Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania for this alert. You do NOT need to be Lutheran to use this tool.
The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.”
Psalm 24: 1 (NRSV)
As Christians, we believe we are called to steward all that is the Lord’s.
That means prayerful daily choices — living lightly so that our neighbors may have enough to thrive, and paying attention to how we treat the rest of creation. It also means using our public voice to curb practices harmful to our common home. You can use yours today at https://support.elca.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1273.
People of faith in large numbers have opposed House Bill 1100, which would have given hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies for the expansion of petrochemical and natural gas industries in Pennsylvania. Gov. Wolf vetoed that bill, but lawmakers are trying to revive it, just weeks after Pennsylvania’s Attorney General released a grand jury report indicating that the fracking industry has repeatedly broken the state’s environmental laws, jeopardizing health and safety. Now, legislation that mirrors HB1100 is being proposed as an amendment to House Bill 732 and is moving quickly this week. Read more.
Please act now to stop legislation that could cost much, much more than the hundreds of millions in potential tax breaks. FIRST, urge your state lawmakers to reject the proposed amendment for the sake of the neighbors we are called to love — for now and for generations to come.
SECOND, send a note to Gov. Wolf through his webpage, urging him to veto any such legislation if it comes to his desk. PLEASE LET GOVERNOR WOLF HEAR FROM YOU ON THIS!
Though our faith has always taught us that our lives and all of creation are intertwined, today it is possibly clearer to the world than ever before. Just as a virus respects no borders, neither do the air and water pollution related to the use of fossil fuels. From micro-plastics infecting the bottom of the food chain to greenhouse gases changing our climate, we see the approaching disaster.
It is urgent that lawmakers hear that it is time to work together for policies that protect our health AND our economy.
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