Legal Right to Pollute - STOP TPP!

The twelve TPP nations are planning a ceremonial signing of that agreement on FEBRUARY 4 in New Zealand. Anti-TPP activists from around the world are stepping up efforts to stop this trade bill before it's too late. We failed to stop fast track authority so now the US Congress may not amend the bill - only vote yes or no. A coalition of environmental groups anticipates the bill will come for a vote sometime this spring, possibly May but maybe earlier. Time is short to stop this bill!

Why are so many environmental groups and leaders so opposed to this bill? Listen to this short interview with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, environmental attorney and president of Waterkeepers Alliance.

“It essentially hands state sovereignty over to corporations,” Kennedy says. Kennedy says there is no legal right to pollute. “But the TPP suddenly creates that right. It’s as if every polluter has a right to pollute and that the only way to stop them is to pay them all of their expected profits forever from polluting,” says Kennedy. “It’s really kind of an insane giveaway of American sovereignty.”

And now, even before the original deal is inked, they are talking about expanding the TPP trade authority to other nations.

If you haven't yet taken action, please do it now.
1. CONTACT REP. RON KIND (his La Crosse office: 608 782-2558 or use the form at link) who is one of the co-leaders of the "Friends of TPP" caucus in Congress, OR your congressional representative. You can learn more about who donates to their campaigns at opensecrets.org.

2. Contact the White House (switchboard: 202 456-1111)

3. Sign one or more of the petitions being circulated by groups you belong to and/or groups shown below.

4. Write a letter to the editor, present a program at your place of worship or social organization, talk to others.

Learn more about why groups as diverse as the Communication Workers of America, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Sierra Club, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, Physicians for a National Health Care Program, 350.org, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Public Citizen, the National Familly Farm Coalition, The Teamsters, and thousands more are doing everything they can to stop the TPP.                                                                                                            - cathy