Pro-life Christians in Texas call for 100% clean energy by 2030
A large group of pro-life Christians based in Texas are now calling for the country to switch to 100 percent clean energy by the year 2030.
Based on the press release from the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) last week, more than half a million participants will join the Pro-Life Clean Energy Campaign. Over 24,642 Texans have already signed on to join the campaign, Clean Technica reports.
The Texas-based group of pro-life Christians wants to prevent air pollution from affecting children's development. The group says they need to create a cleaner environment to ensure the health of future generations.
Rev. Mitch Hescox, the president and CEO of EEN, said there are more than 638,000 kids in Texas who are suffering from asthma, and pollution makes it more difficult for them to breathe. He also said it is their "biblical responsibility" to fight for their children, Fusion reports.
Rev. Dr. Daniel Flores of The Hispanic Wesleyan Society in Texas said the Bible commands its followers to take care of the world. Because pollution harms the environment and the humans living in it, it is a Christian's duty to do something about it.
"The Holy Bible testifies to God's mandate on all Believers to care for Creation. Industrial pollution is clearly harmful to the environment and threatens to harm human lives," Flores said. "That is why Christians in Texas are asking policy makers to make creation care a priority."
There are four main goals of the Pro-Life Clean Energy Campaign. First, it aims to help America transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2030 to give children an environment free of pollution. Second, it aims to fight for the right to produce energy from wind and sunlight without the fees imposed by utilities. Third, it aims to remove the regulations preventing people from creating their own electricity. And last, it aims to allow businesses to also be free to create and sell clean energy.
The Pro-Life Clean Energy Campaign is also planning to approach the governors of Indiana, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to convince the states to transition to 100 percent clean electricity.
Aside from EEN, other groups campaigning for the expansion of renewable energy in the U.S. include the TUSK, Conservatives for Energy Freedom, and Conservatives for Clean Energy.
