We seek to create a system that benefits everyone. Whether we're stopping destructive corporate boondoggles or pushing for stronger government pollution standards, we aim to make it possible for all people to enjoy the planet's bounty. Our work focuses on the economic drivers of environmental degradation — from government subsidies and permits to societal issues like urban sprawl and the externalized costs of pollution — to limit and eventually end the destruction of the planet.
Our current signature campaigns have us leading the charge to block a dangerous, dirty oil pipeline, pressuring the federal government to prioritize people instead of polluters, and making sure that corporations are paying their fair share of taxes in order to fund urgent public needs.
After Canadian oil giant TransCanada's original plan to obtain a presidential permit for their dirty Keystone XL pipeline was met with popular resistance, their latest ploy to revive the pipeline has been to split it into two segments. In less than 45 days, Canadian oil giant TransCanada could receive the rubber stamp it wants to build the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Oklahoma through Texas to the Gulf Coast -- unless we convince the Environmental Protection Agency to intervene. The EPA regional office already objected to a fast-tracked approval process that only requires a single water permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. With your help, we can convince EPA headquarters to stop this expedited path to pollution.
Government should work for the people, but for too long, our government has prioritized industry and corporations. The End Polluter Welfare Act, legislation recently launched by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Keith Ellison, would repeal more than $110 billion in tax-breaks, handouts and subsidies for the fossil fuel industry over the next 10 years. Needless to say, the fossil fuel industry is going to push back hard against this forward-thinking legislation, so we need you to join our coalition of support. We've collected more than 100,000 signatures in favor of the bill already.
By dodging their fair share of taxes, corporations take billions of dollars each year from those that need it most. Cracking down on tax loopholes exploited by big corporations will restore fairness to our tax system and generate funds for climate solutions and other urgent public needs. Introduced by Senators Carl Levin and Kent Conrad, The Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act (S. 2075) would make billions of dollars available to tackle climate change and improve people’s lives -- simply by making wealthy corporations contribute their fair share of taxes.
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