Oil and gas companies are making record profits, while we pay the price of the climate chaos they cause -- in higher taxes, higher insurance premiums, strained public health resources, and collapsing infrastructure. It doesn't have to be that way! We're working to Make Polluters Pay. Will you join a Virtual Action Hour event on Thursday, January 15 to make polluters pay to clean up their mess?

I'll Be There!
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Hi Friend,

As we enter 2026, I know many of us are reeling from Trump’s oil-motivated intervention in Venezuela, and the horrifying news of ICE killing Renee Good in Minneapolis. Trump and his lawless administration are escalating their cruelty, making it harder and harder for our communities to be safe, to have clean air and water, to be able to walk through our neighborhoods without fear, to afford our healthcare and energy bills.

I imagine your family, like mine, is feeling the burden of daily rising costs from groceries to utilities. Electricity prices have risen 13 percent since Trump took office and are expected to climb more this winter.1 All the while, Trump is attacking and canceling thousands of clean energy projects that would bring costs down.

Too many of our families are struggling to make ends meet while Big Oil and Gas make record profits.

Fossil fuel corporations knew about the climate crisis for decades and continue to mislead the public. Now they continue to get richer off of our tax dollars. They're extracting more dangerous oil and methane gas. They're building costly data centers. And, they're lobbying the politicians in their pockets to keep expensive and polluting coal plants running.

Enough is enough. I'm inviting you to join us at the next Make Polluters Pay Action Hour.
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This event is in preparation for a week of action later this month, focused on how we can fight for clean energy solutions that will actually lower costs for families and shift the blame back where it belongs -- Big Oil and the corporate polluters that knowingly caused climate damage.

Now we need people like you. Join us for a live event.

- What: Take action and learn how we're joining with partners across the movement to Make Polluters Pay their fair share.
- Who: You and everyday people who think that polluters, not taxpayers, should pay to clean up their mess.
- When: Thursday, January 15, at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET.
- Where: Virtual -- join by computer or phone wherever you are.

RSVP Today
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Fossil fuel companies knowingly caused climate change, predicting decades ago and with stunning accuracy that their products would, in their own words, have "catastrophic" climate effects that would do "great irreversible harm."2 Since then, we've seen disasters increase in frequency and severity, with fossil fueled fires in LA, floods in Texas, hurricanes like Helene devastating the Southeast, and more.

Just like we aren't allowed to litter and companies are required to clean up toxic waste sites, Big Oil and Gas must be held accountable for its climate mess. And we've already seen massive victories due to grassroots advocacy. Vermont and New York passed Climate Superfund laws, and at least a dozen more states are exploring ways to shift the cost of climate damages back where it belongs -- onto the corporations that knowingly caused the harm.

Every dollar collected from polluters is a dollar not taken from taxpayers. These funds can build flood protections, fire-prevention systems, cooling centers, resilient hospitals, energy-efficient classrooms, and more, creating thousands of good-paying jobs.

Even if you can't attend live, please RSVP anyway -- we'll follow up with the recording and more ways to take action.

I hope to see you there,

Mahyar Sorour (she/her)
Director, Beyond Fossil Fuels Policy
Sierra Club

References:

1. Climate Power, SNAPSHOT: Trump's Unfolding Energy Crisis
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2. The New Republic, "The Answer to Democrats' Class Problem Is Staring Them in the Face
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