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</p><p>Dear friends,</p>
<p>We just recorded a new video that I think you’ll enjoy: <a href="http://act.350.org/go/1206?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=1" target="_blank">www.350.org/join-the-fight</a></p>
<p><a href="http://act.350.org/go/1206?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=2" target="_blank"><img style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.350.org/images/bill-mckibben-join-the-fight-video-screenshot-sized.jpg" alt="" height="353" width="500"></a></p>
<p><b>I'm pretty sure this video won't go viral and get 50 million views in 24 hours -- and it doesn't need to.</b> It’s more of an internal update for the extended <a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a> family, a chance for all of us to reflect and get ready for some busy months ahead. </p>
<p><b>As <a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a> co-founder Bill McKibben explains in <a href="http://act.350.org/go/1206?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=3" target="_blank">the video</a>, we're gearing up for a major new fight to end the billions of dollars in subsidies the fossil fuel industry receives each year</b> -- 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.</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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 <a href="http://act.350.org/go/1206?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=4" target="_blank">this short and simple petition</a> that reads: <i>"I call on Congress to end all subsidies to fossil fuel companies, and invest in green jobs and clean energy instead."</i></p>
<p><b><a href="http://act.350.org/go/1206?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=5" target="_blank">Please take a minute to add your name to the petition calling for Congress to put an end to fossil fuel subsidies</a></b>. 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. </p>
<p><b>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.” </b>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:</p>
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<li>Taking on more iconic fossil fuel fights across the country and around the world.</li>
<li>“Connecting the Dots” between climate change and extreme weather -- expect more on that front <i>very</i> soon! </li>
<li>Training and supporting thousands of new climate leaders to strengthen our movement.</li>
<li>And lots more…</li>
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<p>None of this work is possible without your participation and leadership. As Bill says in <a href="http://act.350.org/go/1206?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=6" target="_blank">the video</a>: <i>“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.”</i></p>
<p>On we go,</p>
<p>May Boeve for the <a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a> Team</p>
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<p><b style="text-decoration:underline">Links and Articles</b></p>
<p><a href="http://act.350.org/go/1209?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=7" target="_blank">"Scrapping fossil-fuel subsidies would get us halfway on climate change"</a> - The Washington Post: <a href="http://act.350.org/go/1209?akid=1667.703294.WiG_WZ&t=8" target="_blank">go.350.org/ypIIRs</a></p>
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