The oil and gas industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars on political contributions and lobbying to defeat climate change legislation and defend the status quo. So their agenda carries the day. Even though...

...of scientists agree that climate change is a real threat and that fossil fuel pollution is a root cause.

Amount spent by the Fossil Fuel industry on Congressional campaign donations and lobbying during the 2016 election cycle.

Federal subsidies given to the Fossil Fuel industry in 2015-2016.

The number of Americans who favor the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) putting limits on the amount of carbon pollution that power plants can release.

The reduction in power sector carbon emissions by 2030 that would be achieved under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

The annual number of childhood asthma attacks that will be prevented with implementation of the Clean Power Plan.

Dick Cheney and the Republican Congress team up to create the “Halliburton Loophole,” exempting fracking from the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Between 2004 and 2012, the increase in campaign donations by fracking companies to Congressional candidates in states and districts where fracking occurs.

Number of studies published in just one year (2015-2016) by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health linking proximity to fracking sites with nasal and sinus problems, migraines and fatigue, asthma, premature births and high-risk pregnancies.