{"id":29127,"date":"2012-03-16T05:45:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T05:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/ja\/2012\/03\/16\/i-bet-video-wont-go-viral\/"},"modified":"2012-03-16T05:45:08","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T05:45:08","slug":"i-bet-video-wont-go-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/ja\/i-bet-video-wont-go-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"I bet this video won't go viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

We just sent this email out to our activists in the USA. Not getting our emails? Join here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Dear friends,<\/p>\n

We just recorded a new video that I think you\u2019ll enjoy:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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I’m pretty sure this video won’t go viral and get 50 million views in 24 hours — and it doesn’t need to.<\/strong> It\u2019s more of an internal update for the extended 350.org family, a chance for all of us to reflect and get ready for some busy months ahead. <\/p>\n

As 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben explains in the video<\/a>, we’re gearing up for a major new fight to end the billions of dollars in subsidies the fossil fuel industry receives each year<\/strong> — the tax-breaks, handouts, and loopholes that are just adding to the record-breaking profits that these companies are already making. And perhaps most importantly, getting rid of fossil fuel subsidies across the board would be a huge step to cutting carbon emissions and putting us back on a pathway to 350 ppm.<\/p>\n

The subsidies battle is gaining momentum, and fast. In a recent speech, President Obama called for an end to subsidies to Big Oil and said, \u201cLet’s put every single member of Congress on record: You can stand with oil companies or you can stand up for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n

As you probably know, we haven\u2019t agreed with President Obama on everything, but we think getting every member of Congress on the record is a great idea. As a first step, we just launched this short and simple petition<\/a> that reads: “I call on Congress to end all subsidies to fossil fuel companies, and invest in green jobs and clean energy instead.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Please take a minute to add your name to the petition calling for Congress to put an end to fossil fuel subsidies<\/a><\/strong>. Over the next month, we’ll ramp up the pressure — on Twitter, on Facebook, over the phones, and in district — to get every politician to tell us where he or she stands on these subsidies. For now, we’ll use this petition to show Congress how important this issue is — and when we launch our big push to get every member of Congress on the record, they’ll know that we have an army of concerned citizens who have our back. <\/p>\n

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As Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip-Hop Caucus says in the video, \u201cTo make this movement successful, we have to continue to keep the pressure going.\u201d <\/strong>We couldn’t agree more. Along with taking on fossil fuel subsidies, we’re gearing up for some massive new efforts to build this movement:<\/p>\n