Banks should not finance environmental destruction
Banks are massively financing fossil fuels.
Read moreWe can power with renewable energy right now.
(See https://rmi.org/insight/peak-fossil-fuel-demand-for-electricity/ for above graph.)
(See reference 386 for source of above graph.)
There is no scientific barrier that restricts 100% use of renewable energy. There is nothing preventing greatly expanding the use of renewable energy. This is not theory; it has been accomplished in other countries.
Read moreWater Supply and Aquifers
Standing out as a danger is the complete failure to protect our county's aquifers which endangers our water supply.
Read moreTransportation of Dangerous Fossil Fuel
We are giving a huge pass for the great expansion of unsafe fossil fuel transportation with pipelines, trains, ships, and trucks. For pipeline leaks alone see List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 21st century.
Read morePoverty and the Environment
One reason the poor bear the biggest burden of pollution is because the toxic pollution is dumped near where the poor and disadvantaged live.
Read moreEnvironmental Degradation Means More Pandemics and Less Food
Climate change leads to the spreading of disease resulting in pandemics, spreading of pests, and the lessening of food production.
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