Trump's reckless, destructive, and illegal war in Iran has been a humanitarian and economic disaster for everyone.... except for the small group of elite, mansion-owing CEOs of Big Oil companies who bankrolled his campaign.

“Things would be so much less expensive right now if we had made those advancements.” — @dananessel.bsky.social

Instead, fossil fuel companies delayed clean energy—and MI families are paying the price.

Three Key Interventions to Deliver Electricity Cost Savings in Michigan - Evergreen Collaborative As energy costs rise in Michigan, three smart policies can save the average household nearly $800 on electricity over the next four years.

Michigan families could save nearly $800 on electricity bills over the next 4 years—if lawmakers act.

Here's how:
✅Make data centers pay for their own way
✅Rein in excessive utility profits
✅Expand affordable, customer-owned clean energy

www.evergreencollaborative.com/policy-hub/t...

While Trump’s illegal war sends energy prices through the roof, his budget makes clear he has no intention trying to lower costs.

Instead, he wants to double down on enriching his Big Oil donors.

Taxpayers pay twice:

Trump is giving one billion taxpayer dollars to a company so it WON'T build clean offshore wind.

Fewer clean energy projects pushes up utility rates, which costs families even more.

Let’s call this what it is: a taxpayer-funded bribe to kill homegrown clean energy and hand the money straight to oil and gas executives. Trump is once again making Americans pay more for energy so his Big Oil donors can rake in even more profits.

A 13% spike in energy bills over the last year is a warning sign. The Energy Bills Relief Act, introduced in Congress, will cut through the red tape blocking affordable clean energy - like wind and solar - from reaching the grid and put money back in the pockets of families.

Evergreen Action, National Press Secretary Remote

JOB ALERT! @evergreenaction.bsky.social is hiring for the National Press Secretary position. For more details, please check out Jobsthatareleft.org and GAINPower.org. #NowHiring.
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New targeted tax in WA aims to keep coal power plant shut down • Washington State Standard But if the coal tax and a related climate pollution fee work as the Legislature intended, the state treasury will never collect a dime under the new law. That is because the idled Centralia generating...

💪 "Washington is not going backward on clean energy."

Gov. Ferguson signed legislation today that blocks the Trump admin's attempt to force an outdated power plant to keep burning coal.

State governments continue to lead on climate!

https://evrgn.co/40sYaML

🚨 Michigan GOP just introduced bills to weaken the state’s clean energy laws.

If they succeed:
⬆️ Higher energy bills
⬇️ Less reliable power

Fully implementing these laws could save MI households ~$300/year. Tell your legislator to protect them ⬇️ actnow.evergreenaction.com/page/93690/a...

Making Energy More Affordable in New York On behalf of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Evergreen Collaborative, Synapse examine strategies to improve energy affordability for New York households. As electricity prices and ess...

🚨New analysis from @synapseenergy.bsky.social: New York families could save at least $341 a year on their energy bills by 2030 with these key reforms.

Here's how they do it ⬇️ evrgn.co/NYreport

Tell Congress: Fight for clean and affordable transportation Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a new tax on electric vehicles that could effectively destroy the clean cars industry. With working families across the country already feeling the burden of...

Americans are already struggling with the cost of getting around and the health effects of transportation pollution.

Now, Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a new tax on electric vehicles.

This is something we can’t afford to compromise on.

https://evrgn.co/4l8iHQm

1️⃣ get rich by selling toxic fossil fuels
2️⃣ donate money to politicians
3️⃣ ask for favors from those politicians, so that you can sell even more toxic fossil fuels

repeat as needed
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I guess buying Trump so he would:

➡️ put your cronies at DOE & DOI
➡️ have them issue the drilling permits you always wanted
➡️ relentlessly attack your clean energy competition
➡️ give you a bunch of new tax giveaways
➡️ kill standards you don't like

...isn't enough for Big Oil execs anymore 🤷‍♂️

Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details President Donald Trump is pressing Big Tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills.

“Now that energy prices have skyrocketed due to his corporate polluter-first policies, Trump is trying to cover up his mistakes with a photo op,” said @lenamdc.bsky.social, executive director of Evergreen Action

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As New York debates cap-and-invest, a new report shows what’s at stake.

The program would move $3B off utility bills and deliver about $270 in annual rebates to 6.5M+ households—while also cutting pollution and creating more union jobs. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...

Wednesday, @senangusking.bsky.social pressed Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management on the admin's policy of prioritizing fossil fuel development on public lands over renewables.

How will he feel in a few years, if the policy is reversed?

🤷‍♂️ 🤔 🦗

Last night at the SOTU, Donald Trump said nothing about his failed promise to cut energy bills in half—and in fact, 164 million households have seen those bills go up on his watch.

Meanwhile, MI is choosing cheaper, more reliable clean energy—the actual solution to high costs.

Evergreen Executive Director @lenamdc.bsky.social: Trump's energy policies are meant to enrich his corporate polluter, crony friends who bankrolled his campaign while the rest of us foot the bill.

Governor Spanberger was right last night: Trump is not working for the American people.

Wow, forgot what a coherent leader sounds like

The President is out of touch. This speech, like the entire Trump presidency, is not focused on the problems that regular people are dealing with every day.

Voters want data centers in their community to be powered by clean energy, not polluting fossil fuels

Trump promised to cut the cost of electricity in half in his first year. He failed.

That broken promise cost American families $537 last year.

And it's getting worse.

There are two Americas in Trump’s regime. One for fossil fuel executives, billionaires, and corporate insiders who bankroll his campaigns and get special treatment. And another for working families facing higher utility bills, rising insurance costs, and growing climate risks.

The Michigan data center boom can either raise bills or accelerate cheaper clean power. Our electeds must demand transparency and guardrails that protect ratepayers.

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Wisconsin energy utilities sacrifice affordability and sustainability to fuel the AI gold rush Gas plants used to power data centers increase costs for consumers, risk of exposure to pollutants, and accelerate the harms of climate change.

The Wisconsin story is simple: utilities are using data center demand to justify building gas plants that raise bills. The cheapest power on the grid? Renewables. Clean energy = cheap energy.

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As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap

Last week, the Trump administration made climate denial their official policy.

But that isn't stopping governors and legislators from taking the lead on clean, affordable energy and transportation in their states.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/climate/trump...

January’s Winter Storm Broke Records. So Do the Heat Bills.

"Natural gas accounts for roughly 40% of U.S. electricity generation and provides heating for around 46% of households. The price of natural gas has risen nearly 50% from last year"

We can't bear the freeze, and we can't afford the squeeze.

https://evrgn.co/3Op7lLo

🚨 New data from @envdefensefund.bsky.social has a bleak warning:

The Trump EPA's disastrous decision to repeal the endangerment finding could cost Americans up to $1.4 TRILLION by 2055 in higher fuel costs.

The only people celebrating this are the corporations that paid for it.

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