Hi Friend,

This is a love letter to every person who has stood with us in moments both challenging and triumphant. It's a love letter to our tireless field canvassers who brave all weather and, sometimes, tense crowds to fight for our shared energy future.

Most of all, it's a love letter to you – our supporters who make this work possible.

In Fairfield County, you've just helped us achieve something extraordinary. With minimal notice, our community mobilized to submit an unprecedented 1,300 letters to the Ohio Power Siting Board supporting the Eastern Cottontail Solar Project <[link removed]>. The letters in support represent 75% of the entire docket – a new record that surpasses our achievement last year in Knox County.



Our canvasser MaryAnn Hubbard (flashing the peace sign in the photo above) shared her thoughts from the January 27 OPSB hearing:

"In a room where many held different views, community members found their voices and stood tall. One by one, they stepped forward to speak their truth about protecting our Earth and preserving the farmland that has sustained their families for generations. Their quiet strength filled the room, reminding us that sometimes the greatest acts of leadership come from simply standing up for what you believe in, especially when doing so isn't easy. I related to the courage that it takes to stand up and speak out for what you believe in - I do that every day knocking on doors."

This is what grassroots power looks like

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Listen to the words of one local resident, Lara, a mother and nurse practitioner, who bravely testified at the hearing <[link removed]>:

"What gives me hope and optimism is knowing that if this project is approved, the sun will keep rising every day and setting every night over hundreds more jobs, millions more dollars in tax revenue, and on a county that is securing a future with less reliance on fuel sources that heat up our planet and dim our future." 

Ohioans like MaryAnn and Lara know that speaking up is not always comfortable. But it's always necessary. 

This is a love letter to the power of organized people, to the courage of speaking up when others would have you stay silent, and to the future we know is possible when we stand together.

With love and courage, 


Ohio Citizen Action

P.S. If you haven't already, please write the Ohio Power Siting Board about the Grange Solar Project in Logan County <[link removed]>.

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