We have appreciated this newsletter since it started, and every issue since. This week it brings these handwritten letters to our attention:

…Oh, and who’s the other group of climate voters the president needs to worry about? That would be older people, like those of us at Third Act—we codgers have been organizing mass protests all year. And while we may not be TikTok savvy, we have another weapon: pen and stationery. In the last week Third Actors have unleashed thousands of letters on DOE headquarters—which may not sound quite as sexy as petitions from the Internet, but they have their own impact, since officials know that if you’re willing to do more than click you’re probably an effective and motivated adversary.

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What I’m trying to say is, the Department of Energy has a real problem—an increasingly aware and activated posse of youngsters and oldsters. And a solution: announce CP2 is going nowhere, and that no other project will be approved, or even considered, until there’s been an exhaustive rewrite of the criteria taking into account the latest science and economics. It’s not hard. As Jamie Henn, director of Fossil Free Media which has been coordinating some of the fun, puts it: “With this many people learning about CP2 and LNG exports on their social media feeds, it’s clear that this will become another defining issue for the administration’s record on climate. If Biden wants people to turn out in 2024, he’s gotta realize that his decision on these facilities will play a major role in determining whether folks are excited to go vote or so demoralized they may stay at home.”

Want to join in? Jennifer Granholm’s DOE is at 1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC 20585. And you can sign the online petition right here.

Because you know what—the people who read this newsletter are a pretty powerful community too. The Heat Pumps for Peace campaign we started in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, the one that got a $250 million Defense Production Act from the White House? According to the indefatigable Leah Stokes, as of this week there are 15 manufacturing projects underway. In fact, here’s the Heatmap Daily coverage of the news, which gives us explicit credit for getting the job done—you should feel strong, and then you should use that strength!

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