Business support for climate action can significantly influence Congress. Join CCL volunteers Steffi Rausch and Alex Amonette to learn how to build relationships with businesses and chambers of

Business support for climate action can significantly influence Congress. Join CCL volunteers Steffi Rausch and Alex Amonette to learn how to build relationships with businesses and chambers of commerce, secure endorsements, and advance advocacy efforts.

Steffi, an Asheville CCL lead and co-lead of national campaigns, has secured over 100 endorsements. Alex, a long-time CCL volunteer and Chamber of Commerce member, offers practical business engagement insights. Kyle Kammien, CCL Senior Business Relations Representative, builds crucial business coalitions supporting CCL's policy goals. His full bio is available here.

Actor and storyteller Kyle Legacion explores how our phone-centric attention often disconnects us from our environment. He discusses how social media hinders engagement with nature and proposes

Actor and storyteller Kyle Legacion explores how our phone-centric attention often disconnects us from our environment. He discusses how social media hinders engagement with nature and proposes improving our relationship with the planet by being less present to devices and more attuned to the world around us.

Kyle, a summa cum laude graduate in acting and sustainability studies, is a classically trained actor with experience in videography, community organizing, and music. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in fields like Internet studies and ecopsychology, driven by a passion to reconnect us with Earth. This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Santa Cruz's Kyle Thiermann, a 2011 Brower Youth Award Winner from the Earth Island Institute, is celebrated for his impactful work.

His "Surfing for Change" videos have generated millions

Santa Cruz's Kyle Thiermann, a 2011 Brower Youth Award Winner from the Earth Island Institute, is celebrated for his impactful work.

His "Surfing for Change" videos have generated millions of dollars in environmentally responsible investments, demonstrating the power of surf activism.