Facebook founder supports Keystone XL and Arctic drilling…Petition

Hold on a sec, Friend.

Did we just hear that correctly?

Is the political group backed by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg launching a seven-figure ad campaign that supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and building the risky Keystone XL tar sands pipeline?

This makes no sense, but it’s true. And there’s no way, as avid Facebook users, that we’re gonna let him get away with this.

Tell Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to ditch his dirty energy ads now. Sign our petition here >>

Zuckerberg has led a bunch of tech industry leaders in launching a political group called FWD.us, which is supposed to be focused on building support for immigration reform. But for their first big TV ads they have decided to run messages that applaud legislators for supporting the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and pushing for drilling in the Arctic Refuge.

Seriously, what the heck are they thinking?

This is a group of people who understand the importance of technology, innovation, and science. They should be leading the fight on climate change and clean energy innovation, not bankrolling ads for dirty energy projects.

Let’s put on the pressure to get these dirty energy ads off the air. Tell Zuckerberg: Pull these ads down now or we’ll unfriend you >>

Facebook depends on the millions of users that come to it each day to share about their lives and their passions. A major part of their user base is made up of people who care about the environment like you and me.

We need to let Mark Zuckerberg know that he cannot disregard our environment and our future in his political work and think there will be no consequences. So please join us in taking action today.

Thanks,

Vanessa Kritzer
Online Campaigns Manager
League of Conservation Voters