Friend, if you had $673 BILLION to support causes you care about, what would you do with that money? Conserve our precious public lands? Ensure everyone has safe water to drink? Picture the ecosystems teeming with wildlife that you’ve saved. Imagine the smiling faces of people who no longer need to worry whether their water is POISONING them. Worth the money, right?
Here’s why I ask: banks poured $673 billion into fossil fuel companies just last year. Instead of changing lives, Wall Street is funneling cash to the companies DESTROYING our planet and DOOMING the future for generations to come.
But I have good news, Friend -- the Fossil Free Finance Act is a bill in Congress to STOP banks from financing new fossil fuel projects. This bill won’t pass without environmentalists like you speaking up, and the clock is ticking! Stop Wall Street from pouring money into greedy fossil fuel corporations. Send your message to Congress now! >>
Let me share an example of the kind of destruction that Wall Street is funding, Friend:
Alaska’s Western Arctic holds stunning natural beauty: majestic caribou shoeing through snowy mountain peaks, glaciers drifting on sparkling blue waters, threatened polar bears lumbering over the icy expanse. It’s truly a sight to behold.
But soon, pipelines, roads, and airstrips will DESTROY this beautiful scenery. The Indigenous people who live here and the wildlife they rely on are threatened by the largest proposed oil project on U.S. land -- the Willow Project. The company responsible has been financed by Wall Street to the tune of $1.6 billion.
We need YOUR help to stop big banks from financing more fossil fuel developments like the Willow Project. But every moment that passes, more money is being funneled into the pockets of greedy companies. Please, Friend, take just 30 seconds to help us reach our critical goal of 7,289 messages to Congress by MIDNIGHT tonight! Protect people and our planet from fossil fuel greed!
Standing with you,
Paloma Henriques
Senior petrochemical campaigner,
Friends of the Earth