Food & Water Watch and Sunrise Movement are calling on our state elected officials to oppose the creation of any new fossil fuel subsidies.
Pennsylvania needs to take the lead in stemming the climate crisis, but each year our state hands out $3.2 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Instead of subsidizing the fossil fuel interests that threaten our health, welfare, safety, and our natural environment, we should invest in energy efficient buildings and vehicles, as well as jobs in clean renewable energy from the sun, wind and geothermal sources.
However, leaders on both sides of the aisle are proposing new fossil fuel subsidies. Governor Wolf’s proposed
Restore PA
plan would direct state funding to fracked gas pipelines and petrochemical infrastructure. Speaker of the House Mike Turzai has proposed a plan called
Energize PA
, which would create even more handouts for the oil and gas industry. Both of these plans are bad for Pennsylvanians facing the impacts of fracking and climate change.
Please sign your group onto this letter by
clicking here
.
Later this summer, we will be delivering the letter to legislators around the state, and asking them to commit to opposing the creation of new fossil fuel subsidies.
Douglas A. Shields
W. PA Outreach Liaison
Food & Water Watch
Pittsburgh, PA
Office:
1 412 923 4000
Cell
: 1 412 969 5816