Working Americans Hit Hard Now, While Climate Crisis Looms

Working Americans now bear the brunt of a failed energy policy, as catastrophic climate change looms.

Families will spend $2,300 more this year to fill up their cars and $1,700 more for home heating oil than at the beginning of the Bush presidency. We spent $237 billion on imported crude oil last year.

Meanwhile, Arctic ice is melting at a record pace. Wildfires are burning hotter and longer. A record number of Category 5 hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic Ocean this decade. Lake Mead, which supplies water to Phoenix and Las Vegas, is drying up. Even hunting seasons and wildlife habitats are beginning to be adversely impacted.

The British government projects a 10-20% decline in global economic activity—comparable to the Great Depression—if we don’t stop global warming.