Lucas,
We have a powerful new tool to take on the fossil fuel industry and level the energy playing field.
Last week, new legislation was introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Keith Ellison that would repeal $113 billion of tax-breaks, handouts and subsidies for the fossil fuel industry over the next 10 years.
Sign on to support the End Polluter Welfare Act.
Federal subsidies and tax credits can be beneficial for short-term support of emerging technologies that help society as a whole.
Unfortunately, the mature fossil fuel industry is subsidized at nearly six times the rate of renewable energy. And unlike renewable energy incentives, which periodically expire and require Congress to approve extending, the fossil fuel industry has dozens of subsidies permanently engrained in the tax code from decades of successful lobbying.
With the burning of fossil fuels increasingly destabilizing our climate, why do we keep subsidizing the problem?
Eliminating fossil fuel handouts will go a long way toward advancing solutions like new innovations in the clean energy sector.
Get behind the initiative to end welfare to polluting industries.
As you can imagine, the fossil fuel industry is going to fight back hard, so we need to come out as strong as possible. That's why we are teaming up with several other groups, including Oil Change International and 350.org, to support the End Polluter Welfare Act.
In the coming weeks, we'll get back to you with more info about how you can get involved in everything from getting your member of Congress on the record to helping beat back industry propaganda.
Thanks for all you do,
Allison Fisher
Outreach Director, Public Citizen's Climate and Energy Program
P.S. Make it count. For a limited time, a group of longtime supporters will match any contribution, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000. Donate now and your gift will go twice as far in support of the work we're doing together to challenge corporate power.