{"id":1380,"date":"2016-08-20T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh-2020\/?page_id=1380"},"modified":"2020-11-17T01:02:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T01:02:26","slug":"letters-of-support-petition-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/letters-of-support-petition-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters of Support, Petition, Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Nov. 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/11\/Pitt-Divestment-LETTER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees in support of divesting the endowment of fossil fuel holdings<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>We respectfully urge the Ad-Hoc Committee to recommend alignment with the City of Pittsburgh as they divest their pension funds, and to join the divestment surge that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/12\/16\/goldman-sachs-targets-750-billion-for-climate-transition-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">totaled $11T mid-2019<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/divestment\/commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this year reached $14T<\/a> with almost 1,200 institutions and individuals having divested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 2020\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/10\/SB-619-Coalition-Opposition-Letter-20-October-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to PA House of Representatives opposing SB 619<\/a>.\u00a0 50 signed, organized by Penn Future.\n<ul>\n<li>The undersigned members of the conservation, business, clean energy, clean water, environmental protection, and faith communities in Pennsylvania ask for your OPPOSITION to Senate Bill 619 (P.N. 857 &#8211; Yaw). SB 619 is a dangerous bill that seeks to gut Pennsylvania\u2019s Clean Streams Law by fundamentally changing the Clean Streams Law &#8211; enacted in 1937 to protect Pennsylvania\u2019s abundant water resources &#8211; to exclude from its definition of \u201cpollution\u201d any \u201caccidental discharge, spill or release that does not cause a violation of\u201d a limited list of 15 water quality criteria, such as temperature, color, and bacteria. Senate Bill 619 also jettisons spill reporting requirements to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection leaving our waters unprotected from serious pollution events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 2020 Earthworks letter re <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/10\/Investigation_-OH-regulators-dismiss-public-serve-fracking-polluters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3yr investigation shows Ohio regulators ignore public oil &amp; gas pollution complaints, work closely with polluters.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A three-year investigation released today by Earthworks and endorsed by 15 Ohio and Pennsylvania groups &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthworks.org\/publications\/loud-and-clear-what-public-regulatory-complaints-reveal-about-ohios-oversight-of-oil-and-gas-pollution-and-whom-it-serves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loud and Clear: what public regulation complaints reveal about Ohio\u2019s oversight of oil and gas pollution and whom it serves<\/a> &#8212; shows that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) failed to act on 38% of public complaints filed regarding oil and gas air pollution. The investigation also shows the public complaint system is effectively impossible for the public to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2020\/01\/Coalition-Letter-Supporting-PA-Energy-Efficiency-Standards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penn Environment Coalition Letter Supporting Energy Efficiency Legislation in Pennsylvania<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>You can add your name to the letter <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSey-ds2kAf4zDnpq--A73Rxtm7SJG90MSSDPjmth4XpB7siEw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Energy efficient appliances legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2020\/01\/PAE-PAP-energy-efficient-appliances-factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FACT SHEET<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We the undersigned organizations, businesses, and community leaders write to respectfully ask you to support soon-to-be introduce legislation by state Representatives Wendi Thomas and Jennifer O\u2019Mara to promote energy efficiency standards for a set of appliances sold in Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. 2019\u00a0\u00a0 We have sent two letters in support of environmental activists as part of the Amnesty International <a href=\"https:\/\/write.amnestyusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Write for Rights<\/a> annual letter writing campaign.\u00a0 Please join us by going to that site and submitting your own letter !\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/12\/AI_2019_GrassyNarrows.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Support letter for the Grassy Narrows Community<\/a>.\u00a0 Over the past 50 years, toxic mercury has poisoned rivers and fish vital to the Indigenous Anishinaabe community of Grassy Narrows. Because of government inaction, generations of young people have grown up with devastating health problems and the loss of their cultural traditions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/12\/AI_2019_Ubaldo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Support letter for Marinel Sumook Ubaldo<\/a>. Marinel Sumook Ubaldo was 16 when she knew she had to fight to find a way to protect herself and her community from the disastrous effects of the climate crisis. She survived the deadly Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 to become a leading youth activist, dedicated to ensuring governments around the world confront the climate crisis and tackle its effects on her community, and others like them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/10\/RISE_Support_Letter_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Congress written by the Sierra Club Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign in support of the RISE act<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;On behalf of our millions of members and supporters nationwide, we urge you to support <strong>S.1460, the Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy (RISE) Act of 2019<\/strong>, introduced by Senator Merkley, and HR. xxx, its House companion introduced by Representatives Tlaib and Pressley.The RISE Act would would create a fossil-free \u201cClimate Choice\u201d investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the federal government\u2019s retirement plan. Adding this new fund to the TSP lineup will provide federal workers greater choice and flexibility as they plan for retirement, while protecting them from the increased risk and volatility of investments in fossil fuels.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 2019\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/10\/Fossil-Free-Pitt-Coalition-Support-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fossil Free Pitt Coalition Support Letter<\/a> (Note: groups and individuals may <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdtujepqQJ7r2EfIHxrmkhZVS0C1zFQLcg1jSk_4dmB_IBNnA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign this letter<\/a> up to Feb. 2020)\n<ul>\n<li>Letter to the Administration and Board of Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh demands a vote on divestment of the university endowment from fossil fuels\u00a0 on February 28th, 2020, and full divestment from fossil fuels by April 2020.\u00a0 &#8220;Injustice is a risky investment. The University of Pittsburgh has millions of dollars invested in fossil-fuels assets. You are complicit in the climate crisis. Today we demand you be held accountable. &#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 2019\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/08\/CoalitionLetterSupportingPAEnergyEfficiencyStandards_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coalition letter that calls on Pennsylvania State Representatives and Senators to support<\/a><br \/>\nlegislation to support PA energy efficiency standards.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We the undersigned organizations, businesses, and community leaders write to respectfully ask you<br \/>\nto support soon-to-be introduced legislation by state Representatives Wendi Thomas and Jennifer<br \/>\nO\u2019Mara to promote energy efficiency standards for a set of appliances sold in Pennsylvania.<br \/>\nEnergy efficiency is a crucial tool for reducing air and global warming pollution, and saving consumers<br \/>\nmoney on their utility bills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 2019\u00a0\u00a0 Letter organized by Food and Water Watch to US senators asking them to <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/08\/letter_DOE_finance_dirty_energy_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oppose the Department of Energy Financially Backing Dirty Energy Projects<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;we, the undersigned community, health, environmental, and public interest groups, are writing to urge you to SUPPORT including the provision passed in the House bill, HR 2740, that &#8216;<em>clarifies that the Department of Energy\u2019s Section XVII Loan Program is providing loans only to clean energy projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases.<\/em>&#8216;\u00a0 Additionally, we ask you to OPPOSE any effort to allow the Department of Energy (DOE) approval of the Appalachia Development Group\u2019s \u201cADG\u2019s\u201d application for a $1.9 billion Title XVII loan guarantee, for a massive fossil fuel and petrochemical infrastructure project (Appalachian Storage and Trading Hub Project) to be located in the Ohio River Valley region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, or Kentucky.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 2019\u00a0\u00a0 350Pittsburgh invited a number of groups concerned about air quality, climate change and greenwashing to sign on to our <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/05\/ChildrensFestival2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outreach letter regarding EQT sponsorship of the Children&#8217;s Theater Festival<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Once upon a time, Snow White ate a poisoned apple. After a long sleep she woke up and everything <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">was okay. How long can your students wait for everything to be okay?&#8230; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Like a candy house in the woods, the vibrant theater conceals the harmful effects <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">of its sponsors. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>EQT ranks 8th on <\/b><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pennenvironment.org\/reports\/pae\/fracking-failures\">PennEnvironment\u2019s list of companies<\/a><b> <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>violating rules meant to <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>protect the environment and public health<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8230;.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We are asking protectors of kids to make known to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust that it is past time for <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">them to relinquish their ties with EQT. Please consider either not attending the Children\u2019s Theater <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Festival this year and letting PCT know why, or attending and declining to take a program booklet, or <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">taking a program and mailing the cover back to PCT with a letter, or simply giving them a call to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">express your concern.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 2018\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/05\/350Pittsburgh_letter_ALCOSAN_July2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to ALCOSAN board<\/a> re investing in large green infrastructure projects.\n<ul>\n<li>350Pittsburgh supports a green-first approach to fixing our region\u2019s CSO problems. Pittsburgh will spend over $2 BILLION on fixing these problems so we need this money to serve multiple goals. We want to 1) clean our rivers, 2) reduce flooding and basement backups, 3) revitalize our neighborhoods and 4) prepare for the larger rainfalls brought on by climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 2018\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2018\/12\/Coalition-Letter-for-100-Renewable-Energy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coalition Letter for 100% Renewable Energy\u00a0<\/a>organized by Penn Environment\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;On behalf of the organizations signed below, we are writing to ask you to cosponsor legislation proposed by state Representative Chris Rabb in the PA House of Representatives and Senator Chuck McIlhinney in the PA State Senate to help us tackle one of the greatest threats facing our planet\u2014climate change.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec. 2017 \u00a0350Pittsburgh participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/write.amnestyusa.org\/cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amnesty International Write for Rights<\/a> campaign and sent letters on behalf of two environmental activists. \u00a0We supported\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.amnestyusa.org\/page\/13988\/action\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clovis Razafimalala<\/a>\u00a0an environmental activist in Madagascar working to support the rainforest \u00a0(read our letter <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2018\/01\/AI_Letter1_madagascar_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>), and we supported the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.amnestyusa.org\/page\/15369\/petition\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milpah Indigenous Movement\u00a0<\/a>in Honduras that is working against mining and hydroelectric projects exploiting their land (read \u00a0our letter <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2018\/01\/AI_Letter2_Honduras_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec 2017 \u00a0Allegheny County Health Department: <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2017\/12\/MnT-Signed-On.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hold McConway &amp; Torley steel foundry to health-based emission standards<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>For over 150 years, Pittsburghers have been forced to breathe the emissions from the\u00a0McConway &amp; Torley steel foundry, one of the dirtiest polluters in the country. Allegheny\u00a0County Health Department needs to finally listen to years of community concerns and hold\u00a0this facility to a standard emphasizing public health.\u00a0Located less than a mile from Arsenal Middle School, this facility releases dangerous\u00a0neurotoxins such as manganese and a history of emitting at unsafe levels. At least 6 times\u00a0between 2011 and 2015, the Health Department measured manganese levels above the\u00a0EPA safe limit. It is past time for them to be held to a standard that prioritizes the health of\u00a0our community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 2017 \u00a0AG Shapiro: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2017\/05\/Pennsylvania-letter-to-AG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open an investigation into ExxonMobil on matters related to climate change<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate change poses a serious threat to every resident of Pennsylvania. From the health impacts of heat waves, damage to agricultural crops, and a more favorable breeding environment for vectors of West Nile virus, to the dangers of extreme rainfall and flooding, no corner of the state will be spared. In spite of these risks and with no regard for the residents of Pennsylvania, the Trump Administration has moved aggressively to gut the full array of federal climate protections. To keep the nation on track toward a safe climate future, states must take the lead in protecting their residents. A critical step in doing so is ensuring that Pennsylvania consumers and investors are effectively protected against unfair and deceptive practices related to climate change. We write to urge that you open an investigation into ExxonMobil on matters related to climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 2017\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2017\/03\/BCPL_endorsement_letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beaver County Peace Links events endorsement<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The most dangerous wall that Donald Trump might actually build is a big ugly fortress blocking the road to peace. He says he is ready to restart the nuclear arms race. His views on the Middle East defy reason and history. And he just \u201cloves war\u201d.\u00a0 While we know that people across the country will begin to stand up against this warmongering, we also know that western Pennsylvania needs to step up and into this battle. We need to be better organized and we must amplify our unified voices.\u00a0 To this end, we have invited the leaders of two national organizations to speak.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8230;. Kevin Martin leads Peace Action, the largest grassroots peace network in the country&#8230;.Michael McPherson leads Veterans for Peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March, 2017\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeHniNSYD9wkbuITiOdz9_RNVtiaVSLabZ5cbqXpwXc6W8YRQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AG Shapiro: Investigate the DEP<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>We are writing to you to request that your office conduct an investigation of the Department of Environmental Protection\u2019s handling of citizen complaints related to unconventional gas drilling in the Commonwealth. Findings of a three-year investigation by a team of investigative journalists at Public Herald reveal an agency that is not up to the task of protecting Pennsylvanians from fracking. The authors further allege that the agency committed misconduct at a system-wide scale. &#8230;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Public Herald\u2019s research adds significant weight to claims of regulatory neglect. <\/span>Investigators fought with DEP for three years to obtain information on fracking-related complaints. What they uncovered is jarring. DEP has received over 9,400 complaints related to gas and oil impact. Within this data, the Public Herald, a nonprofit investigative news source, alleges to have identified at least 177 water contamination investigations wherein DEP committed one or more of three types of official misconduct: malfeasance, misfeasance, and negligence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov 11, 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdNvAgWXMuRqgi7pwkJSb7BCQxbDoZJog7WVuw5gXoPdppScw\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morocco COP22 The Sky&#8217;s Limit : no new fossil fuel development<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>One year ago in Paris, the world came together to finalize a new agreement to address the climate crisis. Together, countries committed to \u201c[h]olding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5\u02daC above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.\u201dNow, the Paris Agreement has entered into force and the time has come to fulfill the commitments made within it. \u00a0Therefore, we, as \u00a0civil society organizations representing millions around the world, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">call on world leaders to put an immediate halt to new fossil fuel development and pursue a just transition to renewable energy with a managed decline of the fossil fuel industry<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug 5, 2016 Letter to EPA\n<ul>\n<li><em>As community and municipal leaders who care deeply about our constituents\u2019 water quality,\u00a0increasing water and sewer bills, and the cost that municipalities, and ultimately ratepayers, will\u00a0be forced to bear for our region\u2019s clean water compliance investment, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">we are concerned about\u00a0the direction of ALCOSAN\u2019s tunnel plan.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 23, 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2016\/08\/POP_submittal_letter_to_ACHD_23Jun16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Allegheny County Health Department<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>REF: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Air Monitoring Network Plan for 2017 (Public Comment)<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ACHD\u2019s referenced submittal to the Environmental Protection Agency (<b>EPA<\/b>). The attached \u201cpublic comment\u201d document is offered by Protect Our Parks and the other grassroots groups and individuals listed below.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 11, 2016\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScRpajJOFhRlZ-QTb8NQDDc0z2zK3ODjarlC7ixdyFTG0DMBw\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to President Obama<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>On behalf of our environmental, social justice, indigenous, and health organizations, who collectively represent millions of Americans, we formally petition you to exercise your authorities under the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act (\u201cAppropriations Act\u201d)(1) and the National Emergencies Act (\u201cNEA\u201d)(2) to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">declare a national emergency to address climate change and, pursuant to such a declaration, prohibit the export of U.S. crude oil<\/span>. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec 23, 2015 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2016\/08\/Divestment-letter-to-Mayor-Peduto.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Mayor Peduto and City Council<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I write on behalf of the Steering Committee of Pittsburgh350 to express our <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">support for\u00a0Divest Pittsburgh\u2019s campaign<\/span> calling on you and the Pension Board to immediately\u00a0freeze any new investments in fossil fuels, as well as divest from direct ownership and\u00a0any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds within\u00a0five years.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov 2, 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfrackdown.org\/organizational-sign-on-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global FrackDown Letter to World Leaders<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For the Global Frackdown to Paris in 2015,\u00a0over\u00a01,200 groups from 64 countries, including over 700 organizations based in the United States, signed this letter <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">urging world climate leaders to say \u201cau revoir\u201d to fracking<\/span>: \u00a0 As the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris (COP 21) approaches, we implore you to take bold action. This means not just setting emissions -reduction targets, but also by explicitly <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">addressing the fundamental, science-based need to keep fossil fuels in the ground<\/span>.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov. 2020 Letter to University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees in support of divesting the endowment of fossil fuel holdings.<span class=\"text-cutoff\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}