The former CEO of
Phillips 66, the oil company, is trying to dam up a
beloved Texas river. Why? So he can use it for
swimming and boating. If approved, the
dam would create six Olympic-sized pools on this single
greedy man's private property.
But
communities along the Llano River are fighting back.
And the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality must
listen!
Climate change already
threatens the health of our rivers. This would make
matters worse. As activists have pointed out,
unnecessary dams are also dangerous for local
ecosystems. They slow the river's natural flow,
divert resources, and causing a slew of environmental
problems for the species that rely on natural
watersheds.
Additionally,
multiple counties depend on the Llano River as their
residents' main source of water — so any changes could
have huge consequences.
To make matters worse, if
the Commission were to approve this dam, it sets a scary
precedent for water use — and hoarding — by the
ultra-wealthy. How many other private dams would it also
approve in the future, draining rivers of their
water and harming an untold number of species and
communities in the process?
The
last thing Texas needs is another oil executive
accelerating that process. Sign the petition to demand
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reject
this dangerous private dam
application!
