John -
Later today, Senator Joe Manchin is going to release the text of his fossil fuel fast-tracking bill.
This bill is a wishlist for fossil fuel company executives: it would gut bedrock environmental protections, threaten tribal authority, endanger public health, fast-track fossil fuel projects, cut public input, and force approval for the disastrous Mountain Valley Pipeline that’s been opposed by the community for years.
First, Senator Manchin tried to tie this bill to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, he’s attempting to hinge government funding on this dirty deal. But despite this deceptive political maneuvering, our movement won’t be backed into a corner by the senator who has taken more money from the fossil fuel industry than any other politician in D.C.
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John, nothing about this fossil fuel fast-tracking bill helps communities who are already being devastated by the climate crisis. Our communities deserve more.
We have an enormous opportunity with the Inflation Reduction Act to start investing in renewable energy and transitioning away from the very thing that is poisoning our climate and taking us closer and closer to a point of no return.
But if Manchin’s dirty deal is passed, we’ll be squandering that opportunity. That’s why Congress needs to hear us loud and clear: separate Manchin’s dirty deal from the rest of the government spending resolution.
Will you add your voice by writing to Rep. Boyle and Sens. Casey and Toomey today?
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As these last-ditch efforts in support of the fossil fuel industry get made, our movement remains united for real solutions to the climate crisis. We will continue to fight community-by-community until all fossil fuels are kept in the ground.
In solidarity,
May Boeve
Executive Director
350.org