Make Polluters Pay

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Raging wildfires. Extreme heat waves. Outrageous gas prices. Oil companies are making billions while they fuel the climate crisis that causes irrevocable harm to countless people. It’s time to make these polluters pay.

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Making Polluters Pay

The Howes lost everything in the fire while oil companies profited

When the McKinney Fire tore through Klamath River, the Howe family lost everything. Faced with a harrowing last-minute escape, Matt had time to grab only a backpack of clothing and one of his beloved family pets. Drawn to the area by the prospect of a self-sufficient, independent life with his family, he instead now faces a long, expensive road to rebuild. Hard-working people continue to pay the price for oil company greed, as extreme weather events become more frequent, intense, and costly.

Ricardo suffered at the pump while oil companies made billions

While oil companies are enriching their executives and shareholders, full-time driver Ricardo has struggled to make a living. The rising cost of gas directly hits his pocket and has forced him to work longer hours to compensate. If prices keep rising, Ricardo will be forced to consider changing jobs.

The Robinsons struggle to rebuild after fire while oil profits smash records

Years after the Glass Fire destroyed the Robinsons’ home and community, the damage of oil company greed is still visible. In the wake of total destruction, their community has embarked on a long, costly journey to rebuild all that was destroyed. All the while, oil company profits continue to soar.

Zion fights for his health while oil companies spew pollution

Until extreme heat waves hospitalized Zion, his asthma didn’t stop him from enjoying his childhood. Now, it’s a constant threat. Oil companies have known for decades that their fossil fuel products intensify climate change and air pollution, yet they continue to put their profits over the lives of innocent people. Now, kids like Zion suffer from a myriad of health issues.

While polluters rake in record profits, Californians pay the price.

Fossil fuel companies have lied for decades about their central role in the climate crisis.

Now, on top of their decades of deception, these very same companies are making record billions while communities pay for costlier climate disasters and higher gas prices.

Despite a decline in the cost of crude oil, Californians are suffering the brunt of exorbitant costs, which threaten their livelihoods on a day-to-day basis.

It’s time to hold oil companies accountable for their lies and the damage they’ve caused.

Oil companies’ greed fuels climate change—and destroys lives