Get Chris Coons to Sign the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge!
Chris Coons, current US Senator for Delaware and candidate for the 2020 US Senate election in Delaware
From more extreme weather to higher food and energy bills, climate change is already affecting our communities.
Fossil fuel companies spent more than $260 million in campaign contributions and lobbying Congress in the 2016 cycle. As the climate crisis worsens, we must ensure our elected officials are working in the interest of the people rather than fossil fuel executives. Publicly refusing donations from fossil fuel interests by politicians not only affirms their commitment toward an urgent shift away from fossil fuels but also sends a signal that clean and renewable energy is the future.
The September 15, 2020 Democratic Primary for the US Senate in Delaware is approaching. Given the urgency of the climate crisis, there is no time to wait. While Coons' challenger, Jessica Scarane, has signed the pledge, Coons himself has not. Although Coons has taken action in the Senate, this is still an important step he can take to affirm his commitment to climate leadership.
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Chris Coons, current US Senator for Delaware and candidate for the 2020 US Senate election in Delaware
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[Your Name]
Dear Senator Chris Coons,
We, the undersigned, respectfully ask you to further your climate leadership by joining more than 2,500 candidates and elected officials in taking the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge at nofossilfuelmoney.org to affirm your commitment to an urgent shift away from fossil fuels toward a future of clean and renewable energy.
From more extreme weather to higher food and energy bills, climate change is already affecting our communities. Consequences such as rising sea levels and increasing food and water shortages ensure that, the longer we wait, the bigger this problem becomes.
Fossil fuel companies spent more than $260 million in campaign contributions and lobbying Congress in the 2016 cycle. As the climate crisis worsens, we must ensure our elected officials are working in the interest of the people rather than the fossil fuel industry. Accepting large sums of money from Fossil Fuel related companies is a conflict of interests. How can we trust that our representatives will address one of the most pressing issues the nation and world is facing if any actions hurts their war chest?
Taking the pledge means that you and your campaign will adopt a policy to not knowingly accept any contributions over $200 from the PACs, lobbyists, or SEC-named executives of fossil fuel companies — companies whose primary business is the extraction, processing, distribution, or sale of oil, gas, or coal.