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Dear John,
Are you tired of drowning (in sea level rise)? Do you feel like you can’t breathe (polluted air)? Are you ready to leave this toxic relationship (with fossil fuels)? Then it's time to break free.
Everybody is doing it! Universities and cities are doing it. Whole countries are doing it. Even Wall Street is doing it. Imagine if we did it too! Without the billions of dollars annually from investments and subsidies, the fossil fuel industry would lose its destructive grip. That's why we at the Chesapeake Climate Action Network are inviting all our loved ones to make the break this Valentine Day and divest from fossil fuels. There are so many reasons to make the break. Fossil fuels are killing us. Greenhouse gas emissions are disrupting weather patterns causing unrelenting droughts, raging fires and catastrophic storms. Fossil fuels are poisoning our air and water and destroying our planet. It’s time to leave this no-good homewrecker behind. This Valentine’s Day, break-up with fossil fuels by divesting from this destructive industry. No relationship is healthy when one party lies. But the fossil fuel industries are habitual liars. It’s a lie to pretend that pipelines don’t leak or that coal can be clean. Exxon lied about what they knew about climate change for 40 years! They made billions and we are left holding the bag. The combined impact of climate change will cost US taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars annually! The good news is that folks everywhere are breaking up. Divestment is a powerful social tool that has been proven to work because it affects an industry’s bottom line. And by reinvesting in clean energy, you’re not only contributing to a healthy planet but to a healthy pocketbook as well. Renewable sources like solar and wind are cleaner, easier to sustain over time and some of the fastest growing industries nationally - in other words, a healthy alternative to a bad relationship. Sincerely, The Chesapeake Climate Action Network -- Have you heard of our advocacy arm, CCAN Action Fund? CCAN Action Fund aims to create change in public policy through voter education, lobbying, and participation in the electoral process. Like CCAN Action Fund on Facebook to stay in the loop:
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