Climate activists are pushing for Biden to scrap a “dirty” side deal made with Manchin to fast track the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and to use the massive Pentagon budget to fund clean energy projects.
the equivalent of over 19 million passenger vehicles or 26 coal plants of greenhouse gasses a year. Activists say that the pipeline would be particularly harmful to Appalachian communities along the path of the project which face the risk of explosions, leaks and other safety hazards.
“Here in Appalachia, we are done being a sacrifice zone,” said Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition organizer Grace Tuttle, in a statement provided to. “Far too many corrupt people in power have thrown us under the bus for their own political gain and profit. No more.”of over 1,200 climate and advocacy groups, added that activists “will not allow our relatives in Appalachia to be sacrificed at the altar of corporate greed.
Some Democratic and progressive lawmakers have spoken out against the deal and called for it to come to a separate vote. Rep. Rashida Tlaib toldthat progressives are vowing to vote against the pipeline, saying that “we sure as hell don’t owe Joe Manchin anything now.” It’s unclear if the pipeline has enough support to pass Congress.
Advocates are also planning to urge Biden to use his executive power to expand clean energy beyond the funding in the IRA. Crucially, they say that funding for these projects could come out of the budget of the world’s largest institutional greenhouse gas emitter: the Pentagon. The Pentagon’s massive budget is the ideal source for climate funding, advocates say, considering the fact that lawmakers view it as must-pass budgetary legislation each year. The U.S. spends trillions of dollars
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