A group of climate change protesters blocked Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s remarks at Semaphore’s Reform Tolerance Summit on Tuesday.
Nearly 20 protesters from Climate Defiance interrupted Mr. Manchin’s comments and yelled about the “dirty deal” promoting the Mountain Valley pipeline project in his home state, which Mr. Manchin supports. The group also unfurled banners and sang John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” to express their frustration with Manchin’s support for the project. according to to the semaphore.
As part of recent bipartisan debt ceiling negotiations, lawmakers agreed to expedite pipeline projects under the Fiscal Responsibility Act. according to to NPR. The pipeline carries a $6.6 billion price tag and has suffered years of delays due to government stalls and environmental overhauls. according to to the Washington Examiner. (Related: Climate group behind headline protests is ‘cult’, ex-member says)
BREAKING: Senator Joe Manchin’s keynote has been completely canceled.
He’s shoving 2 billion cubic feet of cracked gas pipelines down our throats a day.
Manchin is not a moderate. Manchin is a billionaire committed to environmental destruction. We must resist him with all our might. And I will. pic.twitter.com/xd8CmKwsHL
— Climate Defiance (@ClimateDefiance) June 6, 2023
Manchin eventually returned to the main stage and concluded his speech by adding, “What they did today has helped my state tremendously.” according to To Bloomberg News. Semaphore news agency said there was no further confusion after Mr. Manchin resumed speaking. (Related: Video of frustrated London driver smashing through climate change protest lockdown)
Climate Defiance has received significant media attention in recent months with several devastating mass protests against individuals and organizations it sees as complicit in the climate emergency. The group made headlines in late April for sabotaging a speech by a senior Biden administration climate and energy official and blocking a White House Correspondents’ Dinner. claimed Twitter is responsible. A group of members of the group also jeered off the stage at a May event promoting Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar’s latest book.
Climate Defiance aims to “make the lives of cowards complicit in climate change miserable.” according to Participated in an online fundraiser launched by the company. According to the report, members are described as “young” and “furious” at what they perceive as environmental neglect. website. Protesters describe climate change as “an existential crisis that threatens every fabric of every living thing in every corner of the world.”
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