Dear John, Climate Justice Alliance issued two statements this week that we want to make sure you are aware of. Yesterday, we joined together with close to 300 groups to urge Congress and Democrats to accelerate renewable energy and deprioritize fossil fuels
through our vision of positive permitting reform. “Recognizing the fossil fuel industry’s huge structural advantages, the letter and a supporting policy brief outline a menu of positive actions that Congress could take. The groups call on Congress to reject proposals by Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin that provide meager benefits to renewable energy and huge windfalls to fossil fuels.” Read our full statement here.
Today, we issued a statement warning of the danger of a new EPA rule announced this morning by the Biden Administration that intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 90%. Unfortunately, it
will actually unleash more harmful projects that will keep polluting frontline communities. This rule will “allow fossil fuel corporations to maintain or expand other fossil fuel powered plants to “capture” greenhouse gas emissions and store it underground – a technology that is not economically feasible, safe for communities, or even proven to work at the rate needed to address the problem. This ruling from the EPA will also encourage a boom in hydrogen development, which is energy intensive to produce, can produce health damaging air pollution when combusted, and is a play
by the fossil fuel industry to extend its viability and profits.” |
