John,
Imagine a world where big oil companies are forced to pay for polluting the planet?
A world where instead of taxpayers footing the bill for climate destruction, companies like ExxonMobil, BP, and Aramco paid their fair share?
This isn't a fantasy. A new law in New York would do exactly this - but the governor is dragging her feet to sign it into law, and activists are worried she will cave to industry pressure.
If states like New York pass this bill, it creates the blueprint that other states and governments around the world can follow.
Tell New York's Governor: make polluters pay.
Here's how it would work: the bill would raise $3 billion a year to fix roads and bridges, upgrade schools, and make communities more resilient. The funds would come directly from the companies and industries responsible for driving global warming -- like the big oil corporations that have knowingly lied to the public for decades about the dangers of fossil fuels, all while raking in massive profits.
Climate "superfunds" are becoming popular -- California is considering it, and it passed in Vermont. And while other governments have set up funds to combat climate change, they are mostly funded by taxpayers, not the corporations directly responsible for the harms.
New York's governor could sign this climate superfund into law and kickstart a global domino effect. But she needs to see and feel immense global pressure to act -- especially as she faces industry lobbyists.
Tell NY Governor Hochul: make polluters pay.