To: President Donald Trump
Support the End Polluter Welfare Act
We hereby urge Congress to support the End Polluter Welfare Act—that would repeal $113 billion of tax-breaks, handouts, and subsidies for the fossil fuel industry over the next 10 years—so we stop giving out checks to companies who are destroying the planet.
Why is this important?
3,215 high-temperature records tied or broken in June, a massive drought across the country, and extreme storms from coast to coast. The weather outside has been scary lately.
It is a fact that 9 of the 10 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000. As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman put it, it's clear that "large-scale damage from climate change is no longer a disaster waiting to happen. It's happening now."