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Thank you for all you do. Love the Sun Day plans! How fun! I was at the Treasury Building rally today, along with 1500 other people and a bunch of reps and senators. It was so energizing. Way better than crying at my desk.

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Many thanks for being there!

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It was my absolute pleasure!

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Thank you!

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You are a rock and We are thankful for your voice.

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It's heartening to see some resistance beginning. Here in Canada we've just been through round one of mr. T's tariff drama. Don't take it personally if you notice some push back from Canada.

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Sun Day: I can start encouraging universities and colleges now, or I can wait until it's official.

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I'm very frightened about the total lack of respect for law that the Trump administration is showing and that the GOP is supporting. Thanks, Bill, for continuing to be a voice of reason amid this insanity.

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Everyone who can solarize, do it now. Heat pumps? Install one, that's our spring project. EV's they save more than energy......they save money, especially if you already have solar panels and a level two charger. We've put two sets of solar on our roof, solarized our daughter's house,, and last year our sons.

Everything we can do to boycott fossil fuels is a win for the planet.......forego that sun catching vacate on and get on the Sun....it's our only hope.

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Not everyone -- renters can't. I live in an apartment with gas appliances, and it's been a tough winter with just an electric space heater and heating bath water on an induction hot plate!

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I hear you.......a small group of us are working to get government help for renters and low income people......so they too could participate in the solar revolution.

It would be small change compared to the money we spend subsidizing the industry killing the planet.

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Hurricane Helene destroyed 6,000 miles of roads in western NC in late September 2024.

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Bill McKibben: Why please does 350.org not have an agressive campaign to leverage rail and transit for people and freight? Please watch my colleague Thomas White’s ten-minute, book promotion video, “The Climate Emergency: Trains-An Effective Response.” The environmental movement is fighting North American transport sector climate changing and polluting emissions, and tire and brake dust, with one hand tied behind its back because, with few exceptions, rail and transit are ignored. Please take in the video and contact me to arrange a Zoom meeting with Tom. Thx, Robinson Foster fosterr@comcast.net

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911: “911, what’s your emergency?”

Caller: “There’s a crazy man up the street at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and he’s subverting the Constitution and Congressional law.”

911: I’m sorry sir, but you’ll have to contact Congress or the Supreme Court for assistance.”

Caller: “But you don’t understand, he and his staff are illegally taking over our government.”

911: “I apologize sir, I have to end our conversation, 911 service has been defunded.”

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Thank you, Bill.

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Once we've installed enough renewable energy mr. T's oily supporters will be out of funds.

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Thank you.AND we can and should call and email our elected representatives, the ones that are the voice of the people. That groundswell can help too. the 5 Call App is very helpful

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Bill, always impressed by how much territory you cover in one essay succinctly. Thanks AGAIN!

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I plan on pushing back long-term. HARD.

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Looking forward to Sun Day! In the short term, how can we help your efforts to push the levers harder for banks to not lend to oil and gas expansion despite Trumps efforts? I’m an Alaska Airlines credit card holder through Bank of America. Does a petition exist to urge Alaska Airlines to pressure Bank of America, especially in light of their net zero pledge by 2040? Advice for organizing?

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Powerful. Thank you so much.

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