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Environmental groups continue to advocate and protest extreme policies to combat climate change during the global energy crisis.
Organizations such as the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Sunrise Movement, and the Federation of Conservation Voters have doubled the promotion of the Green New Deal, the sale from fossil fuel projects, and the ban on oil and gas production. However, high energy prices and fuel shortages, primarily caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, threaten the lives of millions of people around the world.
In a statement, Kelly Sihan, senior director of the Sierra Club’s energy campaign, said, “Both concerns about energy shortages in Europe and the rise in fossil fuels experienced by Americans continue to depend on fossil fuels. It’s a sign of. ” “As long as we rely on volatile world commodities such as oil and gas, we are always vulnerable to the whims of geopolitics and greedy fossil fuel executives.”
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“The current situation only emphasizes the need to make the fastest possible transition to a clean energy economy by making bold investments in clean energy and energy efficiency, confusing us. It doesn’t double the same dangerous fossil fuels it did, now, “she continued.
In the United States, average gasoline and diesel fuel prices hit record highs this month, but natural gas highs Expected to push up electricity prices This summer. European countries, on the other hand, have been forced to increase their reliance on coal as a result of Russia’s control of the continent’s natural gas supply.
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However, the Sierra Club continues to advocate the abolition of coal-fired power and the prevention of oil and gas project development. It also claims that banks will sell from fossil fuel projects and the federal government will stop leasing public land to oil companies.
“Public lands and waters should never be threatened by oil and gas drilling,” the group said on its website. “We strive to protect these special locations from legislative assaults and federal rollbacks that could expose them to exploitation by the fossil fuel industry.”
Greenpeace is conducting similar discussions in the United States and around the world to promote the use of fossil fuels and immediate control of divestments.
Greenpeace activists scaled up the building at the Cannes Lions Creativity Festival, a major global conference for creative marketing companies in France in June to protest fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. .. This group is one of dozens of people signing a petition filed with the European Commission to similarly insist in favor of a ban on fossil fuel advertising.
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“Europe is bustling with ways to increase oil and fossil gas production while the ground is literally burning at your feet,” Sylvia Pastreli, campaigner for Greenpeace’s European unit, said in a protest. I have. “
The group also advocates the abolition of nuclear power, despite being a renewable energy source. Nuclear power accounts for about 25% of Europe’s electricity generation and 19% of the United States’ electricity generation.
Meanwhile, the Sunrise Movement has asked lawmakers to pass the Green New Deal, a climate package backed by progressives in the House and Senate that will cost taxpayers tens of trillions of dollars over a decade, according to U.S. actions. I continue to work. forum. Environmental groups have doubled the bill during the Ukrainian crisis and issued a “Green New Deal Pledge” for lawmakers to sign.
“Our government has yet to pass a climate law to respond to the moment of crisis, as fossil fuel companies are destroying our community and benefiting from families working on petrol pumps,” said Sunrise Movement. Executive Director Valsini Prakash said in March. “Still, support for the Green New Deal is higher than ever.”
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In May, the Sunrise Movement sought to leave D-Texas Congressman Henry Claire, who has a more modest stance on oil and gas development compared to most other Democrats. .. Mr. Prakash said Mr. Querrer was “fundamentally out of sync” with Democratic values.
In a letter in May, Claire and three other Democrats urged President Joe Biden to increase oil production. Texas legislators also joined last week in a letter asking the president to continue his oil export permit.
The Federation of Conservation Voters (LCV) calls for a complete ban on offshore drilling, leaving more than 80% of fossil fuels unburned and policy to pass a large and expensive climate law through a settlement. I proposed it to the planner. A simple majority process that allows passage.
“Among extreme weather, high gas prices, and rising inflation, fueled by an increasingly devastating climate, now is the time for the Senate to save family money, create high-paying jobs, and be healthier and more. Build a future of clean energy. “
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LCV also released its annual National Environmental Scorecard in March, which ranks federal legislators’ climate voting records. The report downgraded lawmakers who voted for more fossil fuel drilling and the Keystone XL pipeline.
Greenpeace, Sunrise Movement and LCV did not respond to requests for comment from FoxNews Digital.