Dear John,
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Demand the U.S. government reject financing for oil and gas projects in Mexico!
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The U.S. government -- through the Export-Import Bank -- is considering supporting the Hokchi block oil and gas production project in Mexico. Take action now to stop financing this dirty project.
Last year alone, Ex-Im provided over $5 billion to oil, gas and coal projects in Mozambique, Argentina, and other countries around the world. Now, it could spend millions -- or even billions -- on this project in Mexico.
Fossil fuel projects harm local communities and worsen the climate crisis. John, we need your help to stop the U.S. from continuing to finance this dirty project and Big Polluters.
Take Action: Demand Ex-Im reject financing for the Hokchi oil and gas project in Mexico.
This project is expected to produce 400,000 tons of carbon pollution every year. That is the equivalent pollution of almost one million miles driven in a car.
Projects in this area also have a history of deadly accidents. Similar off-shore projects have resulted in explosions and fires that put workers at risk of injury and even death.
Additionally, workers at these types of oil and gas projects often have to live and work in very close proximities. These conditions put workers at high risk of catching and potentially dying from COVID-19 -- all to increase the fossil fuel industry’s profits. We need your help to stop Big Oil from harming people and the planet.
Sign now: Tell Ex-Im to not put your tax dollars toward the Hokchi oil and gas production project in Mexico.
Ex-Im has shown itself to be a piggy bank for fossil fuel companies with little to no oversight. Even when people die -- as they have at other projects financed by Ex-Im -- Ex-Im simply looks the other way.
Enough is enough. We can’t let Ex-Im continue to use taxpayer dollars to support polluting and potentially deadly fossil fuel projects. But we need your help to push the bank to stop these types of investments.
25,000 Signatures still needed: Demand Ex-Im cut refuse support for the Hokchi oil and gas project.
Standing with you,
Kate DeAngelis,
International finance program manager,
Friends of the Earth
