Governor Newsom: It's time to phase out climate-killing fossil fuels

Wildfire season is worsening every year, and Newsom's latest "climate initiative" does little to address dirty energy production. It's past time that he step up an phase out climate-killing fossil fuels in California!

For far too long, communities across California have suffered from the impacts of oil and gas drilling. Whether it's increased fires, mudslides, droughts, power shutoffs, or higher rates of asthma in environmentally disadvantaged neighborhoods, we don't need to be scientists or doctors to see the writing on the wall.

Since Governor Newsom took office, we have seen him green-light 9,700+ fracking and drilling permits in California.

Sign below to demand that Governor Newsom STOP all new fracking and drilling permits, and give us a REAL Green New Deal in California with a fair and just transition now!

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Governor Newsom: It's time to phase out climate-killing fossil fuels

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Dear Governor Newsom,

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I urge you to take immediate action to phase out climate-killing fossil fuel production, which your latest initiative does little to address.

For far too long, communities across California have been treated as sacrifice zones by oil and gas corporations, putting frontline communities at higher risk of asthma and other diseases. Now with nearly a month of unhealthy air in some parts of the state, these same communities and millions more are at an even higher risk of dying if infected by COVID-19.

Our communities are suffering from worsening wildfires, droughts, and record-breaking temperatures. It's disappointing that in the midst of this coronavirus crisis, you would green-light more fracking instead of using your executive authority to protect the most vulnerable. It's way past time that you meet the moment when it comes to climate change.

Specifically, I ask you to use your broad executive authority to:

1) Stop fracking and drilling for oil and gas in California by IMMEDIATELY ending new oil and gas permits and committing to phasing out drilling altogether, starting with a 3,200-foot health and safety buffer zone;

2) Phase out fossil fuel infrastructure starting with the shut down of the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon facility;

3) Usher in a fair and just transition for workers and communities as we accelerate to 100% real clean energy for California by 2030;

4) And put the health of our communities first by making the state's response to COVID-19 a downpayment for a regenerative economy, and the beginning of a real Green New Deal.

Nowhere else is an elected official so well positioned to boldly lead the world than you are in California. Governor Newsom, protect public health by putting an end to California's dependence on climate-killing fossil fuels.

Sincerely,

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