As multiple wildfires rage across Los Angeles County today, destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks while forcing over 80,000 residents to evacuate, climate advocates are calling for urgent passage of California’s Polluter Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act (SB 1497) to ensure fossil fuel companies – not taxpayers – bear the mounting costs of climate disasters. […]
This toolkit provides key talking points, social media content, and a guide to writing “Letters to the Editor” to help frame the discussion around extreme weather events, their increasing frequency due to climate change, and the need to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused. Make Polluters Pay Messaging Election Talking Points Letter to […]
Template 1: From a Community Member Impacted by Hurricane Helene As I write this, my community is still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. [Personal story or observation about the impact]. The sheer power of Helene isn’t just a freak occurrence – it’s a terrifying glimpse of our new climate reality. While we’re left […]
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The concept of the Polluters Pay Act is simple: those who have contributed the most to climate change should pay to address climate impacts. The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2024, introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Jerry Nadler, is a groundbreaking piece of legislation designed to hold the largest fossil fuel […]
Why are gas prices high and why is Big Oil to blame? Let’s get into it. […]
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