Dear friend,

March has been a dangerous and tumultuous month, as Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is causing horrific losses and destruction for people in Ukraine and has unfurled a humanitarian crisis. LCV stands with the people of Ukraine and condemns this unlawful and brutal assault.

The invasion is also causing economic shocks around the world, and in the U.S., fossil fuel interests are exploiting the crisis — and the resulting ban on Russian oil imports — to advocate for more oil and gas drilling at home, while price-gouging at the pump and spreading lies that more drilling will lower their artificially inflated prices.
 
With your support, LCV has continued to push back against the greed and opportunism of oil and gas companies — highlighting for the media, the public, and leaders that we cannot drill our way out of high gas prices. Doubling down on fossil fuels or opening more U.S. land and water to new leases and permits will not lower gas prices, but it will increase pollution, have devastating health impacts on communities living near extraction sites, and worsen our long-term climate outlook.

The truth is that we must break our dependence on dirty, dangerous and unreliable fossil fuels now. Moving to a clean energy economy will provide greater economic stability, lower energy costs, and protect our national and climate security, while creating a more equitable and sustainable future. This is why LCV continues to advocate for Congress to insulate the nation from volatile fuel prices by swiftly passing crucial legislation that invests in climate action, clean energy jobs, and environmental justice.

LCV commends the many lawmakers, officials, and energy and national security experts speaking out about the need to make transformative investments to reduce fossil fuel demand and protect our country’s security, energy independence, and long-term climate outlook. Read the highlights of what we’re hearing from key elected officials on clean energy independence here and here, and an expert analysis here.

And now, here are your LCV Top 5 items in the ongoing fight for a secure and equitable clean energy future for the month of March:
   
The day after his State of the Union address highlighting the need to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to mitigate climate change, incentivize clean energy, and advance environmental justice, President Biden spoke at the University of Wisconsin’s Superior campus. Coinciding with his visit, LCV ran a digital ad campaign in Superior and surrounding communities urging the president and Congress to finish the job and pass climate investments while there’s still time. WATCH: "Let’s Finish the Job” digital ad.
 
Poll Memo: Connecting with Voters on Gas Prices

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Good News on Clean Vehicles and Transit

LCV’s Chispa Announces New Digital Ad Campaign: I Fight For Climate Justice

Thousands of LCV Members Show Support for Strong Conservation Standards

If you would like to learn more about these stories, click here for more details.  

THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW As U.S. workers and families suffer from rising gas prices, corporate polluters and their allies in Congress are taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine to line their own pockets.  We must break our nation’s dependence on dirty, dangerous and unreliable fossil fuels. Moving to a clean energy economy will provide greater economic stability, lower energy costs, and protect our national and climate security. Now is the time for transformative investments in clean energy, jobs, and justice.   The best thing you can do right now is sign this petition to tell Congress: the only solution to high, unreliable energy costs is investing in clean, renewable energy NOW.