We’ve told you before about the Willow Arctic oil project. And we’ve been telling you for a while now that President Biden’s signature investment in climate change – the Inflation Reduction Act – is essentially a big gamble that if we invest in both fossil fuels and clean energy, clean energy will win out in …
Earlier this spring, Duke Energy finally released a draft plan to reduce global-warming carbon emissions in the Carolinas. Even getting them to unveil a plan was a big struggle, and required an act of the Legislature. Sadly, but not surprisingly, Duke’s carbon plan is a failure for our climate and communities. Local environmental and social …
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Elected leaders in Congress are failing us. More than 100 million Americans are under excessive heat warmings this weekend, and they can’t get it together to agree that the climate emergency is an emergency, let alone to pass the kind of bold, sweeping policy we need. And here’s the thing, for all our good work …
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Sen Joe Manchin (Traitor, WV) has betrayed his President, his party, and his colleagues in Congress, again. This to say nothing of the men, women, and American children he’s sentenced to death and a destroyed climate. The man belongs in a stockade, or some sort of human rights tribunal. Instead, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden, and …
Read more “Manchin is a liar, a climate denier, and a fossil fueled fascist. Time for consequences”
October 31, 2022 Update: All this year we’ve been campaigning to get President Biden and Congress to support a windfall profits tax on Big oil. Well, today he came out and said it! This is the leadership we need to take on Big Oil’s price gouging and corporate greed. A windfall profits tax would help …
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 …
Read more “Tell Schumer: stuff Manchin, it’s now or never. No climate, no deal.”
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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