Scott Pruitt, head (enemy) of the EPA, just advanced Trump's Dirty Power agenda by formally filing a proposal to repeal Obama's Clean Power Plan. This is a TERRIBLE IDEA as the Clean Power Plan represents our best chance at reversing climate change by reducing carbon pollution from power plants. Pruitt's repeal would be a blatant giveaway to his close friends, the coal industry and other big polluters who will undoubtedly use some of the money the profits they would reap from it to help fund Trump's re-election campaign. Shudder....
BUT. The government must accept public comments on their proposed repeal before they can move forward with this insanity.
So YOU need to comment. Publicly.
Here's what you do:
1. Go to: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355-0002 (this is the specific docket you need to comment on - that long string of numbers at the end is important)
2. Write your comment. I encourage you to use your own words but here's a draft you can edit if you like:
I'm writing to state my objection to Administrator Pruitt's proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan which would be a disastrous, immoral and short-sighted decision that will seriously harm public health and threaten the future health of our planet.
Regardless of what Trump says, climate change is real and it is happening all around us right now (to wit, the off the charts destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the record temperatures, brutal wildfires, and unprecedented melting of the polar ice caps...) The Clean Power Plan is one of the most effective tools we have to fight climate change and protect the air we breathe.
Please do NOT put our environment and our health at risk - protect the Clean Power Plan and focus your efforts on reducing power plant pollution and the dire threat of climate change.
Thank you for your time and attention.
3. Click "Continue". On the next page, review the preview of your comment and if it looks, good, at the bottom, mark the checkbox by their disclaimer and hit "Submit." If you'd like, you can enter your email on the next page to get a "receipt" of your public comment.
4. Spread the word. Share this on Facebook and Twitter. Share it via email. Share it via text. The deadline for public comments is December 15th so it's up to all of us to speak out in deafening volume before then. You're welcome to retweet what I shared below or write your own posts/tweets.
Tweet:
Facebook post:@EPAScottPruitt announced an insane plan to repeal the #CleanPowerPlan. Just say "NO"! Submit your comment now: https://t.co/ivVb4kdaor— Eve Fox (@evefox) October 16, 2017
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