I wanted to write a short note to let you know that I've signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. I'm doing this in large part because I was asked to by students that I met at William & Mary University when we were in Virginia. Students, activists and young people I've met all over the country already understand that we don't take PAC money or accept help from corporations, lobbyists, and special interests. But given the enormity of our challenge to keep this planet from warming 2 degrees over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, we wanted to take this additional step. We know that the planet has already warmed more than 1-degree Celsius just since 1980 — helping to cause historic fires, floods, droughts, and the cost of human life that we've seen and continue to see throughout this country and the world. This warming is caused by our own excesses, our emissions and our own inaction in the face of the facts and the science. We need everybody on board to meet this challenge, and we don't want there to be any real or perceived conflicts of interest. In accordance with the pledge, we returned any money we've received over $200 from any fossil fuel company executives. We will not take any of that money going forward. And we will continue to try to run the largest grassroots campaign in this country. All people, all fellow Americans, all focused on the same goal: confronting climate change before it's too late. Before I go, I want to say to those students, especially those at William & Mary who spent the time to talk with us, thank you for your advocacy and your leadership on this issue. I look forward to working with you going forward. If you're ready to be part of this grassroots effort, make your first donation now. Your donations mean so much for our people-powered campaign that refuses checks from PACs, special interests, lobbyists, and corporations. Thank you for any contribution you can make To make a donation to Beto O'Rouke's campaign go here Beto O'Rouke Donation Page IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, PLEASE DO EVERY VOTE COUNTS