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To: The Biden administration
President Biden: Permanently stop fossil fuel gas exports!
Thanks to the work of activists and impacted communities, President Biden took bold action and stood up to Big Oil executives to pause the largest fossil fuel project construction in U.S. history.
This pause is just the beginning. We know that liquefied methane gas has devastating consequences for our planet and communities, and we must encourage President Biden to keep fighting against the fossil fuel industry to stop fossil fuel gas exports.
This pause is just the beginning. We know that liquefied methane gas has devastating consequences for our planet and communities, and we must encourage President Biden to keep fighting against the fossil fuel industry to stop fossil fuel gas exports.
Why is this important?
The U.S. is the top exporter of largest liquefied “natural” gas exporter in the world. This “natural” gas is up to 95% of methane gas, a greenhouse gas that is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide!
People are dying from the pollution caused by these methane gas export facilities. Local residents call the region between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, where 200 fossil fuel plants operate, “Cancer Alley”. Areas of Cancer Alley have the highest risk of cancer from industrial air pollution in the country, in addition to higher rates of low birth weights, preterm births. Stopping these exports and the construction of more export facilities is also a racial justice issue; Black residents in Cancer Alley face higher rates of exposure to pollution than white residents.
We need to phase out fossil fuels and invest in our clean energy future. The Biden administration has the power to end these dangerous gas exports permanently and to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable for the damage they are causing to our communities. We must uphold our global climate agreements and commitment to achieve a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 for our planet and its people.
Add your name to the petition to urge President Biden to continue the fight against fossil fuels and for a clean energy future!