A few weeks ago, the Biden administration has approved the construction of the Sea Port Oil Terminal, or SPOT, over our very loud objections. SPOT is poised to be the biggest offshore oil terminal in the U.S, which will increase cancer-causing air pollutants in Texas’ Brazoria and Harris counties and make climate change worse. The …
May 23 — That’s a wrap! We went back to FERC this morning for the third and final of our #UnFrackFERC spring action series. We started with a great rally and speak out that featured numerous statements from frontline communities impacted by FERC decisions this month. Then we had a big crew of folks inside …
Like a lot of you, I’ve been horrified by the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and we’ve spoken out repeatedly and forcefully for a ceasefire, and in support of public protest and comment against the war. But there’s a more direct connection between fossil fuels and the ongoing war: Chevron. The Chevron Corporation fuels Israel’s war …
Yesterday, I wrote an update on how Wall Street banks and hedge funds are investing in fossil fuels and climate chaos. Today I’m here to tell you how they’re funding fascism and Donald Trump. Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan Chase are some of the biggest donors to the Heritage Foundation. The Heritage …
Last month, we helped launch the Summer of Heat with the Spring Spark actions focussed on Citibank, shutting down their global headquarters in New York, while solidarity rallies shut down locations in DC and Houston, and other cities. Protests and Non violent actions also shut down climate-financiers like Wells Fargo in San Francisco, and there’s …
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Hundreds of students have been arrested at dozens of universities for participating in protests against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Protests and crackdowns are both escalating, and fossil fueled fascists in Congress are calling for violent mobs and military crackdowns on peaceful protests. As an anti-fascists climate group, we know that police don’t make us …
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The Tennessee Valley Authority – TVA – is one of the largest utilities in the nation, providing electricity for 10 million people. And it has a long history of bringing benefits and power to communities in Appalachia. But the TVA of today is a disgrace to it’s progressive roots. Today’s TVA still gets almost all …
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On April 12, President Biden raised prices for fossil fuel companies who drill or mine on public lands. The day before Biden’s announcement, Trump held a private dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club and resort with two dozen fossil fuel barons, including executives from Chevron, ExxonMobil, and more – the event raised huge sums of money …
This week, we’re launching the spring spark of direct actions against Citibank’s Environmental racism. If you missed our webinar and rally on monday, you can check out the recording below, but we’re confronting Citibank’s involvement in environmental racism, LNG and petrochemical projects, health impacts, violations of Indigenous rights, and their contributions to climate change. Actions …
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Look, you know climate change is already wreaking havoc on our communities, economy, and future. Frontline and fenceline communities of color, low wage workers, and the global south are hit first and worst by the impacts. But we also already have the solutions we need. President Biden has already promised to cut global warming pollution …
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