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GREEN GROUPS SLAM RFK JR.
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Brett Wilkins
April 19, 2024
Common Dreams
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_ "With so much at stake, we stand united in denouncing RFK Jr.'s
false environmentalist claims." _
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during
a town hall event on June 5, 2023 in Philadelphia. , Lisa Lake/Getty
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A dozen national green groups on Friday published an open letter
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what they say are the dangers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s quixotic
Independent U.S. presidential bid by highlighting his embrace of
conspiracy theories and his use of language often spoken by climate
deniers.
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr
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environmentalist. He is a dangerous conspiracy theorist and science
denier whose agenda would be a disaster for our communities and the
planet," the letter argues. "He may have once been an environmental
attorney, but now RFK Jr. is peddling the term 'climate change
orthodoxy' and making empty promises to clean up our environment with
superficial proposals."
"The truth is, by rejecting science, what he offers is no different
than Donald Trump," the signers asserted, referring to the former
Republican president and presumptive 2024 GOP nominee.
The letter continues:
In the fact-free world that both he and Trump live in, objective
reality simply does not exist. Their policy platforms are instead
driven by what will benefit Big Oil and the greedy corporations that
fund them. We know, however, that environmental progress depends on
following scientific fact and putting people over politics.
With so much at stake, we stand united in denouncing RFK Jr.'s false
environmentalist claims. We can't, in good conscience, let him
continue co-opting the credibility and successes of our movement for
his own personal benefit.
"RFK Jr. is a bleak reminder that our democracy is incredibly
vulnerable," the letter adds. "Any support for this
Kennedy-in-name-only will inevitably result in a second Trump term and
the complete erosion of vital environmental and social gains made to
date."
The letter is signed by the Center for Biological Diversity
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Action Fund, Friends of the Earth
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Victory Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund, Climate
Emergency Advocates, Climate Power, Earthjustice
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Action, NextGen America, Sierra Club
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and 350 Action.
Earlier this month, the Kennedy campaign fired
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director Rita Palma after she admitted that her "No. 1 priority" is to
siphon votes from President Joe Biden—who she described as the
"mutual enemy" of both the Kennedy and Trump voter.
Last month, _More Perfect Union_released
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ultrawealthy Republican donors and Trump backers who are also
financing Kennedy's White House run, which many observers believe
could play spoiler to Biden's reelection bid.
In a stinging rebuke, prominent members of the Kennedy political
dynasty reaffirmed their support
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for Biden on Thursday. Numerous relatives have been urging Kennedy to
drop out of the race.
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