When it comes to trade agreements, the United States is in a big fracking mess. Your members of congress need to hear from you in order to make the right decision. Will you join thousands of Sierra Club supporters in taking action right now? A dangerous trade pact between the U.S. and 11 countries along the Pacific Rim called the Trans-Pacific Partnership would strip our government’s power to manage U.S. gas exports, opening the floodgates for fracking and sacrificing our air and water quality in order to feed foreign markets. So its no surprise the United States Trade Representative is negotiating this trade agreement in almost complete secrecy. Whats even worse is that a piece of legislation called fast-track could help Congress to quietly and quickly push the trade pact across the finish line. Among other problems, the agreement would boost exports of natural gas which means more fracking in our backyards, near our schools, and next to our hospitals. No one in their right mind would support destroying their communities! Tell Congress not to fast-track this trade agreement! In less than a minute, you can send a message to protect communities across the country. Just take it from the folks in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Texas where hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them.1 If Congress thinks they can flood our communities with more fracking thanks to a secret trade agreement, wed better flood their offices with messages. By keeping us in the dark, Congress would make sure only a select few government officials and a handful of Big Oil and Big Gas will have their voices heard. Our messages will leave them with no choice but to bring this trade agreement into the light of day. We’re headed to the Capitol to deliver the message to Congress next week. Will you help us reach 75,000 signatures by Friday? Add your name now! Thanks for all you do to protect the environment, Ilana Solomon Director, Responsible Trade Program Sierra Club [1] 4 states confirm water pollution from drilling, USA Today, January 5, 2014. https://secure.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=956C089A6AE4C423D8C48925F064444D.app201a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=12351&autologin=true&s_src=214DICAN05
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:00:32 +0000
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