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Local Group Lobbys in Washington

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The Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a national organization aimed to encourage lawmakers to take the environment into account with their legislation. Recently, a number of Wisconsin chapters have popped up, including one here in Eau Claire. Specifically, the Citizens’ Climate Lobby petitions for the “fee and dividend” or “revenue neutral carbon” tax. The tax would be placed on fossil fuels, proportionate to the emissions those fuels would expel when burned. A few locals made their way to Capitol Hill recently to lobby our legislators and others for the local chapter. You can learn more about the organization at CitizensClimateLobby.org.