This is an open letter to all elected officials in the U.S. who have signed the Koch brothers' climate obstruction pledge. At least 250 members of the U.S. House and Senate have done so. For a complete list check out Environmental Defense Action Fund website. For those of you who do not know, the Koch brothers are two of the richest people on earth thanks to our dependence on fossil fuels. According to EDAF, the fossil fuel billionaire Kochs "have been spending tens of millions pressuring state and federal officials to sign a pledge to obstruct climate action at every turn".
To elected Officials who have signed the climate action obstruction pledge:
How dare you sign a climate disruption enhancing pledge? At the same time you claim to want to balance the federal budget while approving the give away of billions of tax dollars in subsidies to Big Oil companies. Isn't that a tad hypocritical? Do you, or someone close to you, happen to own oil company stock? You can't honestly claim you have not recieved campaign support from oil companies, can you? When did the difference between patriotism and personal gain originally become blurred in your mind? As an American I am ashamed and dismayed that any apparently intelligent person who is willing to flush this country's environment down Tonado Alley holds a political office. You ought to share that shame and dismay.
