John,
Right now, dozens of young Angelenos are occupying the Phillips 66 facility in South LA to demand oil & gas companies pay to rebuild LA.
While LA burns, fossil fuel corporations are refusing to take any responsibility for pouring fuel on the flames of the climate crisis, instead pointing the finger at everyday people and the government. They want us all distracted so we forget a basic truth: the increasingly deadly and dangerous natural disasters we see from coast to coast are their fault.
For decades, fossil fuel companies like Phillips 66, BP, and ExxonMobil have known about the climate crisis. Since the 1970s, they have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to prevent any decisive action that would stop their reckless pollution. They’ve funded climate misinformation, they’ve bought out politicians, and they’ve straight-up lied to the public, all so they can eke out another decade of profits.
Alone, it’s easy to feel powerless. Like you can’t do anything in the face of raging fires, like you can’t possible have an impact against all that dirty money. But there are more of us than then—and if all of us who are feeling angry, scared, and sad right now decide to stand up and fight for a better world, we can bring it about. It’s up to us. But we can’t do it without your help. If you are ready to be a part of the fight, chip in any amount to Sunrise today.
Thank you for standing with us,
Team Sunrise