President Bidenās choice of Ajay Banga is disappointing. This moment demands a World Bank leader who will prioritize the urgency of the climate crisis, not another Big Business executive with no experience in development, environmental work, or the public sector.
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Three Strikes and Youāre Out: Manchinās Dirty Deal goes down in flames a third time
āThe Senateās rejection of this dangerous bill is a resounding victory for environmental justice communities and the climate,ā said Rees.
Tuesday Rally on Capitol Hill will Urge Congress to Oppose Sen. Joe Manchin’s Dirty Deal
Members of Congress and climate justice advocates will rally Tuesday morning outside the Cannon House Office Building to oppose U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s so-called ‘permitting reform’ bill, a massive giveaway to the fossil fuel industry.Ā
Hundreds of Groups Blast Manchin Ploy to Include Dirty Deal in Defense Authorization Bill
Over 750 organizations sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressional leadership opposing the “cruel and direct attack on environmental justice communities”Ā represented by Manchin’s dirty pipeline deal.
Election Response: Our movements wonāt back down ā Biden must step up to defend democracy, stop climate chaos
Declaring a climate emergency and stopping new fossil fuel projects should be at the top of Bidenās agenda ā the future of the planet and U.S. democracy is at stake. The last thing Congress should do is pass Big Oil’s dangerous ‘permitting reform.’
Release the Guidance: Backgrounder on U.S. International Energy Finance ahead of COP27 Deadline
From 2010-2021, the United States’ trade and development finance institutions provided nearly five times as much support to fossil fuels as to renewables ā over $51.6 billion for fossils compared to just $10.9 billion for renewables.
Response: Withdrawal of Manchin permitting bill huge win for communities, climate
Today is a major defeat for the Manchin and American Petroleum Institute-approved bill which would have fast-tracked the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other fossil fuel projects.
Manchinās Bill Could Wipe Out Climate Gains by Fast-Tracking Fossil Fuel Projects
Approving new gas pipelines and liquified natural gas export facilities would lead to hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year for decades to come.
Release: New āpermitting reformā text from Sen. Joe Manchin would devastate communities, climate
“All Congress members should speak out publicly to stand with frontline communities and reject Joe Manchin’s dirty deal,ā said Collin Rees.
People vs. Fossil Fuels Coalition Responds to Inflation Reduction Act; Demands Congress Strike Down Manchinās Permitting Deal
“The Inflation Reduction Act has come at a tremendously high price that will be disproportionately paid by Black, Indigenous, family farming, people of the global majority, and working-class communities. We cannot afford additional giveaways to the fossil fuel industry in a deal that Democratic Leaders negotiated with Senator Manchin.”