News and Updates

The Vermont Senate voted 21-5 on Friday to advance the “Climate Superfund Act,” a bill that seeks to put a price on the climate damage associated with fossil fuel emissions from 2000 to 2020.

As the world grapples with the urgent need to address climate change, a group of wealthy and powerful individuals gather in Houston for CERAWeek, a global energy conference.

Those who oppose addressing human-caused climate change will surely argue that the costs outlined in the plan are too high. Yet there is nothing more costly than climate change, and we all bear those costs.

As costs rise, so do questions about who is going to pay. Right now, the answer is all of us. Whether it’s the immediate cost of disaster recovery, higher insurance premiums, or an increase in local taxes, the public is picking up the bill. Meanwhile, there’s a group that’s been entirely left off the hook: the fossil fuel industry.

It's time to put the heat back on Big Oil. We’re letting the public know that they can thank Big Oil for the extreme weather they’re experiencing.