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Public Lands
It’s no secret that our public lands are used for dirty energy extraction, which contributes heavily to climate change. We believe in reducing––and eventually eliminating––fossil fuel emissions from our public lands.
The policy Details
If public lands were their own country, they would rank fifth in the world for greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, nearly a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions came from burning fossil fuels extracted from public lands in 2018. But we know that the fossil fuel industry doesn’t own our public lands: we do.
We therefore oppose major energy extraction development, such as coal mining expansions or oil leasing and drilling. In addition, we work to reduce methane emissions (a greenhouse gas that is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term and contributes to approximately 25 percent of global warming) from natural gas production.
Keeping Tabs
Still feeling confused about how our public lands contribute to the climate crisis? Our friends at The Wilderness Society developed the Federal Lands Emissions Accountability Tool to explore the hidden impacts of coal, oil and gas production on our public lands through a series of infographics.
Clare Gallagher
Clare advocates in support of the CORE Act
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News
Methane: Why You Should Care About It
Let’s talk about the elephant (fart) in the room: methane. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, even though it doesn’t stick around in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide (methane gets reabsorbed after...
The Intersection of Public Lands and Climate Change
Bears Ears. Grand Staircase-Escalante. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. If you’ve been following the news over the last year or so, chances are you’ve heard about recent threats to these three protected places, or at...
