[ [link removed] ]Two homes in California, side-by-side, are burning. A palm tree in
front of one of the houses is tilted, conveying the strong winds

As California wildfire victims battle with insurance companies, the fossil
fuel companies who created this crisis are reporting record profits.

We helped pass a law in New York which will force big polluters to pay for
their destruction. Now our partners are asking for our help to pass it in
California.

Let's unleash our power as a global community once again and help make
sure polluters pay up. 


[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

Over 179,000 people in California – including Ekō members – were forced to
evacuate as wild fires engulf their homes. Entire communities have been
destroyed.

Meanwhile, the fossil fuel companies who created this crisis are counting
record profits. In 2024, ExxonMobil and Chevron made $52.2 billion in
profits, all while exploiting tax loopholes worth hundreds of millions.
These same companies spent decades burying climate science and funding
disinformation campaigns.

They knew this future was coming. They chose it for us.

The Ekō community helped our partners in New York pass a groundbreaking
climate superfund, requiring major polluters to contribute $75 billion
toward climate damages – a HUGE win against big polluters.

Now they’re asking for our help again in California where similar
legislation has been drafted. Let’s unleash our power as a global
community once again and help make sure polluters pay.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Governor Newsom and the California Legislature: make polluters
pay.

The wildfires which tore through Los Angeles were no accident - they’re
what happens when decades of corporate greed collide with climate reality.

The choice is simple: make polluters pay their fair share to build
resilient communities, or watch as climate chaos bankrupts us and our
governments, all while fossil fuel executives collect bonuses.

This isn’t just a New York or LA issue – climate change extends beyond
borders, and the more places that pass laws forcing polluters to pay up,
the greater protection our communities will have against climate havoc in
the future.

President Trump recently signed an executive order that instructs the
Department of Justice to target state climate laws and lawsuits that hold
fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damage. That's why we've got
to encourage California lawmakers to hold strong, and make the polluters
pay:

[ [link removed] ]Tell California lawmakers: make polluters pay for their destruction.



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate
law
Reuters. January 13, 2025

[ [link removed] ]Climate 'whiplash' linked to raging LA fires
BBC. January 9, 2025

 

 

Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

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