Bob Hendricks has been a volunteer for Citizens’ Climate Lobby for many years. He shares with us a call to participate in Sun Day in Austin, one of many sites across the nation participating in the annual event.
“Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy. The clean energy revolution is here. Solar, wind and batteries are the cheapest form of power on the planet, lowering costs, creating new jobs, and strengthening our communities. But some politicians and industries are trying to hold it back.”
Bob notes that on September 21 at the Texas State Capitol, “we will celebrate the progress we’ve made and push for more. We’ll install new solar, host e-bike parades, give heat pump tours, and rally for change. Together, we’ll make the sun rise on our clean energy future.”
Bob heartily believes in the goal of Citizens’ Climate Lobby “to create the political will for a livable world.” Further he asks, “we value our volunteers’ time and resources. We ask for action only when it is timely and significant. I am now asking you who care about the future of our kids and grandkids, about the future of all kids and grandkids, about the future of civilization, to come to and support our September 21 Sun Day Austin rally and tabling event at the Texas State Capitol grounds from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday September 21.”
“We celebrate that solar energy especially, along with wind energy and battery storage, provides cheaper energy than fossil fuels – and is getting still cheaper. This is huge. Our economy gravitates towards cheaper and better so the transition to clean energy is certain. And that same solar energy is clean and will wipe out a major source of pollution that causes severe asthma and other illnesses for millions of people. This is worth celebrating.”
We also are calling people to action. “We see the effects of overheating the planet already in unprecedented destruction – flooding, heat waves, freak storms, wildfires. And the science, which predicted all this, tells us it will get worse and worse as we continue to dump more and more carbon pollution into our sky.”
Your attendance at Sun Day Austin or at any of hundreds of other Sun Day events, will send a message to policy makers that we, the people, know that solar energy is cheap and clean; that we know more solar will avoid even more increases in our electricity bills; and that more solar will greatly improve our health, especially for our more vulnerable, children, and seniors. It is a message that won’t change things immediately but will be an important step in the right direction.
We’re making Sun Day Austin a fun, inspiring and informative event. We’re hosting with our allies on September 21 at the Texas Capitol on the South Lawn. We will also have fun, children-focused events for the full time, so bring those kids and grandkids.
Please register, attend in person, and bring as many people as you can. We look forward to seeing you there.
Interested in volunteering? Email Bob Hendricks (bob.hendricks@citizensclimatelobby.org) or join the CCL secure conversation platform and message him securely there.
You might enjoy reading an opinion by Bob Hendricks that appeared in the Austin Chronicle in 2022, “Wake-Up Calls for Our Fossil Fuel Addiction.”
Environment Texas, “5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Texas” (October 2024).
Voices of Austin @CCLATX 