Center for Biological Diversity

Eliminate Subsidies to Big Oil, Coal and Gas

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In 2011 the Big Five oil companies made $137 billion in profits. During just the first quarter of 2012, Chevron, BP, Conoco Phillips, Shell and Exxon Mobil made a combined $368 million per day. At the same time, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide are now the highest the Earth has seen in 15 million years, and the decade from 2000 to 2010 was the warmest on record.

Despite this crisis, our government continues to subsidize fossil fuels at nearly six times the rate of renewable energy. Our government needs to stop rewarding big polluters for destroying our climate. At a time when they should be slapped with a damage bill, offering these dirty-energy profiteers a government handout is absurd.

But the fossil fuel giants aren't going to give up without a fight, so we need an unstoppable groundswell of support for this important effort.

Please, sign the petition to Congress and join the Center for Biological Diversity, 350.org and other organizations around the country to support stripping away these outrageous subsidies.

I'm adding my name to the growing list of people supporting Sen. Sander's (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ellison's (D-Minn.) legislation to stop government subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Big Oil, Coal and Gas don't deserve $113 billion more of our money over the next decade.
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Number Date Name Location
46573 Thu May 23 19:28:59 EDT 2013 Caitlin Troccoli Arlington Heights, IL , US
46572 Thu May 23 19:27:39 EDT 2013 Betsy Eastham Cumberland, MD , US
46571 Thu May 23 19:23:40 EDT 2013 Jody Ford New Bern, NC , US
46570 Thu May 23 19:15:05 EDT 2013 Anonymous Blue Jay, CA , US
46569 Thu May 23 19:09:08 EDT 2013 Tamra Gutshall Paonia, CO , US
46568 Thu May 23 19:03:34 EDT 2013 Thomas Greenburg Coldwater, MI , US
46567 Thu May 23 18:51:19 EDT 2013 Leslie Morrison Manchester-by-the -Sea, MA , US
46566 Thu May 23 18:47:06 EDT 2013 Anonymous roslindale, MA , US
46565 Thu May 23 18:43:52 EDT 2013 Joe Faris Santa Monica, CA , US
46564 Thu May 23 18:39:33 EDT 2013 JANICE BURGI SUN PRAIRIE, WI , US
46563 Thu May 23 18:34:52 EDT 2013 Vincent Dunlap San Francisco, CA , US
46562 Thu May 23 18:32:43 EDT 2013 Shantell Hawkins Port St Lucie, FL , US
46561 Thu May 23 18:23:58 EDT 2013 Sean King Mt. Airy, MD , US
46560 Thu May 23 18:23:58 EDT 2013 Sean King Mt. Airy, MD , US
46559 Thu May 23 18:20:12 EDT 2013 Marin Manuela Val de Saâne, NU , FR
46558 Thu May 23 18:18:59 EDT 2013 Edward Crist Corvallis, OR , US
46557 Thu May 23 17:59:55 EDT 2013 Kat Karnes Vinton, VA , US
46556 Thu May 23 17:58:42 EDT 2013 BEATRICE SILVESTRE LIEGE, ot , BE
46555 Thu May 23 17:57:59 EDT 2013 Ril'riia Kil'urden Lewiston, ME , US
46554 Thu May 23 17:52:37 EDT 2013 wlangley88@msn.com Langley Grand Prairie, TX , US
46553 Thu May 23 17:51:28 EDT 2013 Stephanie Hensley Tulsa, OK , US
46552 Thu May 23 17:44:25 EDT 2013 Heather German Nassau, NY , US
46551 Thu May 23 17:42:43 EDT 2013 ciff s schmutz boonton, NJ , US
46550 Thu May 23 17:38:10 EDT 2013 Judy Marsh Los Angeles, CA , US
46549 Thu May 23 17:34:58 EDT 2013 anne perkins santa monica, CA , US
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