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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Toledo Charter Meeting
Special to The Truth
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is holding its Toledo charter
meeting on Saturday, November 15, 9:30 a.m., at the Padua
Center, 1416 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo. CCL conducts
grass-roots lobbying efforts to contest the authority which
professional fossil-fuel lobbies presently hold over
Congress.
Local chapters meet for monthly action projects outlined by
the national organization. Most of these projects involve
letter-writing. They educate themselves on the most
pressing climate issues, keeping abreast of the ongoing
crisis. They set up speaking dates and spread the word to
others in their locality. These activities prepare them to
meet face-to-face with their elected officials in
Washington, DC, on Fathers Day weekend each year.
CCL’s key legislative
effort—with supporters from both major parties—is a Carbon
Fee/Dividend law. Presently, the proposal has about 30
Congressional supporters. Other Representatives and
Senators simply don’t know about it or are waiting for more
pressure from voters. For CCL, it’s all a question of
creating that pressure and ultimately the political will,
swamping Congress with calls for action.
This law would create a
10-year transition period away from carbon fuels. It puts
an increasing price on carbon fuels mined, pumped, or
withdrawn from the earth. As these fuels become more
expensive, investors are expected to turn away from carbon’s
continued use and seek the most technologically effective
way to make renewable sources pay for themselves. The
carbon fee, once collected at a national clearing center,
would then be sent as a monthly dividend check to American
households to cover necessary family expense.
If you want more
information about the local meeting, call Royce Wicks,
419/340-9732 to reserve your place (seating is limited). If
you want more information about CCL, go to
citizensclimatelobby.org.
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