During the last five years, over 10 million acres of public land have been leased for oil and gas drilling and fracking.
Every day that drilling and fracking continues is a day lost in the fight to stop climate change. But John, there is hope. Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order pausing oil and gas leases on all public lands for 60 days. This is a great first step, but we need more than a temporary moratorium when it comes to oil and gas drilling.
President Biden promised to listen to the science on climate change and public health. The science is overwhelmingly clear: Fracking is deadly to people and the climate.
Everywhere around the country, communities are suffering the consequences of fracking. Fires, floods, and food and water shortages are getting worse.
Big Oil & Gas has been lying to us for years. It tries to con people into believing that so-called “natural gas” is somehow cleaner than other dirty fossil fuels, and that fracked gas is a “bridge fuel” to renewable energy. We know the truth: Fossil fuels are destroying the climate, and fracking is a bridge to climate chaos! Will you join our fight to ban fracking on public lands?
President Biden has the power to ban fracking on public lands NOW. He ran on a promise to ban fracking on public lands, and we intend to hold him to that promise. But that alone won’t be enough. To avert climate chaos, we need to make sure President Biden embraces a vision that moves us off fossil fuels completely.
People across the country are raising their voices to protect public lands from oil and gas drilling, and if we work together we can make the change needed to stop fossil fuel companies from putting profit before people and the environment. And with you by our side — now more than ever — we have a chance to move this country forward to protect communities and the planet from catastrophic climate change. This starts with banning fracking on public lands.
Wenonah Hauter
Founder and Executive Director
Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch and its affiliated organization, Food & Water Action, are advocacy groups with a common mission to protect our food, water and climate. This email was sent to [email protected] - and we're glad you got it, because it's one of the most important ways you can reclaim political power, hold elected officials accountable and resist corporate control.
