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Tell FERC: Stop the Constitution Pipeline revival

by DrewAction, allies, Home January 28, 2026January 28, 20260 comments

The Constitution pipeline was supposed to be dead. From 2012-2016, we fought hard to stop this pipeline from Pennsylvania, through New York, and connecting to New England pipeline networks that serve Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. A combination of our advocacy at the federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state water quality permit rejections in New York, and economic factors finally led to …

SIGN & SEND a No SSEP comment! Tell FERC to stop this supersized fossil fuel pipeline.

by DrewAction, allies, Home April 1, 2025April 1, 20253 comments

Today is the day to send your no SSEP comment! For years we’ve fought various projects from the Williams Companies, which operates a national network of fracked gas pipelines. Now, Williams has applied to build the “Southeast Supply Enhancement Project” or SSEP, which would super-size gas in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia with the …

Endangered log perch Deny MVP's 404 water permit

Zombie pipeline MVP is back. Water Protectors take action!

by DrewAction, allies, Home February 9, 2023February 9, 2023Comments are Disabled

We’ve been telling you for years about the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a 300+ mile long fracked-gas pipeline from fracking fields in West Virginia near Pennsylvania, through Virginia, and all the way into North Carolina. The project is still years behind schedule, drowning in debt, and which locals have fought on land, in the courts, on the …

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Nerdy tweets and utility actions in a post Inflation Reduction Act world

by DrewAction, Home, Opinion February 4, 2023February 6, 2023Comments are Disabled

UPDATED Feb 6 -It’s been a busy week behind the scenes as we prepare a series of actions targeting utilities bad behavior, and especially fracked fossil gas. I was trying to get my head around some news and new reports, so I wrote a long twitter thread that drew some … unexpected reactions. I’ve added …

Tell the Forest Service to speak for the trees, no MVP

by DrewAction, allies, Home January 31, 2023January 31, 20231 comment

Take Action North Carolina, Duke’s carbon plan is a failure for climate and communities

by DrewAction, allies July 26, 2022July 27, 2022Comments are Disabled

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 …

Tell FERC: no more excuses, deny the MVP extension request.

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 7, 2022July 13, 20224 comments

** 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 …

Tell FERC to stop work on the MVP, Now

by DrewAction, allies, Home February 14, 2022February 20, 20229 comments

Stop Dirty Duke Energy’s Rate Hike!

by DrewAction, allies January 27, 2020January 27, 2020Comments are Disabled

Duke Energy is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) for a $290.8 million rate hike. If approved, the electric bill of a typical residential customer will rise by nearly $100 a year — all to pay for more dirty power, fracked gas, and pollution. A series of hearings are planned for the …

North Carolina Climate Resistance Actions this week

by DrewAction, allies November 11, 2019November 11, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wanted to let you know about a series of upcoming actions in North Carolina to fight back against climate change. There are forums in Charlotte, and other cities this week, and a big march this Saturday, Nov 16, in Robeson County. Check out the details below, or click here to see all the events listed …