786
That's how many lobbyists are in Washington, DC, defending billions in subsidies for the oil and gas industry.
Turns out Big Oil is actually a job killer. Last year Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee investigated Big Oil's jobs claim. They found that the industry has gone on a firing spree in recent years. Thousands of jobs have been eliminated, while oil executives paid themselves millions. It was also found that 40% of U.S. oil-industry jobs consist of minimum-wage work at gas stations.
Denying climate change and obstructing climate action is one part of the problem. Natural disasters are having a devastating effect on American jobs.
So Big Oil is killing jobs and undermining our economy.
Read more here....
1 comment:
Hello Peacegirl.
I've started a petition about the subsidies that PA gives for fossil fuels: https://www.change.org/petitions/pennsylvania-general-assembly-end-2-9b-in-state-subsidies-for-fossil-fuel-use-for-education
It asks the General Assembly to spend that money on schools instead. I'm printing and mailing at the end of the month. The more signatures I have, the more seriously they'll take it.
Can you help me get the word out?
Gwen
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