John,

The fight to stop the Williams fracked gas pipeline in New York City just took a major twist.

This week, local gas utility National Grid did something unheard of — it sent emails directly to NYC customers urging them to lobby in favor of building this totally unnecessary and destructive pipeline¹.

I won’t mince words here: this is a blatant attempt by National Grid to hijack the public comment period and the democratic process it’s supposed to represent.

This kind of behavior is unprecedented, and it reeks of desperation. But it’s also a sign that fossil fuel billionaires are adapting to a changing landscape and experimenting with new tactics  to stop our movement. Which means the fight to stop the Williams pipeline is more important than ever before.

There’s just one day left to submit a public comment opposing the Williams pipeline. As a non-New Yorker, can you act in solidarity and take a second to petition NY Governor Andrew Cuomo to stop this destructive project?

New Yorkers’ resistance has already had a ripple effect felt throughout the country. Earlier this year, President Trump signed two executive orders limiting states’ powers to stop oil and gas pipelines — specifically in response to successful grassroots efforts to stop Williams and other fracked gas pipelines in New York State².

This stunt by National Grid is just the latest in a series of attempts to tilt the scales in favor of fossil fuel billionaires. That’s why the battle to stop the Williams pipeline is so important. What happens here has national implications for similar fights against fossil fuel infrastructure. We can’t let fossil fuel billionaires cheat the system with cheap tricks like this.

It’s going to take all of taking action to stop the Williams pipeline for good. 25,000 people have already told Governor Cuomo to do what’s right. Sign now and help get that number up to 50,000.

Let’s stop this pipeline for good,

Cata

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1 - National Grid Asks Customers to Help It Lobby for a New Fracked Gas Pipeline, Sludge

2 - Trump Signs Executive Orders in Push to Make it Easier to Build Oil and Gas Pipelines, NPR

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