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Permitting reform done right: America never knew how to build. But it could.

by DrewAction, Home June 22, 2023June 22, 20233 comments

For more than a year now, we’ve been hearing the same lie about so-called permitting reform. The lie goes like this: America used to know how to build things. But then we invented a lot of environmental rules, like NEPA the National Environmental Policy Act, and environmentalists and especially communities of color got really good …

Tell FERC Environmental Justice is more than a box to check.

Juneteenth: Thinking about justice, race, and the frontlines

by DrewAction, allies, Home June 19, 2023June 19, 20231 comment

Happy Juneteenth – now officially a federally recognized holiday after (like the end of legal slavery it commemorates) too damn long. I’ve been thinking a lot about Environmental Justice — and especially our friends and relatives on the frontlines in the Gulf south — as it related to the on-going debate about whether and how …

Tune in today to the fight to stop Manchin’s deal, and Manchin’s FERC

by DrewAction, allies, Home May 18, 2023May 24, 20234 comments

May 19 update – just a quick note at the end of the week to say: We did it! We did ALL of it! And it’s working! If you didn’t get the chance to tune in, we had a busy morning at FERC with rallies, a non-violent direct action that blocked the driveway entrance to …

Tell FERC environmental justice isn’t a box to check

by DrewAction, allies, Home May 2, 2023May 2, 20231 comment

For years we’ve told you how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rubber stamps virtually every fossil fuel project proposed to them. There’s a new FERC Environmental Justice docket open right now, which builds upon their roundtable discussion last March. They’ve also been ordered by President Biden, under a new Executive Order issued for Earth …

A group holds a stop Manchin's FERC banner outside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Stop Manchin’s FERC – a report-back and a new report

by DrewAction, allies, Home January 20, 2023January 24, 20233 comments

Quick message in solidarity and action with our fierce allies at Beyond Extreme Energy – I joined BXE today at an action targeting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) monthly meeting – the first since Democratic Chair Richard Glick was ousted by Joe Manchin late last year. I didn’t think much of Glick, as I’ve …

Spark Joy(e) Extinguish Fossil Fuels next week

by DrewAction, allies, Home January 13, 2023January 18, 20232 comments

January 18 – 2 important updates: Our original post is below, in case you want to check back on your local event or invite friends to join us. Late last year, our movement and our world lost Joye Braun, a true warrior for climate justice and a force of nature. In her honor, we are …

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Gear up in our new store to celebrate the solstice and our work!

by DrewAction, Home December 21, 2022December 21, 20221 comment

Today is the winter solstice – meaning that from now until next summer, the days will only get warmer, longer, and sunnier. It’s fitting that the solstice comes just after we got word that Manchin’s dirty deal has been defeated a fourth (and we hope, final) time this year! Senate negotiators announced early Tuesday that …

We Win! Thanks again for calling to stop Manchin’s Zombie dirty deal

by DrewAction, allies, Home December 15, 2022December 16, 20228 comments

December 15 update – We won, again! For an unprecedented third time, Manchin’s zombie dirty deal has been defeated. It failed on the Senate floor, 47-47, with 60 votes needed for passage. This is yet another huge victory for frontline communities — especially those fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) — and climate justice warriors …

The best way to kill a dirty deal is with environmental justice for all

by DrewAction, allies, Home December 15, 2022December 21, 20221 comment

All month, we’ve been rallying you to kill Manchin’s zombie dirty deal again and again. And it’s essential that we keep doing that work to protect our climate and communities. But there’s a better way to stop pollution and extraction, especially in our most marginalized communities. The better way is called the Environmental Justice for …

It’s still time to remove Manchin from his dirty dealing chair

by DrewAction, allies, Home December 13, 2022December 13, 20223 comments

As we’ve been telling you, Senator Joe Manchin (jerkface-WV) continues to push for his zombie like dirty deal that would fast track fossil fuel infrastructure and harmfully impact frontline communities. But we haven’t mentioned lately that in addition to threatening our climate and communities, Manchin’s dirty deal is a huge conflict of interest. Manchin still …