Whit Jones

School: Carleton College
Organization: Energy Action Coalition
Location: Washington, DC
Interest Area: Moving Beyond Dirty Energy

Whit Jones's Posts

Duke Energy is threatening your right to vote

One of the nation’s biggest polluters is playing dirty politics — and this week we have a chance to stop them.

The largest utility in the country, Duke Energy, is a major backer of ALEC — the right-wing policy group promoting voter suppressions laws to keep YOU and millions of others from voting. These outrageous laws are a direct attack on our democracy and our right to vote.

Tell Duke: You can’t suppress our vote, stop funding ALEC!

Next week, the Democratic National Convention is being hosted in Duke Energy’s hometown of Charlotte, NC. With thousands of elected officials and the media in Charlotte, we can blow the lid off Duke’s dirty antics, and demand they stop funding ALEC and voter suppression.

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Open Letter to Duke Energy to Dump ALEC and Stop Funding Voter Suppression

Today, as part of the Power Vote campaign, Energy Action Coalition joined a group of environmental, civil rights, and democracy reform groups in sending a letter to the CEO of Duke Energy Jim Rogers to demand Duke Energy Dump ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) and stop funding ALEC's attacks on voting rights and climate & energy policy.

Dear Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers,

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How much people power does it take to confront $1bil in dirty money?

Big polluters are ramping up to hijack the elections and our democracy with over $1 billion in dirty money.

And while we face record heat, drought and extreme weather, there is a deafening silence from candidates — including President Obama and Mitt Romney — on seriously addressing climate change.

Today, we’re kicking off Power Vote 2012 because as young voters we know it’s up to us to make sure that candidates realize what’s at stake in this election: our future.

The only thing that can counter the influence of dirty money and bring climate and clean energy to the forefront of the debate is a massive wave of people power — and this fall it’s time to unleash it.

Join the first wave: sign the Power Vote Pledge to stand up to Big Polluters and vote for a clean energy future.

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