Join a broad coalition to demand that our elected officials hold the line against passing any dirty side deal with Senator Joe Manchin and the fossil fuel industry. Adoption would mean the further sacrifice of frontline communities, fasttracking dangerous fossil fuel projects, pushing approval for Manchin’s pet Mountain Valley Pipeline, and gutting bedrock environmental laws mandating review and community input on infrastructure projects. Now’s the time to take a stand and say that no community can be a sacrifice for fossil fuel profits.
This dirty side deal was engineered by a Senator who made his fortune as a coal baron and has the full power of the fossil fuel industry behind him. Knowing that accelerating the buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure would be unpopular on its own, cunning Manchin is demanding that this legislation be attached to a critical, must-pass spending bill, potentially triggering a government shutdown.
It’s clearly time to descend on Senator Feinstein’s San Francisco office. Bay Area, present!
Bring signs that say “Stop the Dirty Deal.” Please wear red or orange for all our communities impacted and threatened by climate-charged wildfires, heatwaves and drought.
RSVP here. Facebook post here.
WHEN
Thursday, September 1st, 12 PM
WHERE
1 Post Street, San Francisco (intersection of Post and Market)
Accessible by BART and MUNI, parking two blocks away at Union Square
Can’t make it in person? Take action remotely:
- Senator Feinstein: (415) 393-0707
- Senator Padilla: (415) 981-9369
Call Script:
“Hi, my name is ____, I’m a constituent from ____. Please do all you can to block Senator Manchin’s “permitting” proposal, which is a huge step backwards with new fossil fuel leases and permitting. We deserve climate legislation that funds clean energy solutions with no strings attached. We cannot address the Climate Emergency by expanding fossil fuel production and embracing fossil fuel industry scams like carbon capture, fossil fuel hydrogen, and carbon offsets while sacrificing communities. A true climate deal does not include new fossil fuel projects and fast-tracking of fossil fuel permitting.”