Check out this Letter to the Editor from Clean Heat Minnesota coalition member and Third Act Minnesota co-founder Heather Miller! It was published in the Crow River News.

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“Families that we talk about, they have asthma issues, they have children, they have elderly people living with them.” –Monse Perez Barrios, environmental justice advocate @copalmn.bsky.social

“We are really thinking about how safe it is to continue to have gas in our homes, in our communities?” 2/

We believe that the power to transition Minnesota from gas to clean heat begins in our communities.

Learn more, and join us: cleanheatmn.org/

Until recently, I had always cooked with gas... We couldn’t be happier with our choice to go induction because cooking on it is so easy. And we’re saving money because induction cooking is three times more efficient than gas..” 3/

“It’s winter in Minnesota, and that means it’s game-on for holiday cooking and cold-weather comfort food. My name is Heather Miller, and I’m writing as a 76-year-old convert to cooking with an induction stove. 2/

In the 1990s, Minnesota gas utilities were continuing to grow. Expanding to new customers helped spread the cost of pipelines across more people — helping to reduce customer rates across the board.

But this justification no longer applies.

Why Minnesota should eliminate Line Extension Allowances:

Our state is a hub for clean energy and innovation. That’s why Minnesotans are coming together to make sure our transition away from gas and toward safe, affordable, clean energy benefits all of us

Read the full article here: www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti... 3/

The world is moving away from climate change-causing fossil fuels. It is abundantly clear that we need urgent action from utility and energy regulators to ensure that Minnesota meets its climate goals with safe, affordable energy. 2/

Clean Heat Minnesota is urging the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to eliminate Line Extension Allowances.

Swipe to learn more, and visit:
cleanheatmn.org/future-of-gas/ 2/

We are proud to be part of an incredible nationwide group of organizations building towards a decarbonized future in this country.

Collectively, we are making our voices heard in the decision-making process.

Join us: cleanheatmn.org/get-involved/

Clean Heat Minnesota’s Coalition Manager, Natalie Cook and Caitlin Eichten, Director of Building Energy Transition at @freshenergy.bsky.social, were featured in this @climatexchange.bsky.social webinar series about the Future of Gas docket and the opportunities it presents for climate advocates. 2/

Read our full November Blog Post: cleanheatmn.org/ayada-leads-helps-minnesotans-understand-health-impacts/ 3/

More Minnesotans are beginning to use their hood ventilation fans during cooking time, unpack new induction cooktops for their kitchen, and think differently about the air they breathe — all because they can finally see what was there all along: harmful pollutants from the gas stove. 2/