Knoxville, T.N. - On Valentine’s Day, residents across Tennessee wrote valentines to the Tennessee Valley Authority, urging the federal utility to prioritize clean energy as board members finalize TVA’s Integrated Resource Plan.
Knoxville, T.N. - On Valentine’s Day, residents across Tennessee wrote valentines to the Tennessee Valley Authority, urging the federal utility to prioritize clean energy as board members finalize TVA’s Integrated Resource Plan.
“This Valentine’s Day, we are asking TVA to love a little bigger. We hope the board members will lead with love for the next generation of Tennesseeans and love for the landscapes we call home. We hope TVA will be the Valentine that Tennesseans deserve and finalize an IRP that protects our health, our environment, and ensures a bright future ahead.” - Bonnie Swinford, Sierra Club Campaign Organizing Strategist
“Dear, TVA, Long-term relationships require trust. Can we trust you to protect our future by getting off fossil fuels?” - Kent M. from Knoxville
“ Dear TVA, I came to Tennessee to work in our streams and educate communities about protecting our watersheds. Pipelines risking the health of our waterways breaks my heart. Please protect the water I love!” - Julie from Knoxville
“Roses are red, The future is green. Methane is risky – let's keep our air clean! Clean energy is safer for our health, our homes, and our future. Please choose sustainability over methane gas.” - Audra from Knoxville
“Dear TVA, Please protect the children I serve in the community by passing an IRP that limits emissions so they are not exposed to harmful chemicals.” - Angelica M. from Knoxville
“ Dear TVA, We want LOVE this Valentine’s Day:
Lowering
Our
Volatile
Emissions” - Austin from Knoxville
“TVA, Time to Break Up with FOSSIL FUELS! There are better fish in the sea!” - Leah M. from Maryville
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org .
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