There are over 2,300 paid energy/climate lobbyists in Washington, four for every one member of the House of Representatives. Most of these lobbyists are paid for by big coal and oil, and even if all of the green organizations in the country pooled their resources it would not match one month's quarterly profit from Exxon. If we leave the future of the planet up to paid lobbying we have a predictably bleak future.

During this session you will learn how to create political will as a citizen. Including why sending emails is of almost no value, how to schedule and have effective meetings with your members of the house and senate and how to leverage local and national media for support. 

Mark Reynolds

Executive Director - Citizens Climate Lobby

Mr. Reynolds has been working with organizations and individuals for over thirty-one years to empower them to make a difference in their world.  Much of that time was spent in the public and corporate world providing training programs he designed and led on effective communication, leadership, team building and time management. As the scientific body of evidence showed a consensus in peer reviewed papers, studies and publications, Mr. Reynolds looked for an avenue to reverse man-made problems related to climate change. 

The purpose of Citizens Climate Lobby is to create the political will for a sustainable climate and to empower individuals to have breakthroughs in exercising their personal and political power.  Mr. Reynolds chose to leave the corporate world to apply his expertise to a non-profit organization that had an approach for responding to climate change which is a match for the science. 

Citizens Climate Lobby is a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization founded in early 2007.  It organizes and trains people by congressional district throughout the country how to educate Congress to enact effective climate legislation.