"As the Trump administration wages an all-out assault on climate protections and renewable energy, activists are gearing up for demonstrations this Sunday to hype up solar power and energy efficiency. The national day of action, called Sun Day, will be spearheaded by veteran climate activist Bill McKibben. Trump has aimed squarely at clean energy, McKibben told the Guardian. So we need to fight back, and in this case we get to play not just defense but offense too."
"Since retaking the White House in January, Trump has launched more than 150 anti-environmental and anti-renewable energy actions. In McKibben's view, the fossil fuel industry, which donated massively to Trump's presidential campaign, is pushing for these moves because they are scared of the threat of fossil-free power. The reason big oil has Trump pushing so hard is that they realize the sudden, deep threat of renewable energy, that it's growing faster than any energy source in history,"
Sun Day will mobilize more than 200 demonstrations nationwide to promote solar power and energy efficiency as a proactive response to recent federal rollbacks. Bill McKibben will spearhead the national day of action and will spend the day in New York City's Union Square Park. The events will focus on positive demonstrations of renewable solutions rather than solely defending regulations, with examples including Habitat for Humanity installing solar panels on affordable homes, a public school district deploying an electric school-bus fleet, and a New Hampshire concert powered by electric Ford F-150 trucks.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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