'Companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP are trying to profit from the war in Ukraine, driving up gas prices in order to fill their own pockets,' said jamieclimate of StopBigOil. StopBigOil
"Companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP are trying to profit from the war in Ukraine, driving up gas prices in order to fill their own pockets," said Jamie Henn of Fossil Free Media.As fossil fuel companies use global crises and record inflation to hike prices, a new U.S. campaign launched Thursday aims to end the profiteering and build support for federal legislation to tax Big Oil's windfalls.
"While millions of Americans are struggling with high prices at the pump, Big Oil is making a killing." "While millions of Americans are struggling with high prices at the pump, Big Oil is making a killing," said Jamie Henn, a spokesperson for the"STOP: Stop the Oil Profiteering"A project of the nonprofit Fossil Free Media, the campaign has already projected messages including"Big Oil Is Making a Killing Off of War" and"Stop Big Oil Profiteering" near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Campaign organizers are also planning advertisements on social media and in news outlets, grassroots actions, and press events. "Companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP are trying to profit from the war in Ukraine, driving up gas prices in order to fill their own pockets," said Henn."This campaign will shine a spotlight on this profiteering and push politicians to help everyday Americans by passing a windfall tax on the industry's undeserved profits."
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