Climate change activists protested at President Joe Biden's campaign headquarters in Delaware on Monday, weeks after Biden delivered a major victory for the environmental movement.
At a protest organized by the Sunrise Movement, 21 people were arrested after entering Biden's campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, to demand more aggressive climate change policies. according to to the group. The protests come about two weeks after the Biden administration announced a suspension of approvals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on January 26, a major victory for environmentalists.
“We are calling on him to end the fossil fuel era, create green union jobs and prepare for climate change,” the group said in a statement. post A video was posted on X (formerly Twitter) of authorities leading away a handcuffed activist. “Biden, this is your legacy. It's time to listen and declare a climate emergency.” (Related: Liberal campaigner calls 'Green New Deal' plan to 'redistribute wealth and power' from rich to poor)
Breaking news: 21 young people arrested at Biden campaign headquarters.
We're asking him to end the fossil fuel era, create green union jobs, and prepare for climate disaster. Biden, this is your legacy. It's time to listen and declare the climate emergency. pic.twitter.com/OwCvShJkwG
— Sunrise Movement🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) February 12, 2024
Energy sector experts previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation that a moratorium on LNG approvals would likely increase emissions and empower overseas production, but the Biden administration It's not the only victory for activists. In September 2023, the White House announced the creation of America's Climate Corps, a de facto taxpayer-funded green jobs training program previously run by the Sunrise Movement. advocated.
The organization also played a significant supporting role in Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, reportedly reaching 3.5 million voters in battleground states during that election cycle. according to In the Guardian newspaper.of environmental protection movement It is once again poised to become a key bulwark of political support for Biden as the 2024 cycle heats up.
The Sunrise Political Action Committee (PAC), affiliated with the Sunrise Movement, received $250,000 during the 2020 campaign from a George Soros-affiliated Democracy PAC and from the Sixteen Thirty Fund managed by Arabella Advisors. He received an additional $500,000. according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) Filings.
Arabella Advisors is a Democratic consulting firm that manages several major funds that donate to liberal causes. Some of Arabella's foundations do not have to disclose their donors. according to Go to Capital Research Center. Approximately 99% of Sunrise PAC's spending in the 2020 cycle benefited Democratic politicians. according to Go to Influence Watch.
In a post to “Young people will not support this,” he wrote. Department of State designation foreign terrorist organization. “Biden can't build renewables on Monday, fossil fuels on Tuesday, and then claim to be the climate president. That's not how science works, and young voters know that.” .”
Group too called Biden's refusal to allow evictions after natural disasters, guarantee health care, and greenlight a single new oil and gas well across the United States
The White House, Biden campaign and Sunrise Movement did not respond to requests for comment.
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