[Vision2020] 350.org: Petition for Congress to End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies.

[Donovan Arnold]

How come we have not stabilized oil prices? Imagine if your mortgage was $500 one month, and then $700 the next month, then $450, then $1000 then next. We would not tolerate rent fluctuating every month with the supply and demand of housing that month? It would drive us into total economic insecurity. So why are we doing it with oil prices? The price of everything is based on oil, everything. Businesses, households, individuals, countries, everyone, cannot have a reliable budget model with the prices of oil going up and down every day. If businesses don't know the costs of things to come, they cannot hire people. And households not knowing the cost of things they must have most reduce spending because of economic insecurity. People can spend a greater percentage of their income if they know with greater certainty what their future expenses will be. Why doesn't the government stabilize the price so we know how to budget every year which
 would increase hiring, increase household spending, which would also increase GDP and revenue for the government? 
 
 
Donovan Arnold
 
 

From: Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 5:18 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] 350.org: Petition for Congress to End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies.


Dear friends,
We just recorded a new video that I think you’ll enjoy: www.350.org/join-the-fight
I'm pretty sure this video won't go viral and get 50 million views in 24 hours -- and it doesn't need to. It’s more of an internal update for the extended 350.org family, a chance for all of us to reflect and get ready for some busy months ahead. 
As 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben explains in the video, we're gearing up for a major new fight to end the billions of dollars in subsidies the fossil fuel industry receives each year -- the tax-breaks, handouts, and loopholes that are just adding to the record-breaking profits that these companies are already making. And perhaps most importantly, getting rid of fossil fuel subsidies across the board would be a huge step to cutting carbon emissions and putting us back on a pathway to 350 ppm.
The subsidies battle is gaining momentum, and fast. In a recent speech, President Obama called for an end to subsidies to Big Oil and said, “Let's put every single member of Congress on record: You can stand with oil companies or you can stand up for the American people.”
As you probably know, we haven’t agreed with President Obama on everything, but we think getting every member of Congress on the record is a great idea. As a first step, we just launched this short and simple petition that reads: "I call on Congress to end all subsidies to fossil fuel companies, and invest in green jobs and clean energy instead."
Please take a minute to add your name to the petition calling for Congress to put an end to fossil fuel subsidies. Over the next month, we'll ramp up the pressure -- on Twitter, on Facebook, over the phones, and in district -- to get every politician to tell us where he or she stands on these subsidies. For now, we'll use this petition to show Congress how important this issue is -- and when we launch our big push to get every member of Congress on the record, they'll know that we have an army of concerned citizens who have our back. 
As Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip-Hop Caucus says in the video, “To make this movement successful, we have to continue to keep the pressure going.” We couldn't agree more. Along with taking on fossil fuel subsidies, we're gearing up for some massive new efforts to build this movement:
	* Taking on more iconic fossil fuel fights across the country and around the world.
	* “Connecting the Dots” between climate change and extreme weather -- expect more on that front very soon! 
	* Training and supporting thousands of new climate leaders to strengthen our movement.
	* And lots more…
None of this work is possible without your participation and leadership. As Bill says in the video: “This fight is going to be a lifetime fight. I’m so, so, so grateful to all of you who are playing such a huge role in it.”
On we go,
May Boeve for the 350.org Team
Links and Articles
"Scrapping fossil-fuel subsidies would get us halfway on climate change" - The Washington Post: go.350.org/ypIIRs
350.org is building a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for email alerts. You can help power our work by getting involved locally and donating here. What is 350? Go to our website to learn about the science behind the movement. 
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