Veterans: Stop Attacks on Clean Energy Security

Calling all U.S. military veterans: Help us tell Congress “We need real energy security powered by resilient clean energy technologies, not handouts to fossil fuel executives.” Every year, Congress invests in military readiness and defense by passing the NDAA, or the National Defense Authorization Act. However, this year, the U.S. House of Representatives is advancing an NDAA that seeks to attack U.S. clean energy workers and to deepen our dependence on oil and gas — on the battlefield and homefront. Help us stop them. By Friday, June 19, please add your name to this letter to Congress from our veterans.

Sign This NDAA Letter from Veterans

Sincerely, Andrew, Sarah, and the CE4A Team

Here’s some clean energy good news:

$25 Million to Lower Home Energy Bills for American Families

Updates from our network:

• Board Nominations Close Today: Wednesday is the final day to submit nominations for the Membership at Large position on our Board of Directors. The role, a one-year term, will shape plans and priorities, assist with development, and uphold CE4A's values. Voting starts June 19, so submit your nominations today: https://forms.gle/omkGrswfavzZ14gq9.
• No Solar Cuts to Farmers in the Farm Bill: Writing in the Wisconsin’s Capital Times, solar entrepreneur Brett Carlson explained why Congress should protect clean energy savings for farmers and rural communities in the five-year Farm Bill, urging policy makers against cutting USDA REAP grants that help farmers like Brett’s family save money with solar power. Read the column here and reshare it on xTwitter and Linkedin posts.

Meet Carrie, one of the #FacesofCleanEnergy:

Carrie Zalewski is the VP of Markets and Transmission at the American Clean Power Association.

Carrie got her start as an environmental attorney and has worked in the clean energy sector for 15 years. Now, she teaches a Clean Energy Law Class at the Northwestern Law School and hopes to inspire law students to go into the clean energy field.

“We need the best and the brightest to flock to the clean energy industry. There is no shortage of difficult problems to solve!”

Learn more about Carrie and the other #FacesofCleanEnergy at CE4AEF.org. Submit your own story here.

Other clean energy news:?

• Utility Dive: U.S. clean energy investment hits record quarterly high
• Electrek: New solar on old nuclear weapons sites enough to power 70K homes
• Canary Media: Coal-producing Wyoming could soon host one of the largest U.S. solar farms

The Cool Down: One-third of Minnesota's energy is now from renewables