April 22 2020 is officially the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Addressing the climate crisis is one of the most important challenges of our time. The U.S. military is the world’s largest consumer of oil and causes more greenhouse gas pollution than 140 nations combined. Yet 64% of our discretionary spending is siphoned off to the Pentagon every year and the private weapons companies that the Pentagon contracts with continue to place their short term profit above the future of our planet. Funding endless war is an existential threat to human life and one of the leading causes of climate change.
This Earth Day and as part of the Global Days of Action Against Military Spending, UFPJ Member group Code Pink is asking supporters to help spread the message that #WarIsNotGreen. Code Pink also has created a Global Days of Action on Military Spending Toolkit with a variety of resources.
