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Peter Kalmus STOP LINE 3 💚

7 Oct, 8 tweets, 3 min read

BREAKING: 338 US scientists demand that President Biden treat climate breakdown like the emergency it is.

Biden keeps saying he "listens to the scientists." Well here's what we're saying: START ENDING THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY NOW.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-r…

So far Biden has EXPANDED the fossil fuel industry at nearly every opportunity. My outrage led me to help organize this letter.

I feel existential terror about climate breakdown and the inaction of our leaders. Not just for my life but for the whole Earth

In our letter, which was delivered to Biden's team today, we make three key demands:
1. AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM on all new federal fossil fuel projects
2. DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCY to unlock federal resources and powers
3. ABANDON INDUSTRY DELAY TACTICS such as carbon offsetting

Here are some of the things that the Biden administration has done to support and expand the fossil fuel industry, thereby worsening the climate emergency:

Furthermore the Democratic party STILL has as part of their official platform that they WILL NOT END SUBSIDIES to the fossil fuel industry.

Given all the climate disasters in 2021, this is insanity.

@ssteingraber1

The wonderful @ssteingraber1 and I co-wrote the letter. The other 336 signatories are amazing - and that's a lot for a US scientist letter. @CenterForBioDiv and @foodandwater did the heavy organizing work and helped with framing. A big thanks to signatories and everyone involved.

Now whenever Biden says "listen to the scientists" wave our letter in his face - until he actually stands up to his pals in the fossil fuel industry. Our planet, and our collective future, is at stake here - forget about tribalism, forget about politeness. Only stick with truth

BTW, to any US scientists who didn't find out about this letter in time: we are planning to have a 2nd wave of signups. I'll post the link for that to this thread once we are ready.

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