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Marching for a Clean Energy Revolution at the DNC
The nation's spotlight will shine on Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention this month. We will be there by the thousands, demanding a Clean Energy Revolution.
Jul 01, 2016
Climate change is one of the key challenges threatening our health, safety, and our planet's stability. Rising global temperatures threaten to uproot communities and even entire nations worldwide. Half measures and gradual progress against this looming threat won't do. We need immediate, decisive action to protect existing and future generations from climate peril. We need a Clean Energy Revolution.
This is exactly what we, our allies at Americans Against Fracking, and many thousands of Americans from across the country will demand at the March for a Clean Energy Revolution, which will take place on July 24th, the eve of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia.
The DNC is a rare and unique opportunity to engage with many of our country's current and future elected officials, media and opinion leaders in one place, in one moment. And we will seize it.
A true Clean Energy Revolution is very much achievable; this is what it would include and what we'll be calling for in Philly:
* A ban on fracking and other unconventional, extreme fossil fuel extraction methods - we must keep fossil fuels in the ground!
* A halt to the rapid and reckless expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, including gas and oil pipelines, frac sand mining, wastewater injection wells, gas storage facilities, fossil fuel power plants, bomb trains, and other dirty infrastructure across the United States.
* A ban on the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a halt to the approval of export facilities, and a continuation of the ban on crude oil exports.
* A stop to other dirty energy sources, including incineration, nuclear power, and biomass.
* Environmental justice for all to end the disproportionate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color.
* Swift action to invest in solar, wind, and other clean energy power sources and energy efficiency measures across the United States so that we can transition quickly to a 100% renewable energy economy.
* A just transition for workers employed by the fossil fuel industry and policies to ensure that the new renewable energy economy provides living wage jobs and benefits communities across the country.
To challenge and stem the immense corporate power that supports, sustains, and profits from our dirty, polluting fossil fuel status quo, people must organize and gather in mass to demonstrate to our elected leaders the overwhelming scope and energy of the grassroots movement for a true Clean Energy Revolution. Such a gathering on July 24 in Philadelphia will ensure our movement is acknowledged at the highest levels of government politics and power.
Help make the Clean Energy Revolution a reality now. March with us on July 24th.
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Wenonah Hauter is the founder and executive director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on energy, food, water and environmental issues at the national, state, and local level. Experienced in developing policy positions and legislative strategies, she is also a skilled and accomplished organizer, having lobbied and developed grassroots field strategy and action plans.
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Climate change is one of the key challenges threatening our health, safety, and our planet's stability. Rising global temperatures threaten to uproot communities and even entire nations worldwide. Half measures and gradual progress against this looming threat won't do. We need immediate, decisive action to protect existing and future generations from climate peril. We need a Clean Energy Revolution.
This is exactly what we, our allies at Americans Against Fracking, and many thousands of Americans from across the country will demand at the March for a Clean Energy Revolution, which will take place on July 24th, the eve of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia.
The DNC is a rare and unique opportunity to engage with many of our country's current and future elected officials, media and opinion leaders in one place, in one moment. And we will seize it.
A true Clean Energy Revolution is very much achievable; this is what it would include and what we'll be calling for in Philly:
* A ban on fracking and other unconventional, extreme fossil fuel extraction methods - we must keep fossil fuels in the ground!
* A halt to the rapid and reckless expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, including gas and oil pipelines, frac sand mining, wastewater injection wells, gas storage facilities, fossil fuel power plants, bomb trains, and other dirty infrastructure across the United States.
* A ban on the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a halt to the approval of export facilities, and a continuation of the ban on crude oil exports.
* A stop to other dirty energy sources, including incineration, nuclear power, and biomass.
* Environmental justice for all to end the disproportionate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color.
* Swift action to invest in solar, wind, and other clean energy power sources and energy efficiency measures across the United States so that we can transition quickly to a 100% renewable energy economy.
* A just transition for workers employed by the fossil fuel industry and policies to ensure that the new renewable energy economy provides living wage jobs and benefits communities across the country.
To challenge and stem the immense corporate power that supports, sustains, and profits from our dirty, polluting fossil fuel status quo, people must organize and gather in mass to demonstrate to our elected leaders the overwhelming scope and energy of the grassroots movement for a true Clean Energy Revolution. Such a gathering on July 24 in Philadelphia will ensure our movement is acknowledged at the highest levels of government politics and power.
Help make the Clean Energy Revolution a reality now. March with us on July 24th.
Wenonah Hauter
Wenonah Hauter is the founder and executive director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on energy, food, water and environmental issues at the national, state, and local level. Experienced in developing policy positions and legislative strategies, she is also a skilled and accomplished organizer, having lobbied and developed grassroots field strategy and action plans.
Climate change is one of the key challenges threatening our health, safety, and our planet's stability. Rising global temperatures threaten to uproot communities and even entire nations worldwide. Half measures and gradual progress against this looming threat won't do. We need immediate, decisive action to protect existing and future generations from climate peril. We need a Clean Energy Revolution.
This is exactly what we, our allies at Americans Against Fracking, and many thousands of Americans from across the country will demand at the March for a Clean Energy Revolution, which will take place on July 24th, the eve of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia.
The DNC is a rare and unique opportunity to engage with many of our country's current and future elected officials, media and opinion leaders in one place, in one moment. And we will seize it.
A true Clean Energy Revolution is very much achievable; this is what it would include and what we'll be calling for in Philly:
* A ban on fracking and other unconventional, extreme fossil fuel extraction methods - we must keep fossil fuels in the ground!
* A halt to the rapid and reckless expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, including gas and oil pipelines, frac sand mining, wastewater injection wells, gas storage facilities, fossil fuel power plants, bomb trains, and other dirty infrastructure across the United States.
* A ban on the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a halt to the approval of export facilities, and a continuation of the ban on crude oil exports.
* A stop to other dirty energy sources, including incineration, nuclear power, and biomass.
* Environmental justice for all to end the disproportionate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color.
* Swift action to invest in solar, wind, and other clean energy power sources and energy efficiency measures across the United States so that we can transition quickly to a 100% renewable energy economy.
* A just transition for workers employed by the fossil fuel industry and policies to ensure that the new renewable energy economy provides living wage jobs and benefits communities across the country.
To challenge and stem the immense corporate power that supports, sustains, and profits from our dirty, polluting fossil fuel status quo, people must organize and gather in mass to demonstrate to our elected leaders the overwhelming scope and energy of the grassroots movement for a true Clean Energy Revolution. Such a gathering on July 24 in Philadelphia will ensure our movement is acknowledged at the highest levels of government politics and power.
Help make the Clean Energy Revolution a reality now. March with us on July 24th.
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