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Instead of going to the ends of the Earth - and plumbing the depths of the oceans - to squeeze out every last drop of oil, we need, instead, to do everything we can to reduce the risks of offshore oil and gas production.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Depths Drop Earth Ends Every Everything Gas Going Instead Last Need Oceans Offshore Oil Out Plumbing Production Reduce Risks Squeeze

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Business leaders, social justice groups, farmers and ranchers, doctors and nurses and people from all walks of life are concerned about the climate threat.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: About Business Business Leaders Climate Concerned Doctors Farmers Groups Justice Leaders Life Nurses People Social Social Justice Threat Walks

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I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Become Been Endangered Familiar Health Increasingly Landscape Neighbors Oil Part People Recover Sands Sandy Seen Solar Struggle Tar Visited Watched Whose Wind

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Climate change deniers would have us believe that oil, gas, and coal are the only ways to power a modern, industrialized society. They are wrong, and the proof is all around us.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Around Believe Change Climate Climate Change Coal Gas Industrialized Modern Oil Only Power Proof Society Us Ways Would Wrong

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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: American Carbon Change Climate Climate Change Create Health Help Improve Jobs Limits Money Our Pollution Save Strong Will

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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Because Carbon Consumes Conventional Crude Earth Energy Fuel Gallon More Much Oil Percent Pollution Producing Sands So Much Energy Tar Than

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The Keystone XL pipeline is a threat to our nation. It would increase pollution and intensify climate change for generations to come. We must raise our voices and demand our leaders reject this dirty scheme.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Change Climate Climate Change Come Demand Dirty Generations Increase Keystone Leaders Must Nation Our Pipeline Pollution Raise Reject Scheme Threat Voices Would

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New York and Connecticut belong to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to cut carbon emissions, and New York City has been a leader in energy efficiency.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Been Belong Carbon City Connecticut Cut Efficiency Emissions Energy Energy Efficiency Gas Greenhouse Initiative Leader New New York New York City Regional York

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We'll always need energy. We need to communicate, too, but we're not stuck with hand gestures and smoke signals. There are better ways to power our future than by digging fossil fuel from the ground and setting it on fire.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Always Better Communicate Digging Energy Fire Fossil Fuel Future Gestures Ground Hand Need Our Power Setting Signals Smoke Stuck Than Too Ways

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The U.S. can become carbon neutral in our lifetimes. In the process, we will put millions of Americans to work, make our companies more competitive, and shield our communities from extreme weather. And we will honor our obligation to leave the world a better place for future generations.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: American Become Better Better Place Carbon Communities Companies Competitive Extreme Future Future Generations Generations Honor Leave Lifetimes Make Millions More Neutral Obligation Our Place Process Put Shield Weather Will Work World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: Unknown

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