Citizen's Climate Lobby Archives

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‘Carbon Dividend’ a cash incentive to halt climate change

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 10, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Environmental advocates are working on new policy to lower the nation’s carbon emissions, and it should sound familiar to Alaskans: Paying citizens a dividend. Citizens' Climate Lobby representative Barbara Bingham explained the program to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce. Read More

From plastic bag fee to carbon tax, Sitka Assembly vets environmental policies

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Feb 28, 2018 | Local News

Several grassroots environmental initiatives came before the Sitka Assembly last night (02-27-18), resulting in heated discussion about carbon taxes and plastic bags. The Assembly took action on both issues. Read More

‘Saving Snow’ examines economic woes of climate change

by KCAW News | Feb 28, 2018 | The Morning Interview

Health educator Doug Osborne and Sitka Conservation Society community organizer Heather Bauscher discuss tonight's screening of "Saving Snow" (6 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, Sitka Public Library) a feature documentary on how frontier towns are coping with warmer winters. Read More

Cashing in on a market-driven solution to climate change

by KCAW News | Feb 24, 2017 | The Morning Interview

George Donart is the Alaska state coordinator for the Citizen’s Climate Lobby. He’ll be in Sitka this weekend meeting with local officials and school groups, and discussing the CCL’s Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal. Read More