Senate Energy Bill Locks Us Into a Fossil Fuel Future
The Senate Energy Bill would expedite long-term fossil fuel projects and usher in a new era of loose federal oversight on safety and health of communities across the country.
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have introduced Senate Bill 1460, The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017. Greenpeace USA Executive Director Annie Leonard joins dozens of other environmental groups in a request for the Senate to vote “no” on this bill.
Gas flares from a well in the Bradford County countryside. "Flaring" is a term used to describe the burning of natural gas from a well that has not yet been linked to a pipeline. When a well is flared, a huge flame lights up the sky, reaching higher than tree tops, accompanied by a noise similar to a 757 jet engine.
Oakland, CA- “The Energy and Natural Resources Act amounts to a massive giveaway to desperate players in the coal, oil, and gas industry. At a time when the US should be a global champion of innovative clean energy technologies, this bill props up outdated and uncompetitive fossil fuel projects. The world has a narrow window to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The Senate must listen to what the majority of people in this country want — a just transition to renewable energy and an expedited retreat from fossil fuels,” said Greenpeace USA Executive Director Annie Leonard.
Annie Leonard is the co-Executive Director of Greenpeace USA. Leonard began her career at Greenpeace in 1988 and has returned to help the organization inspire and mobilize millions of people to take action to create a more sustainable future together. She is based in San Francisco.
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