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John —

Overall, the Climate Town Hall was an incredible success. Were there
things that could’ve been better? Sure. CNN and some questions placed too
much emphasis on blaming individual people not doing things like giving up
their car for climate change, as opposed to the fossil fuel companies who
actively suppressed information for decades.

But it gave the climate movement a national spotlight for a critical seven
hours. Candidates were pressed to offer real answers, the Green New Deal
took center stage, and climate justice was given the emphasis that it
deserves. This was a victory.



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Not only was it a victory for the Green New Deal, but it helped display
one of our fundamental ideals: living your values. Here’s why:

During Joe Biden’s segment, a questioner held him accountable by asking
him about a high-dollar fundraiser he was hosting with a man who had
co-founded a natural gas company. Biden replied by saying that he was
technically not a fossil fuel executive.

That’s because Biden doesn’t actually care about saving the planet, or
engaging in the type of powerful action that we need to avert this crisis.
His plan is to do the bare minimum to appease Democratic voters and skate
by.

Let’s be real — a co-founder of a natural gas company having a personal
audience with a potential presidential candidate is exactly the type of
thing that the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge was trying to prevent. Biden
might not be violating the letter of the pledge, but he is flagrantly
disrespecting the spirit.

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values — people who aren’t just saying things to get elected, but want to
implement solutions because they’ve seen the problems firsthand. Will you
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Companies like Shell and Exxon knew about the effects of fossil fuels on
our planet for decades. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars
lobbying our leaders, faking studies, and blocking change. Even if Joe
Biden isn’t having a fundraiser with an Exxon executive, the principle is
the same.

Andrew Goldman, the man hosting Biden’s fundraiser, got rich off natural
gas and destroying the planet — even if natural gas is slightly better
than oil. That means they have an incentive to protect their profits.
Those are exactly the people we need to keep away from the structures of
power.

In solidarity,

Justice Democrats


 
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