Difference between revisions of "Ed Case"
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (Hawaii Democrat, District 1), won election in 2018. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (Hawaii Democrat, District 1), won election in 2018. | ||
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| + | ==Effort to Stop Development Projects== | ||
| + | [[File:Our Revolution Tefere Gebre1.png|thumb|450px]] | ||
| + | Rep. [[Ro Khanna]], [[Tefere Gebre]] of [[Greenpeace]], [[Grace Tuttle]] of [[Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights]] and [[Naadiya Hutchinson]], Government Affairs Manager at [[WE ACT for Environmental Justice]] were listed as speakers for a "Special Town Hall" dated September 15, 2022 sponsored by [[Our Revolution]]. The meeting is to discuss strategies to stop the public from using strategic litigation to shut down development prjects. [[Our Revolution]], [[Greenpeace]], [[Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights]] (POWHR) and [[WE ACT for Environmental Justice]] participated. In a mass email, [[Our Revolution]] linked to a letter signed by democrats to thwart development projects. | ||
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| + | From the event invitation:<ref>[https://archive.ph/UUzxX Archive Special TOWN HALL: Stop Manchin's Dirty Deal (accessed September 12, 2022)]</ref> | ||
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| + | ::"[[Our Revolution]], America’s largest grassroots progressive organization, is partnering with [[Greenpeace|Greenpeace USA]] to stop a looming threat to our communities and our planet. together, we are hosting a Town Hall to mobilize our networks of millions of members and hundreds of local chapters to stop a deal negotiated between Senator [[Joe Manchin]], The American Petroleum Institute (API), and Democratic leadership to fast track permitting of fossil fuel extraction projects, leading to potential catastrophic climate impacts. | ||
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| + | ::Join frontline communities and our allies in Congress to learn what you can do to help us stop [[Joe Manchin|Manchin]]'s Dirty Deal! | ||
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| + | From a mass email sent by [[Our Revolution]] dated September 12, 2022: | ||
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| + | "[[Our Revolution]] is leading the charge alongside frontline communities and environmental justice groups like [[Greenpeace]] to kill [[Joe Manchin]]’s side deal for more dirty oil favors. | ||
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| + | "[[Joe Manchin|Manchin]] is willing to shut down the government for more fossil fuel projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline in WV and strip safeguards from impacted communities. | ||
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| + | "Dems can’t celebrate “the biggest climate steps in history” while reversing them by caving to a literal coal baron. | ||
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| + | "Our coalition of 650 organizations is urging Senate Majority Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] to detach the deal from the must-pass bill to fund the government — we cannot let [[Joe Manchin|Manchin]] hold us hostage! | ||
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| + | "[[Bernie Sanders|Bernie]] railed against it on the Senate floor this week and says he’ll vote it down, and [[Our Revolution]] is calling for a progressive mutiny in Congress. | ||
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| + | "A coalition of 72 US House Reps have signed onto a letter<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220912214835/https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2022-09-09%20Group%20NEPA%20Letter%20to%20Pelosi%20and%20Hoyer.pdf?akid=3382.7666927.DdiOk_&rd=1&t=14 (accessed September 12, 2022)]</ref> led by US Rep. [[Raul Grijalva]] - but we need more of our representatives in Congress to stand in opposition. | ||
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| + | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' signed the letter. | ||
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| + | [[Category: Radical Environmentalist]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Hawaii]] | [[Category:Hawaii]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:46, 12 September 2022
Ed Case (Hawaii Democrat, District 1), won election in 2018.
Effort to Stop Development Projects
Rep. Ro Khanna, Tefere Gebre of Greenpeace, Grace Tuttle of Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights and Naadiya Hutchinson, Government Affairs Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice were listed as speakers for a "Special Town Hall" dated September 15, 2022 sponsored by Our Revolution. The meeting is to discuss strategies to stop the public from using strategic litigation to shut down development prjects. Our Revolution, Greenpeace, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR) and WE ACT for Environmental Justice participated. In a mass email, Our Revolution linked to a letter signed by democrats to thwart development projects.
From the event invitation:[1]
- "Our Revolution, America’s largest grassroots progressive organization, is partnering with Greenpeace USA to stop a looming threat to our communities and our planet. together, we are hosting a Town Hall to mobilize our networks of millions of members and hundreds of local chapters to stop a deal negotiated between Senator Joe Manchin, The American Petroleum Institute (API), and Democratic leadership to fast track permitting of fossil fuel extraction projects, leading to potential catastrophic climate impacts.
- Join frontline communities and our allies in Congress to learn what you can do to help us stop Manchin's Dirty Deal!
From a mass email sent by Our Revolution dated September 12, 2022:
"Our Revolution is leading the charge alongside frontline communities and environmental justice groups like Greenpeace to kill Joe Manchin’s side deal for more dirty oil favors.
"Manchin is willing to shut down the government for more fossil fuel projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline in WV and strip safeguards from impacted communities.
"Dems can’t celebrate “the biggest climate steps in history” while reversing them by caving to a literal coal baron.
"Our coalition of 650 organizations is urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to detach the deal from the must-pass bill to fund the government — we cannot let Manchin hold us hostage!
"Bernie railed against it on the Senate floor this week and says he’ll vote it down, and Our Revolution is calling for a progressive mutiny in Congress.
"A coalition of 72 US House Reps have signed onto a letter[2] led by US Rep. Raul Grijalva - but we need more of our representatives in Congress to stand in opposition.
Ed Case signed the letter.