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October 9, 2019 I The Clarion Campus News Page 3 2019 homecoming kick-off BCpep rally exhibits school spirit Friday Night of Homecoming Weekend was a fun, spirit-filled event that got the school pumped for the big game. A pep rally needs to start with some cheer and who better to lead than the Brevard College Tornados Cheerleading Team. After instilling the students with school spirit, the team captains and seniors stepped forward and introduced themselves. Afterward came the first of the traditional pep rally games, the oreo challenge, followed by another cheer to bring in the Brevard College Tornados Football Team. The football team charged in to stand before their fellow Brevard College students. As with the cheerleading team, the football team’s captains and seniors introduced themselves and spoke about their confidence for winning the big game. More pep rally games followed including a race to empty a tissue box, a race to eat a fruit roll-up and a race to knock down plastic cups, both without the help of hands. The final challenge was a race where an audience member and a player on the football team had to race across the gym floor by pulling themselves forward with toilet plungers. After the games, the students in attendance were invited to take a free BC Homecoming t-shirt and join the teams in the quad to enjoy s’mores by the firepit. Certainly a successful evening to prepare our students for the homecoming game. — Sam Hipp BC football players participate in game at pep rally. Citizens Climate Lobby at BC By Katherin Collins, Payten Maness and Nicole Rusden Contributors Jim Tolbert, the Conservative Outreach Director for The Citizens Climate Education & Citizens Climate Lobby, spoke to Brevard College students last Thursday about climate change, what causes it, what the government’s role is and the projected future of climate change. The Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) is a non-profit, bipartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focusing on national policies to address climate change. As the Conservative Outreach Director, Tolber described his job as neutral and says that he “keeps balance between left and right wing.” Tolber’s talk was mainly focused on answering questions submitted by Brevard College professor Robert Cabin’s climate change class. He began with explaining the main sources of carbon dioxide. Most of the carbon dioxide that gets emitted into our atmosphere comes from transportation, industry and electricity. He then went on to talk about what actions the government could take to reduce C02 emission, one such way being carbon pricing. Carbon pricing is simply putting a tax on things depending on how much C02 they emit. This system of carbon taxing would incentivise people to use more sustainable products and energy sources since the tax would make them cheaper than their carbon heavy alternatives. The plan the CCL is pushing for also calls for a border adjustment fee (tariff) on incoming fuels so that energy companies do not simply go overseas to produce their energy, they would also give companies who are exporting fuel or energy credit to keep the US competitive in the world market. So how could these taxes be used? The government could use the tax dollars for many purposes such as: general revenue, paying employees, funding for special programs and a reduction in other taxes or money could be returned to people in the form of a reimbursement. The Citizens Climate Lobby is pushing for it to be returned as a reimbursement. With a reimbursement, everyone in the country will get back the same amount, regardless of socioeconomic class. This means that people who buy sustainable products could be given more money from the reimbursement than they paid into it. Studies have shown that with the extra money, over 2.1 million jobs could be created in various sectors of society. This reimbursement would push people toward buying more sustainable products by increasing the price of carbon heavy goods. With the combination of the reimbursement, people would be rewarded for buying those products as you could potentially earn more with the reimbursement than you lost in the tax. Tolber then talked about the science behind climate change, why it is important and how America has one of the largest carbon footprints in the world. He talked about how students can make a difference by contacting our congressmen and representatives to have their voices heard. Creating a local chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby here on campus is another great way to raise awareness on this topic that Cabin’s class is exploring. Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved with the CCL here on campus.
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