Today, the Sierra Club’s Mayors For 100% Clean Energy initiative reached a major milestone: 150 mayors from across the country have signed onto the campaign and pledged to power their communities with 100 percent clean, renewable energy. Civic leaders from across the country are stepping up to make it known that they care about the health of their residents and the strength of their local economy by advocating for 100 percent clean, renewable energy.
Cleaner, cheaper, healthier energy is here. It’s time for leaders across the U.S. to commit to 100% clean and renewable energy for all.
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"We've taken a unique approach to achieving 100% renewable energy goal in the city of San Diego by 2035. And what's unique about San Diego is we approached it not only from the perspective of how do we protect the environment from a moral perspective, but also from an economic development and job creation perspective as well."
Erik Caldwell
Economic Director for the City of San Diego, CA
Watch a clip from an interview with Erik Caldwell at the North American Dialogue On 100% Renewable Energy Cities.
"I want clean energy because there is just one planet earth, and by making a single difference in the way we waste energy and the waste of fossil fuels, we can make a bigger change for a healthy and brighter future."
Natalia Martínez Torres
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Watch Natalia Martínez Torres, a student at Pontificia Universidad Católica of Puerto Rico, explain why she’s trying to get her school to commit to 100% clean energy.
"I'm taking action because of the identities I hold as a young, queer, Iranian-American person. I believe that it is my responsibility, both to myself and to the people I love, to take action for just, equitable climate solutions."
Kian Martin
Lincoln High School (class of 2016)
Kian, a high school student in San Jose, California, is a leader on campus working with Seize the Grid to get his school to install solar panels and mentoring other high school students on how to organize for clean energy solutions.
"My faith pushes me to combat climate change. As Pope Francis recognizes, each of us can have an impact in our own way. That's why I'm organizing with Seize the Grid and working with my campus, Loyola University of Maryland, to power our campus with 100% clean energy."
Blythe Cassidy
Loyola University of Maryland
Inspired by the Pope, Loyola University announced they will sign onto the President's Climate Commitment. Students like Blythe have been pushing for almost two years to have the school adopt a 100% clean energy goal.
Sue Parkison, a widowed mother of four, was struggling since her husband passed away. She could barely afford to heat her home in the cold Connecticut winters or the electricity from her utility. Sue heard about MyDomino, an energy savings concierge service, and with MyDomino’s guidance, had her ductwork upgraded and major leaks fixed in her windows and doors. She installed a solar array on her roof with no upfront costs. Now her power bills have dropped dramatically and she’s establishing a legacy of clean energy for her children.
Sue Parkison
Weston, Connecticut
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In Pueblo, Colorado, the local utility puts profits above the well-being of ratepayers like Michael Tannahill, who’s had his electricity shut off most months since 2015. But residents are fighting back.
Today, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California Governor Jerry Brown announced “America’s Pledge,” a plan for cities and states to lead the way on cutting climate pollution 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a new analysis that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce electric sector carbon pollution nationwide and help the United States towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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