Here's the situation, John:

For the first time since the mid-2000's, demand for electricity is on the
rise.

[ [link removed] ]Chart showing increasing electricy demandSource: New York Times

Record heat fueled by climate change is spurring people to crank up
air-conditioning, along with greater demand from electric vehicles, data
centers, manufacturing, and more.

The problem is that utility companies are using this demand for more
electricity as an excuse to skirt regulations and justify a surge of new
natural gas power plants.

One energy expert said that if a wave of new gas-fired plants gets
approved by state regulators, "it is game over for the Biden
administration's 2035 decarbonization goal."^1

Our movement successfully pressured President Biden to take a significant
stand against fossil fuels, pausing approval of liquified natural gas
export terminals. Now we need to double down on our efforts during this
key inflection point to expand this pause to include all natural gas power
plants.

[ [link removed] ]Can you please chip in
$3.50,
or whatever works for you, today so that our movement can hold utility
companies accountable and stop a new wave of natural gas power plants?

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The truth is that while it's entirely possible to meet this growing
electricity demand without new power plants, the utility companies don't
want to change the status quo.

Many utilities are claiming that renewable energy can't be brought online
fast enough or is needed to back up wind and solar power, which don't run
all the time.

But the truth of the matter is that they have financial incentives to
build new gas plants, so it's no surprise that they want to overlook, or
even block, ways to make existing power systems more efficient or to build
more renewable energy.

We can meet this rising energy demand without fossil fuels, but whether or
not that happens depends on how much pressure Biden, utility companies,
and state regulators will face to do things differently. That's where you
come in, John.

[ [link removed] ]If everyone reading this pitches in what they can at this key moment,
we'll have the resources needed to take on the utility companies and
pressure President Biden to step in. Can you make a contribution today?

Whether you're able to donate today or not, we're grateful to you for
reading this message and for being a major part of the climate justice
movement.

With determination,

Team 350

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1 - [ [link removed] ]The New York Times




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