn how to ask concise, solution-oriented questions, connect climate solutions to local priorities, and build relationships that make climate action feel constructive and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z7nira5zc73abrmt/Campaign.mp3) ## [How Congress can still enact meaningful, bipartisan permitting reform](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/how-congress-can-still-enact-meaningful) _2026-02-12 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ Congress can still enact meaningful permitting reform if Republicans agree to stronger permitting certainty in exchange for Democrats supporting comprehensive, tech-neutral permitting reform. ## [New Mexico's "Clear Horizons Act" would destroy its oil industry and standard of living](https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/new-mexicos-clear-horizons-act-would) _2026-02-06 · Alex Epstein · Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein_ New Mexico lawmakers are considering a “net-zero by 2050” mandate that would shut down the oil industry. This would harm not only the state of New Mexico but the entire US. ## [CCL Training: The Challenge of Energy Affordability and Security](https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-the-challenge-of-energy-affordability-and-security/) _2026-02-06 · Citizens' Climate Lobby_ Electrification is a key climate solution in the transition to clean energy sources. But electricity rates are rising fast and face surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers. Expensive electricity and an insufficient power supply could endanger electrification efforts. Fortunately, in an age of high costs of living, policymakers are very interested in finding solutions. Join CCL's… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3k9jdxphimm7qrz6/Affordability.mp3)