Dear Friend,

Time and time again, Big Oil and corporate polluters have looked for every opportunity to increase their profits, and now, they are using the Ukraine humanitarian crisis to “advocate” for more drilling and to spew lies that this will lower the cost of gas at the pump. More drilling at home — opening up more of our public lands and waters — does nothing to lower prices but everything to add to the profits of Big Oil.

More domestic drilling will only harm our irreplaceable public lands and waters, and increased pollution will have devastating health impacts on nearby communities while worsening our long-term climate outlook.

The current crisis shows even more clearly how vital it is that the U.S. break our dependence on dirty, dangerous and unreliable fossil fuels and invest in a sustainable future. Now is the time for ending our addiction to fossil fuels through transformative investments in clean energy, jobs, and environmental justice.

Will you be one of the 5,000 LCV supporters we need to tell Congress today to invest in clean, renewable energy now?

Moving to a clean energy economy will provide greater economic stability, lower energy costs, and protect our national and climate security– all while creating a safer, healthier future for this generation and the next. 

Fossil fuels are connected to a global market influenced by worldwide supply, demand, and unpredictable events. A few new leases and permits in the U.S won’t let us drill our way out of high gas prices.

It’s a lie to make oil executives richer. One that will increase climate pollution and put communities in harm’s way, especially Indigenous communities and low-wealth communities of color who disproportionately live near oil and gas extraction sites.

Act now. Tell Congress to meet the moment on climate change and insulate the U.S. from future volatile fossil fuel prices by swiftly passing investments in clean energy, jobs, and environmental justice into law.» 

Thank you for not letting corporate polluters exploit this devastating humanitarian crisis and for speaking out now to protect our climate and our communities.

Leah Donahey, Federal Advocacy Campaigns Director
League of Conservation Voters