September 3, 2024

Our Energy Future

September 3, 2024

Our Energy Future

We are at a crossroads.

The climate crisis that scientists warned of is unfolding with global heat records, more powerful hurricanes and wildfires, and devastating floods and droughts.

Yet it isn’t too late to correct course on climate change — by transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Phasing out fossil fuels is the only way to reverse the rapid accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide that is driving the climate crisis.

By embracing renewable alternatives, we can also improve public health and protect air, water, and wildlife. Our energy future could be bright, instead of bleak.

The Our Energy Future video series uplifts the voices of inspiring individuals from across the nation who have an in-depth understanding of the harms caused by the fossil fuel industry and are leading the way in the transition for a transition to cleaner, safer energy sources. Learn more.

The fossil fuel industry, like Big Tobacco, has actively misled the public about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.

Major oil companies that earned record profits in recent years have spent millions on marketing and lobbying campaigns.

Big Oil creates significant health burdens for people residing nearby its operations, disproportionately affecting Latino, Black, Indigenous, and low-income communities.

Today, we can still choose whether to continue down this path or say "no" to the fossil fuel industry.

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“I started having community members call me: ‘My son is sick. I gave him all the medicine. He still can’t breathe.’”

Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak

Nuiqsut, Alaska

Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak is founder and executive director of Grandmothers Growing Goodness, an Inupiat group dedicated to elevating the understanding and protection of Inupiat culture and people in the face of rampant oil and gas development and climate change.

Dr. Ahtuangaruak previously served as a community health aide in Nuiqsut, Alaska, and has held a variety of local leadership positions in the village.

She is an advocate of community rights in light of the oil development occurring in close proximity to her village.

Transcript of Dr. Ahtuangaruak’s video

"I live in the village of Nuiqsut on the North Slope. I've been out there about 37 years.

"I have five kids, and I'm waiting on grandbaby number 22."

On-screen text: Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak lives in Nuiqsut, a small Arctic village in Alaska, surrounded by oil and gas drilling. She was mayor in 2022 when a gas leak occurred at a nearby drill site.

"I, as mayor, got a call from the liaison for ConocoPhillips. And he informed me that there was a problem. There had been a gas leak, and they were looking to find out what was happening.

"Within that same day, I started having community members call me: 'What's going on? My son is sick. He can't breathe. It's not getting better. I gave him all the medicine. He still can't breathe.'"

On-screen text: Rosemary's nonprofit, Grandmothers Growing Goodness, seeks to protect Inupiat culture and people in the face of rampant fossil fuel development and climate change.

"The land is our refrigerator, our store. It's where we get our food. The ocean is our garden.

"We're harvesting from the lands and waters to feed our families with the techniques that have been passed down through the generations."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Dr. Ahtuangaruak's video.

“I got to see everything before climate change had an effect on it. Now, I got to do what I can for our environment.”

Robert Thompson

Kaktovik, Alaska

An Inupiat hunter and wilderness guide, Robert Thompson lives with his wife in Kaktovik, Alaska. He has spent decades advocating against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Arctic Ocean.

Robert runs trips from Kaktovik to the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, helping wildlife photographers, nature enthusiasts, and others to experience the Arctic and catch a glimpse of endangered polar bears and other iconic wildlife.

He is a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Transcript of Robert’s video

"Even a child can understand.

"You've gotta stop burning fossil fuels. Simple. That's it. That is it."

On-screen text: Robert Thompson is an Inupiat guide who has worked to protect the Arctic Refuge from oil drilling.

"I'm from Kaktovik, Alaska. It's the most remote community in the United States. So I got to see the wildlife and everything before climate change had an effect on it.

"We have lots of polar bears, and that's definitely a climate issue.

"They're hungry. They're not like — they never used to be like that. The bears can now be dumpster diving, and they'll come and go through people's dumpsters. It's because they're hungry. They don't have food, water as they naturally would.

"Now I got to do what I can for our environment because that's important to our culture.

"Well, not just us, but everybody else better start being concerned about it.

"If you keep burning fossil fuel, the planet will be too hot. The only thing that's going to work is simply stop burning fossil fuel. Stop drilling for oil."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Robert's video.

Defending the Arctic from Oil and Gas Drilling This is a critical time for America’s Arctic: A vast and wild region that is home to millions of acres of culturally and biologically rich land across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Western Arctic Reserve. Learn more.

Take Action for the Arctic

“We have the power to decide what our future looks like.”

Ava Ibanez Amador

New York, New York

An associate attorney with Earthjustice’s Oceans Program, Ava Ibanez Amador’s practice focuses on domestic and international matters, including fighting fossil fuel development and protecting marine biodiversity. The ocean has inspired Ava’s career.

In 2016, Ava received a B.S. in Marine and Freshwater Biology from the University of Texas. After shifting her focus from science to law, Ava received her J.D. from Penn State Law, where she focused on environmental law.

Transcript of Ava’s video

"Humans and marine creatures alike depend on our ocean. But our ocean health is no longer guaranteed."

On-screen text: Ava Ibanez Amador is an attorney at Earthjustice.

"Oil companies have spent decades drilling the seafloor for oil and gas. In the U.S., the Gulf of Mexico has been heavily industrialized, without regard to ocean life.

"I spent the past year working to secure a new regulation that forces oil companies to guarantee they have funds to decommission their drilling infrastructure before the government gives them approval to put anything in the water.

"The oil industry fought back. But did not win.

"This is what's needed to protect the ocean, overcome the climate crisis, and move towards a future that is not dominated by dirty energy.

"We have a lot more work to do. But we have the power to decide what our future looks like."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Ava's video.

Challenging New Offshore Oil Drilling The Gulf of Mexico is ground-zero for climate impacts from offshore oil production — nearly 100% of our offshore oil production is located there. Learn more.

Offshore drilling hurts frontline and coastal communities in the Gulf who already bear the brunt of climate change, with the continued inevitability of oil spills, public health harms, and disastrous effects for the tourism and fishing industries. It also contributes to climate emissions.

For example, recent evidence shows that offshore activities contribute massive amounts of methane to the atmosphere, which results in both ground-level ozone pollution and climate impacts that have harmed the Gulf ecosystem and communities through sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and more intense and more frequent storms. The refineries that accompany offshore drilling emit hazardous air pollution that exacerbates respiratory disease.

At a minimum, additional leasing of our public waters to the oil and gas industry is no longer necessary. Industry already holds about 2,000 leases that are not yet in production, covering over 10.5 million acres.

For the past seven years, Earthjustice has challenged every single proposed offshore lease sale in the U.S. On behalf of clients defending the Gulf of Mexico, we are in court pushing back against Big Oil’s attempt to force the government to hold even more lease sales. We also work with partners to Protect Our Coasts from offshore drilling.

Take Action for our public waters and lands

“We’re at a point … we can stop thinking about what happened in the past and start going towards what we’re doing in the future.”

Gus Schumacher

Anchorage, Alaska

A professional cross-country skier, Gus Schumacher competed in the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022.

Gus is heavily involved with Protect Our Winters (POW), an organization that works with the world’s most inspirational athletes to advocate for policy solutions to tackle the climate crisis.

Gus graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with an engineering degree in the spring of 2024.

Transcript of Gus’s video

"As a professional athlete whose sport is a winter outdoor sport, obviously, the impact of the fossil fuel industry is pretty tangible."

On-screen text: Gus Schumacher is a professional skier.

"Even though, Alaska seems like this wild place that's less touched by humans, it's still incredibly impacted by climate change.

"If it's two degrees warmer Fahrenheit, it rains instead of snows. That can make it make the difference of whether you can ski or not.

"I had a race this year that only happened because they were able to do a ton of snowmaking, and obviously, like, that's not sustainable. You can't have a big ski culture and a big event like that every single year, where you need to make a 10K loop just entirely from snow guns.

"We're at a point here, like, we can stop thinking about, you know, what happened in the past. And start going towards what we're doing in the future.

"What's hopeful about clean energy is that the technology exists. And in the long term, it's cheaper compared to continuing to burn fossil fuels and responding to the natural disasters that that causes."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Gus's video.

Pushing for Climate Action on Public Lands Our public lands are unique places that support critical wildlife habitat, cultural significance for Indigenous people, outdoor recreation, and clean drinking water. Yet the federal program for leasing public lands to the fossil fuel industry is a major source of carbon emissions. Learn more.

Instead of being sacrificed to boost oil companies’ profits, public lands should be part of the climate solution. Earthjustice has successfully challenged numerous Trump administration lease sales. And we’ve continued to do so when the Biden administration has tried to lease public lands without adequately protecting groundwater and wildlife.

Alongside partners, we’re also pushing for a comprehensive analysis of the climate impacts of the federal fossil fuel program so to align decision-making with national climate commitments. Learn about our work to protect public lands from oil and gas drilling.

Take Action for the Climate

“Now that we know better, we have to do better.”

John Beard, Jr.

Port Arthur, Texas

Founder and CEO of the Port Arthur Community Action Network (PA-CAN), John Beard, Jr., serves as an advocate focusing on environmental issues, social justice, and community development in Port Arthur.

John retired from ExxonMobil Corp.

Transcript of John’s video

"My dad often said that, you know, 'Don't turn up your nose at that smell. It's the smell of money.'

"But I've come to learn, and realize, that it's the smell of death."

On-screen text: John Beard, Jr., is an oil and gas worker turned environmental advocate from Port Arthur, Texas — one of the most polluted places in America.

"Here's what I want to tell you about Port Arthur — about being in the belly of the beast, where every form of petrochemical is here and on display.

"We have been sacrificed, so you can have oil and gas — so you can drive your cars. Planes can fly. Trucks can go about doing their business.

"Well, now that we know better, we have to do better. We have to have a fossil-free world. And get out of fossil fuels — into the clean, green, renewable energy.

"We should not have oil and gas at the expense of people's lives and health."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch John's video.

“We were sold fracking on energy independence. It was, in fact, for plastic.”

Jill Hunkler

Belmont County, Ohio

A mother, teacher, artist, writer, environmental advocate, and grassroots organizer, Jill Hunkler is a seventh generation Ohio resident in Belmont County, the most heavily fracked in the state. She considers herself a fracking refugee.

Due to the vast oil and gas infrastructure that polluted her country home in the Slope Creek Valley, Jill experienced negative health impacts and was forced to relocate.

Jill educates the public about the threats we face due to the polluting and destructive oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Transcript of Jill’s video

"The other night, sitting outside on my deck with my daughter — an explosion happens.

"She's like, 'What was that?'

"'I don't know. It shook the house.'"

On-screen text: Jill Hunkler lives in Belmont County, Ohio, a community heavily impacted by the oil and gas industry's fracking operations. No information about the explosion was given by officials or in the news. Events like this often go unexplained or unaddressed.

"It's been over a decade since fracking came to my community. Even though we were sold fracking on energy independence, it was, in fact, for plastic.

"The local workers are the least valued asset of this industry. And they exploited us. Abused us. Poisoned us.

"So no, we're not better off. We're far worse.

"A clean energy future is our right. And we have to use our voices to demand a clean energy future."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Jill's video.

Defending Communities Near Petrochemical Industries The fossil fuel industry is planning a massive buildout of petrochemical plants. Learn more.

Many of these facilities are planned in low-income communities and communities of color where people are already overburdened by pollution and a long history of environmental racism. If the buildout goes forward, it will lock in more climate pollution, plastic waste, and toxic chemicals that poison our communities. Learn how Earthjustice is fighting to stop the petrochemical boom in its tracks.

Take Action: Plastics harm our health

“My home is surrounded by more than a dozen petrochemical and gas polluting facilities.”

Roishetta Ozane

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Founder, director and CEO of The Vessel Project of Louisiana, a small mutual aid and environmental justice organization, Roishetta Sibley Ozane also serves as the Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator at Texas Campaign for the Environment.

Roishetta’s primary focus is championing for the rights of Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities and advocating for clean air, clean water, and sustainable communities unburdened by fossil fuel buildout.

Transcript of Roishetta’s video

"I lost my home to Hurricanes Laura and Elsa back in 2020. Myself and my six children became homeless.

"And I realized that all of that is directly connected to industry."

On-screen text: Roishetta Sibley Ozane founded The Vessel Project of Louisiana and co-directs the Gulf South Fossil Finance Hub, a coalition of frontline organizations fighting environmental racism.

"My hometown is surrounded by more than a dozen petrochemical and gas polluting facilities. I'm also a single mom of six. I have three daughters and three sons.

"And I truly believe that the industrial pollution that we are living close to is what's causing my children to have the health issues that they're having. Eczema. And some of them have asthma. My son, who is 18, has developed epilepsy.

"So, you know, it's all of those and so many more reasons why we have to push these criminals, which are Big Oil and Gas, out of our community, and move towards a more renewable, sustainable future."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Roishetta's video.

Challenging Oil and Gas Exports The U.S. is now the largest exporter of methane gas in the world. Learn more.

The fossil fuel industry is rapidly building new export infrastructure in the same communities that are already bearing the brunt of fossil fuel pollution. Oil and gas exports undermine our progress on climate and environmental justice and increase prices for consumers. Earthjustice and our partners are fighting the export boom — and the momentum is on our side. Learn about Earthjustice's work challenging oil and gas exports.

Take Action Against Gas Exports

“Melting glaciers is bad enough. But the loss of coffee is downright terrifying.”

Dr. Mike Hoffmann

Ithaca, New York

A Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, Dr. Mike Hoffmann held multiple leadership roles at Cornell during his 30-year career.

Despite being an Emeritus Professor, Dr. Hoffman is not retired and is instead dedicating his time to educating audiences about climate change through food. We all eat, and it’s all changing.

Dr. Hoffman is the lead author of the book, Our Changing Menu: Climate change and the foods we love and need (Cornell University Press 2021), and the associated website, Our Changing Menu.

Transcript of Dr. Hoffmann’s video

"As I often say, melting glaciers are bad enough.

"But the loss of coffee is downright terrifying."

On-screen text: Dr. Michael Hoffmann is a climate expert focused on food.

"Coffee will be around. It'll most likely get more expensive. But the area where coffee can be grown, will be reduced about 50% over the coming decades.

"And then if we look at increasing carbon dioxide, that in time will affect the nutritional quality of major crops.

"Over the last few years, Georgia, the Peach State, had very few peaches. We're talking a reduction of about 95% in peach production. Because the previous winter was too warm. Nights are warming faster than days. And that reduces yields on some of our major crops and grains.

"So, if you want to keep those fruits, those favorites, the things you love, we have to take action."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Dr. Hoffmann's video.

Building a Climate-friendly Food System

We must build a food system that supports responsible farmers and accelerates the adoption of climate friendly practices by strengthening requirements that control agricultural pollution, increasing incentives for safe, climate-friendly farming, opposing consolidation within the agricultural sector, and ensuring that resources are equitably distributed among all farmers.

About Sustainable Food & Farming

“That disaster opened my eyes to the failed regulatory oversight over pipelines in the fossil fuel industry in this country.”

Beth Wallace

Brighton, Michigan

With the National Wildlife Federation, Beth Wallace works to organize regional businesses to respond to water and climate issues that threaten the health of the Great Lakes — including the Line 5 pipeline. In 2010, Beth provided watchdog response to the 2010 Enbridge Kalamazoo River oil spill.

Through that work, Beth has testified before Congress and the National Academy of Sciences around pipeline safety issues and co-authored the report “Sunken Hazard: Aging oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac, an ever-present threat to the Great Lakes.”

Transcript of Beth’s video

"I personally was impacted in 2010, when a 60+-year-old pipeline burst in the community that I grew up in."

On-screen text: Beth Wallace is a climate advocate from Michigan. When an Enbridge pipeline ruptured and spilled nearly a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, she returned to her hometown to help.

"That disaster opened my eyes to the failed regulatory oversight over pipelines in the fossil fuel industry in this country in general. That has led me on this crazy journey of trying to shut down a similar pipeline that sits in the Great Lakes, called Line 5.

"And in the fight to try to shut it down, we are discovering that there's a complete lack of foresight and planning around transition away from pipelines and fossil fuels.

"What is exciting me about the shift to clean energy future is that we can promise to our kids and to their kids that they have a future to look forward to."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Beth's video.

Challenging Dangerous Oil Pipelines Earthjustice is in court opposing the Line 5 oil pipeline, which transports up to 23 million gallons of crude oil and gas each day from Wisconsin to Ontario. Learn more.

Line 5 runs through hundreds of interconnected waters and the treaty-reserved territory of tribal nations, including the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin.

The pipeline has leaked over 1.1 million gallons of oil over its lifespan, polluting important watersheds and surrounding communities. Line 5 is also a huge contributor to planet-warming emissions, spewing about 87 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually — the equivalent of 19 million gas-powered cars. Learn about Earthjustice's work opposing Line 5 and other pipelines.

Take Action: Put Pipelines in the Past

“We must ensure no communities or groups of people are overburdened with any difficulties in accessing energy.”

Maritza Maymi

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Maritza Maymi is a resident of Puerto Rico and an environmental advocate. (Photos in Maritza’s video are courtesy of Gabriela Michele Ros / Sierra Club Puerto Rico.)

Transcript of Martiza’s video

Spanish:

"En Puerto Rico estamos sufriendo de una ola de calor, como ha ocurrido también en otros países.

"En los últimos años hemos llegado a índices de calor que llegan a los 115 grados, casi rozando los 120 grados, también, de índices de calor.

"Así que me integro a las luchas ambientales en Puerto Rico como parte de esa preocupación no solamente de combatir los efectos del cambio climático, pero también de impulsar políticas públicas que promuevan equidad, que estos son.

"Estas luchas ambientales por la transformación energética son luchas transversales, verdad que tienen que ser integradas con con distintas estrategias, verdad? Estrategias de promover equidad laboral, por ejemplo.

"También --de que-- de que no hayan comunidades y grupos de personas que carguen el peso sobre los efectos de un uso de los efectos de de nosotros poder tener acceso a la energía."

English translation:

"Puerto Rico faces a strong heat wave, as do many countries around the world.

"In recent years, our country has registered indexes as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit and almost as close to 120 degrees."

On-screen text: Maritza Maymi is a resident of Puerto Rico and environmental advocate.

"I am part of an environmental fight in Puerto Rico that addresses these concerns, not only to combat climate change, but because we must implement public policies that promote equity.

"These environmental fights, due to energy transition, cut across different issues. They need to be integrated with strategies that promote labor equality, for instance.

"We must ensure that no communities or groups of people are overburdened with any difficulties accessing energy."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Maritza's video.

“We found that New Fortress was doing things without local permissions.”

Rev. Sary Rosario

San Juan, Puerto Rico

A Disciples of Christ pastor in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rev. Sary Rosario Ferreira has long been involved in environmental justice work on the island, where communities are deeply affected by issues such as hazardous air pollution emitting from fossil-fuel powered energy facilities.

Rev. Rosario specifically studied eco-theology and justice, and her work addresses ecological justice in her community and how churches can help communities struggling with environmental issues.

Transcript of Rev. Rosario’s video

Spanish:

"Yo nunca había sido asmática, pero sufrí un ataque de asma que por poquito me cobra la vida.

"No es solamente es --un --se afectan en la salud, sino en la esencia de comunidad. Se va trastocando y se va afectando con estas plantas contaminantes.

"Nos enteramos que New Fortress, que es una compañía que trae gas natural, que AEE, la autoridad que los contrató para generar energía allí en el puerto de San Juan.

"Nos enteramos que esa compañía estaba haciendo las cosas sin permiso locales como consulta de ubicación, como declaración de impacto ambiental. También nos enteramos que estaba haciendo las cosas sin el permiso federal de la agencia que regula todas las plantas de gas en los Estados Unidos.

"Nosotros entendemos que las placas solares en los techos son la mejor alternativa para ir cerrando esa brecha entre la energía renovable, la energía que no es la que es fósil. Entonces, en ese sentido, pues nosotros tendríamos esa opción de tener una energía que la fuente es una fuente continua, es una fuente limpia, es una fuente que está disponible en todo el año, por donde nosotros estamos ubicados en el ecuador, en un área estratégica."

English translation:

"I had never been asthmatic, but I suffered an asthma attack that almost claimed my life."

On-screen text: Rev. Sary Rosario is a faith-based climate advocate in Puerto Rico. She lives in a community impacted by hazardous air pollution from gas-fired power plants.

"Not only is our health affected, but the essence of being a community is being disrupted and affected by these polluting plants.

"We found that New Fortress, which is a company that brings natural gas and that PREPA hired to generate energy in the San Juan port, was doing things without local permissions, such as location consultation and environmental declaration.

"We also found out that New Fortress was doing things without federal permission from the agency that regulates all gas plants in the United States.

"We understand that rooftop solar panels are the best alternative to close the gap between renewable energy and dirty fossil energy. In that sense, we would have the option of having ongoing energy that is clean and available all year round, because we're located in a strategic area close to the equator."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Rev. Rosario's video.

Supporting Puerto Rico’s Clean Energy Future Earthjustice works on behalf of environmental, labor, and civil society groups in Puerto Rico to accelerate the transition away from dirty fossil fuels in favor of a distributed renewable energy system that ensures access to clean energy for all Puerto Ricans. Learn more.

Puerto Rico continues to suffer the consequences of a centralized, aging fossil-fuel system that jeopardizes the health and safety of its residents, who at the same time face the brutal consequences of more frequent and intensified hurricanes, wildfires, and floods due to climate change. But it doesn’t have to be this way: The abundance of sunlight that Puerto Rico receives year-round could make it a global leader in renewable energy. Learn about Earthjustice's work in Puerto Rico.

Take Action: Green Energy for Puerto Rico

“It’s about protecting the health of the people around us.”

Dr. Heather Price

Seattle, Washington

A climate scientist specializing in atmospheric chemistry, Dr. Heather Price is a chemistry professor, researcher, and climate justice activist. She earned her Ph.D. in chemistry and conducted her postdoctoral research with the University of Washington's Program on Climate Change.

Dr. Price’s current teaching and research at North Seattle College focuses on improving undergraduate STEM education through the integration of climate justice, equity, and civic engagement.

Transcript of Dr. Price’s video

"My mantra is electrify everything."

On-screen text: Dr. Heather Price is a climate scientist.

"Electrifying everything solves so many issues.

"We know that over 8 million people in the world die every year because of fossil-fueled air pollution — because of the burning of coal, and oil, and methane.

"The house that my family lived in, when my children were little, and particularly my son, who has asthma — everything ran on methane. 12-13% of childhood asthma is attributed to gas in the home.

"When we electrify our homes, that means there's not going to be gas in the home that is triggering asthma in the people that live there.

"It's about protect the health of the people around us, and in our families and ourselves."

On-screen text: Our Energy Future can be bright instead of bleak. The decision is ours. Text FUTURE to 43428 to take action for a brighter future.

Watch Dr. Price's video.

Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition Across many states, Earthjustice is helping communities to push for clean, affordable electricity by engaging with public utility commissions. Learn more.

These state regulatory bodies influence the cost of gas and electricity bills and determine whether power is derived from fossil fuels, hydroelectricity, or renewables like wind and solar. Decisions by public utility commissions offer enormous opportunities to speed the transition away from fossil fuels, alleviate the climate crisis, and ensure we have affordable and reliable electricity. Learn more about Earthjustice's work with PUCs.

Building a Reliable and Affordable Clean Energy Grid Earthjustice is pushing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to level the playing field for clean energy, strengthen environmental reviews of gas projects, and accelerate the infrastructure needed to support a reliable, affordable, clean energy grid. Learn more.

Take Action for a Clean, Equitable Electricity Grid

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