Patagonia gives away $10 million of unplanned money
Patagonia is giving away the $10 million in unplanned money they received as a result of last year’s irresponsible tax cut.
The tax cut was not only a windfall for the oil and gas industry but will also open up 1.5 million acres on the coastal plain of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration and drilling. The timing of this tax cut couldn’t have been worse.
Patagonia believes our planet is in peril because of human-caused climate disruption and also believes the scientists, including the authors of Friday’s National Climate Assessment report, that it is urgent that we all do something about it.
“Our government continues to ignore the seriousness and causes of the climate crisis. It is pure evil.” – Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard
Since 1985, Patagonia has funded grassroots activism as part of their commitment to 1% for the Planet. This additional $10 million will go a long way for the groups defending our air, water and land.
It will also include support for the regenerative organic agriculture movement, which hopes to slow the climate crisis but could begin to reverse it.
Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard, says catastrophe is here, and we need all the help we can get to address the climate crisis.
He said, “Our government continues to ignore the seriousness and causes of the climate crisis. It is pure evil. We need to double down on renewable energy solutions. We need an agriculture system that supports small family farms and ranches, not one that rewards chemical companies intent on destroying our planet and poisoning our food. And we need to protect our public lands and waters because they are all we have left.”