Dear John,
In just a few weeks, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide the future of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
This methane gas pipeline will pollute our land and waterways and cut through communities across Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. It will even cut across the Appalachian Trail -- scarring its pristine landscape and proving even our most protected wild places aren’t safe from fossil fuel infrastructure.
This Supreme Court case may be a tipping point in the fight for a fossil fuel free future. But we can’t rely on the court to protect us from this pipeline. Congress must take immediate action that reins in all current and future fossil fuel projects like the ACP. But your legislators will only act if they feel pressure from constituents like you.
Fight for a fossil fuel free future: Tell Congress to oppose the ACP and future fossil fuel projects today!
The ACP would carry enough fracked gas to generate over 67 million metric tons of climate pollution per year. That’s the equivalent of 20 average U.S. coal plants. It would require 38 miles of mountaintop removal. And it would damage farm and forest land.
What’s more, the ACP would disproportionately harm poor, African-American and Indigenous communities all along the route. Part of the project would involve opening one of the largest fracked gas compressor stations ever built in Union Hill -- an African-American community of great historical and cultural significance in Virginia. And thirty thousand Native peoples live in census tracts considered part of the project area in North Carolina alone.
We know the Supreme Court is influenced by cultural change and public outrage. After people across the country boldly stood up for LGBTQ+ rights, the court had no choice but to make same-sex marriage the law of the land.
Now, the American people -- led by those who are directly impacted by fossil fuel projects -- are sounding the alarm about this dirty industry. This is the political atmosphere we need to push the court to act.
Take action now: Tell Congress to reject the ACP and all future fossil fuel projects!
This isn’t just about stopping one pipeline, it’s about stopping all future pipelines -- including one that could someday run through your community. If we don’t collectively fight fossil fuel infrastructure now, we could all suffer later.
And we know grassroots activism works. In Oregon last week, grassroots activists won a huge victory against the fossil fuel industry when the Jordan Cove Energy Project announced that it has withdrawn its application for a key permit for its massive export terminal.
Momentum is building against the fossil fuel industry. The Supreme Court and Congress can’t just look the other way as projects like the ACP continue to harm communities and permanently scar our most cherished wild places. Together we can push our legislators to protect us from future pipeline devastation and ramp up public outrage to push the Supreme Court further in the direction of justice and environmental protection.
Help send 35,000 messages: Tell Congress to oppose the Atlantic Coast Pipeline!
Standing in solidarity,
Donna Chavis,
Senior fossil fuels campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
