Big Oil’s BS

 

Big Oil is full of BS.

While polluting our environment, they’re also leaving behind thousands of oil wells and expecting taxpayers to deal with the clean up.

Here in California, roughly 35,000 oil and gas wells sit idle off our coast. Experts fear that polluters could leave behind around 70,000 wells if they’re not held accountable.

When my kids leave things around the house, I tell them to pick their stuff up. So why does Big Oil get to leave massive oil rigs in the middle of the ocean?

Here’s what we’re doing to stop the contamination: The bipartisan infrastructure bill that Congress passed in the fall will help plug some of these abandoned wells. I’ve also introduced legislation that would raise fees on polluters who are extracting from our public lands—saving taxpayers money and helping protect our environment.

Big Oil has profited at the expense of our planet and American taxpayers for too long. I’m proud to be holding them accountable.

—Katie Porter

Congresswoman Katie Porter is fighting for affordable child care, lower cost prescription drugs, climate action, and a strong, stable, globally competitive economy that works for everyone. She’s standing up to corporate special interests and doesn’t take any money from corporate PACs or lobbyists, so we rely on grassroots supporters like you pitching in when they can. Make a contribution today.

 

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