We were going to write you an email that Sen Joe Manchin (coal-fired-asshole, WV) was once again mucking up President Biden’s plan’s for a build back better climate bill by demanding Biden approve massive new fossil fuel projects like the MVP, drilling in the Gulf and Alaska, and more in exchange for paltry investments in …
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We told you a few weeks ago about the crazy, disaster-prone plan by New Fortress Energy to build a massive fracked gas export terminal off the coast of Louisiana, right in the heart of an environmental justice community and a likely spot for a hurricane.To be able to export the gas, New Fortress is also …
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** Good News Update ** After hammering them with more than 5,000 comments and emails, FERC has agreed to extend the comment period on MVP’s extension request (a little) to July 29. This means we have two more weeks to keep gathering comments before we need to deliver. Here’s how to help with the new …
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Red alert: the Biden administration is about to open more public lands and waters to new fossil fuel extraction. Biden has been at meeting of the world’s 7 biggest economies today (the G7). But the US, EU, and other big rich countries are all actively backing away from their commitments to act on climate change …
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There’s not much time, so I’ll keep this short: Today the illegitimate Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and set women’s rights and human rights in America back by more than 50 years. We’re a direct action group, and aiding and abetting abortion rights is now a form of direct action. We need you in …
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News of the climate crisis this week is intense: Record setting heat waves all over the country, not to mention in India and Pakistan, wildfires burning out of control in half a dozen states, and more. For more than a year we’ve called on President Biden to stop responding to disasters one at a time …
Read more “Dear President Biden declare a climate emergency, now.”
Last week there was an explosion at a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Freeport, TX. The owners of the plant reported that nobody was injured, but there was a huge fireball in the sky and local authorities are not sharing much information about what happened or what chemicals and pollution might have been released …
Read more “From the Gulf, to DC, to Europe: Join the moral call to stop war and warming”
We’ve told you before (many times) about the fossil fueled fascists who attempted a coup on January 6, 2021 at the behest of the defeated former President, Donald Trump. What we know already is that Trump and his enablers engaged in a criminal conspiracy to try and violently overturn the 2020 Election. For the past …
Any day now, a federal district court is expected to deliver a ruling in the famous ‘Youth v Gov’ case that could pave the way to a constitutional right to a safe and livable climate. But right now, President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and his Attorney General Merrick Garland are signaling they intend to …
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Yesterday, President Joe Biden announced that he will use the Defense Production Act to expand production of US solar panels, heat pumps, and other clean energy and heating tools. In announcing the actions, the White House said “With a stronger clean energy arsenal, the United States can be an even stronger partner to our allies, …
Read more “Defense Production Act victory and what comes next”