Dave Willett
@davewillett.bsky.social
SVP, Communications--League of Conservation Voters.
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Last night’s message is clear: Americans care about affordable energy, and they know clean energy is affordable. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. https://www.lcv.org/media-center/memo-electricity-bills-the-kitchen-table-issue-driving-dem-wins-in-2025-and-beyond/
MEMO: Electricity Bills: The Kitchen Table Issue Driving Dem Wins in 2025 and Beyond
Decisive victories for Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, and Democratic candidates for Georgia Public Service Commission prove that electricity bills are the kitchen table ...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Last night’s message is clear: Americans care about affordable energy, and they know clean energy is affordable. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. https://www.lcv.org/media-center/memo-electricity-bills-the-kitchen-table-issue-driving-dem-wins-in-2025-and-beyond/
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Voters sent a clear message: make energy clean, affordable and fair.
Democrats won big by talking about lower bills and clean power.
People want cheaper energy and a livable planet. 🌞⚡
Democrats won big by talking about lower bills and clean power.
People want cheaper energy and a livable planet. 🌞⚡
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Voters sent a clear message: make energy clean, affordable and fair.
Democrats won big by talking about lower bills and clean power.
People want cheaper energy and a livable planet. 🌞⚡
Democrats won big by talking about lower bills and clean power.
People want cheaper energy and a livable planet. 🌞⚡
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Big news from Georgia: Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard have been elected to the Public Service Commission! They said what Georgians are all thinking - “the power bills are too high!” We’re thrilled they’ll be working for Georgians and supporting affordable, clean energy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Big news from Georgia: Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard have been elected to the Public Service Commission! They said what Georgians are all thinking - “the power bills are too high!” We’re thrilled they’ll be working for Georgians and supporting affordable, clean energy.
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Congratulations to Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill. Voters have put their trust in her because they know that she’ll fight to lower energy bills by pledging to freeze electric rates on her first day in office and to build more affordable, clean energy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Congratulations to Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill. Voters have put their trust in her because they know that she’ll fight to lower energy bills by pledging to freeze electric rates on her first day in office and to build more affordable, clean energy.
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Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race! Governor-Elect Spanberger has been relentlessly focused on making Virginians’ lives more affordable, and has a plan to expand renewable energy and stop energy bills from going up more. We’re looking forward to her leadership in Richmond!
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race! Governor-Elect Spanberger has been relentlessly focused on making Virginians’ lives more affordable, and has a plan to expand renewable energy and stop energy bills from going up more. We’re looking forward to her leadership in Richmond!
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Reminder: 33 states have elections today! Make sure you cast your ballot if yours is one of them!
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Reminder: 33 states have elections today! Make sure you cast your ballot if yours is one of them!
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Cost of living, including rising energy bills, is a major issue for voters. Our state affiliates are running big campaigns in major races this fall to highlight who is focused on the issues that matter and who is making the problem even worse. Thread and memo below on key ⚡ races we’re watching 🧵👇
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Cost of living, including rising energy bills, is a major issue for voters. Our state affiliates are running big campaigns in major races this fall to highlight who is focused on the issues that matter and who is making the problem even worse. Thread and memo below on key ⚡ races we’re watching 🧵👇
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The electric bills are too damn high and we need to call out who is making them higher
Banning Clean Energy is Costing People Money–Let’s Say So
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October 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The electric bills are too damn high and we need to call out who is making them higher
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TUNE IN: I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal.
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Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
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October 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
TUNE IN: I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal.
youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
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For the love of America. For the love of democracy. For the love of freedom. #NoKings #NoKingsDay
October 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
For the love of America. For the love of democracy. For the love of freedom. #NoKings #NoKingsDay
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Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
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October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
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Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
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Trump is forcing dirty and outdated gas and coal plants like Michigan’s Campbell coal plant to stay open against the wishes of the people in those communities — and making all of us foot the bill.
Join our fight to close expensive, polluting coal plants at lcv.org/no-coal.
Join our fight to close expensive, polluting coal plants at lcv.org/no-coal.
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Trump is forcing dirty and outdated gas and coal plants like Michigan’s Campbell coal plant to stay open against the wishes of the people in those communities — and making all of us foot the bill.
Join our fight to close expensive, polluting coal plants at lcv.org/no-coal.
Join our fight to close expensive, polluting coal plants at lcv.org/no-coal.
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"Under Mr. Trump, Republicans have gone even further. They have become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households."
Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up
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October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Under Mr. Trump, Republicans have gone even further. They have become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households."
"Under Mr. Trump, Republicans have gone even further. They have become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households."
Opinion | Why You Should Blame Trump When Your Energy Bills Go Up
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October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Under Mr. Trump, Republicans have gone even further. They have become the party that stands in the way of lower energy prices for American households."
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Today on Volts: hey listen up! The most important election of the year is happening in Georgia next month. Two seats on the (currently all-GOP) Public Service Commission are up & rising electricity prices are on everyone's mind. This is a bellwether for next year's governor & midterm elections!
Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025
With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero for the fight.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today on Volts: hey listen up! The most important election of the year is happening in Georgia next month. Two seats on the (currently all-GOP) Public Service Commission are up & rising electricity prices are on everyone's mind. This is a bellwether for next year's governor & midterm elections!
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The government may be closed for you but it is still very much open for billionaire CEOs and polluters
E&E News: Trump inks order to advance halted Alaska mining order
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order reversing a Biden-era decision that blocked a mining road in Alaska, which faces fierce opposition among tribes and environmental groups.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The government may be closed for you but it is still very much open for billionaire CEOs and polluters
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It’s easy to feel like the sky is falling with the Trump administration's historic, unprecedented assault on clean, cheap energy.
But there’s reason for hope. We’re making progress on climate and clean energy in states all across the country.
Long thread of wins you may have missed this year 🧵👇
But there’s reason for hope. We’re making progress on climate and clean energy in states all across the country.
Long thread of wins you may have missed this year 🧵👇
October 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s easy to feel like the sky is falling with the Trump administration's historic, unprecedented assault on clean, cheap energy.
But there’s reason for hope. We’re making progress on climate and clean energy in states all across the country.
Long thread of wins you may have missed this year 🧵👇
But there’s reason for hope. We’re making progress on climate and clean energy in states all across the country.
Long thread of wins you may have missed this year 🧵👇
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Trump and Republicans' billionaire-first agenda is raising families' energy and health costs, killing good jobs, and threatening programs that protect our health.
Congressional Dems and state leaders joined LCV for a press conference to call out how Trump's #GOPShutdown hurts communities 🧵👇
Congressional Dems and state leaders joined LCV for a press conference to call out how Trump's #GOPShutdown hurts communities 🧵👇
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump and Republicans' billionaire-first agenda is raising families' energy and health costs, killing good jobs, and threatening programs that protect our health.
Congressional Dems and state leaders joined LCV for a press conference to call out how Trump's #GOPShutdown hurts communities 🧵👇
Congressional Dems and state leaders joined LCV for a press conference to call out how Trump's #GOPShutdown hurts communities 🧵👇
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SHOCKING: Polluters Support Weakening Pollution Standards
Utilities and fossil fuel industry support proposed Trump administration air pollution rollbacks
Utilities and fossil fuel companies supported proposals to repeal air pollution and greenhouse gas regulations for power plants.
energyandpolicy.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
SHOCKING: Polluters Support Weakening Pollution Standards
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The Trump administration and Department of Energy policies have already cost Americans 91,000 clean energy jobs and counting.
They are actively killing jobs in rural places and small towns across this country, and they have no plan to replace them.
They are actively killing jobs in rural places and small towns across this country, and they have no plan to replace them.
September 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Trump administration and Department of Energy policies have already cost Americans 91,000 clean energy jobs and counting.
They are actively killing jobs in rural places and small towns across this country, and they have no plan to replace them.
They are actively killing jobs in rural places and small towns across this country, and they have no plan to replace them.
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Don’t know about you but I’d really like to know what’s being pumped into the air I breathe.
Trump admin won’t make polluters report how much they’ve polluted | CNN
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin framed the new steps as a move to end burdensome regulations. Climate advocates blasted it as a way to give polluters a free pass.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Don’t know about you but I’d really like to know what’s being pumped into the air I breathe.
Epstein list, but for polluters.
The Trump admin plans to end the collection of greenhouse gas information.
We only know how companies contribute to emissions because the EPA made them report — until now.
We only know how companies contribute to emissions because the EPA made them report — until now.
Trump's EPA Plans to Stop Making Companies Report Their Emissions
The data offers the most complete picture of the nation’s climate pollution.
www.notus.org
September 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Epstein list, but for polluters.
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Federal incentives for energy efficient home upgrades are expiring in just a few months.
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social wants to make sure everyone can tap in before it’s too late.
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social wants to make sure everyone can tap in before it’s too late.
This campaign will help you go electric before federal tax credits end
As the GOP kills incentives, Rewiring America is offering free online tools and weekly calls to get more clean energy and efficient appliances into homes.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Federal incentives for energy efficient home upgrades are expiring in just a few months.
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social wants to make sure everyone can tap in before it’s too late.
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social wants to make sure everyone can tap in before it’s too late.
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I know I say this almost every day but I truly, truly do not understand the authoritarian personality. I genuinely can not imagine acting like a sniveling apparatchik like this in public and then looking at myself in the mirror at night. What goes on in their heads? Why are they like this?
FOX: Are you for any green energy personally?
ZELDIN: Uh, well, I am for whatever President Trump is advocating for.
ZELDIN: Uh, well, I am for whatever President Trump is advocating for.
September 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I know I say this almost every day but I truly, truly do not understand the authoritarian personality. I genuinely can not imagine acting like a sniveling apparatchik like this in public and then looking at myself in the mirror at night. What goes on in their heads? Why are they like this?