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August 2nd - National Day of Action!
Hold the Line:
No Fossil Fuels in a Climate Deal
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Dear Relatives,
The following content is from the People Vs Fossil Fuels Coalition and the Climate Justice Alliance, of which IEN is a core and founding member!
From his first day in office, the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition has called for President Biden to take strong executive action to declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel leases, projects, and exports. With Biden’s recent promise to step up executive actions on climate, we are closer than ever before to the bold action we need. But it won’t happen if we sit and wait – we have to get into the streets and demand it!
JOIN US for a National Day of Action on August 2nd to demand that Biden declare a climate emergency and reject fossil fuel projects. Actions can be big or small – our power comes from taking action together and being visible! For guidance on tactics and messaging, check out our Action Toolkit.
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM if you or your group can host an action on August 2nd, or if you’re considering it → https://forms.gle/ZJGkBebqiAfKK7L19. We’ll follow up to offer support and resources from the coalition.
Once you’ve signed up, please help us get the word out so more groups and individuals can join in. Here’s a quick sample post and graphic you can use.
Not sure you’ll be able to host an action? You can still help us mobilize pressure on the White House by using and sharing this online action toolkit! It includes a Climate Emergency petition, call-in script, and sample social posts for sharing.
We hope you can join us at this critical moment for executive climate action. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.
See you in the streets!
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WATCH: Biden in the Hot Seat- MASS MOVEMENT Call
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Biden broke his promise to end new federal fossil fuel leasing, failed to stop mega-polluting projects like the Line 3 tar sands pipeline, and is backing false promises from the industry like “carbon capture & storage” that are often used as an excuse for extending the fossil fuel era. Now is our moment to capture the momentum around executive action and push the President to act on all of our demands! It is our job to hold him accountable to be the climate president and speed the end of the fossil fuel era.
Our Message to President Biden: Declare a climate emergency AND Stop approving fossil fuel projects, including leases, exports, plastic plants, and pipelines.
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Keep Calling the White House!
Phone Number: (888) 431 – 7599
Instructions: The White House Comment Line (888-431-7599) is open Tues-Thurs 11 AM – 3 PM EST. Please call during these hours and leave a message using the script below.
Hi, my name is ____, & I’m from ____. I’m calling with the Indigenous Environmental Network and People vs Fossil Fuels coalition. With climate disasters mounting and Congress at a standstill, we’re counting on Biden to declare a climate emergency NOW and stop approving fossil fuel leases, exports, and infrastructure.
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Hi, my name is ____, & I’m from ____. I’m calling with the #PeoplevsFossilFuels coalition. With climate disasters mounting and Congress at a standstill, we’re counting on Biden to declare a climate emergency NOW and stop approving fossil fuel leases, exports & projects.
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CJA Calls on Schumer & Manchin to Stop Sacrificing Frontline Communities; Prioritize Community Controlled Renewables Instead |
Although the plan lays out ways to “invest in communities and environmental justice” it does so without real measures to track and ensure harm is actually reduced and not continued in Indigenous and frontline communities as a whole. Additionally, it encourages and expands fossil fuel exploration and production through tax credits and other measures. If the Democrats really want to stop the climate crisis they must stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry and keep fossil fuels in the ground. Moreover, President Biden should immediately declare a climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act; this will unlock special powers to fast track renewable projects that will benefit us all.
Tom BK Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network said,
“The Inflation Reduction Act exacerbates a pathway of climate and environmental injustice to Democratic Leadership Must Not Rely on the Fossil Fuel Industry to Solve the Economic & Climate Crises.
Indigenous, Black and People of Color communities. This Act is more of the same climate false solutions we have seen previously from this Administration. But it goes further with a quid pro quo guaranteeing offshore oil leases in exchange for renewable energy. From agriculture, soils and forests pushed into the voluntary carbon markets to aviation biofuels as offsets, to the expansion of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and CO2 pipelines, this administration locks in the violence of the climate crisis and consequences to Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous nations and frontline communities for decades to come. The Act does not provide climate nor energy security and will not cut emissions at source at the level that is needed to address this climate emergency.”
Read the entire statement with quotes from CJA members here.
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