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"Reprehensible": Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention
Last edited Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:45 AM - Edit history (1)
Arielle Samuelson and Emily Atkin, Apr 16, 2024
Full Article: https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables.
When attendees of Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights convention showed up for a panel on clean energy, the famed minister and TV personality promised them a "stellar" talk about the energy transition and racial justice.
What they got was four paid members of the methane gas industry—who described themselves as Democrats speaking "truth to power"—telling them that phasing out fossil fuels is not in the best interest of the Black community.
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”A flagrant denial of both science and reality”
The NAACP has said that methane gas “poses significant damages to the health and well-being of frontline communities” and “is not a climate solution.” https://naacp.org/resources/resolution-against-natural-gas-climate-solution-or-bridge-fuel-clean-energy-future
The NAACP has also warned against these exact rhetorical tactics from the fossil fuel industry targeting Black communities, noting that the industry creates “deceptive alliances with local churches, non-profit organizations, and other groups” to downplay the environmental and economic harms of their products. https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
When attendees of Al Sharpton’s annual civil rights convention showed up for a panel on clean energy, the famed minister and TV personality promised them a "stellar" talk about the energy transition and racial justice.
What they got was four paid members of the methane gas industry—who described themselves as Democrats speaking "truth to power"—telling them that phasing out fossil fuels is not in the best interest of the Black community.
-snip-
”A flagrant denial of both science and reality”
The NAACP has said that methane gas “poses significant damages to the health and well-being of frontline communities” and “is not a climate solution.” https://naacp.org/resources/resolution-against-natural-gas-climate-solution-or-bridge-fuel-clean-energy-future
The NAACP has also warned against these exact rhetorical tactics from the fossil fuel industry targeting Black communities, noting that the industry creates “deceptive alliances with local churches, non-profit organizations, and other groups” to downplay the environmental and economic harms of their products. https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
Much more in-depth article at https://heated.world/p/reprehensible-fossil-fuel-industry
From the NAACP
Top 10 Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics
1. Invest in Efforts that Undermine Democracy
2. Finance Political Campaigns & Pressure Politicians
3. Fund Scientists and Scientific Research Institutions to Publish Biased Research
4. Say Government Regulations Hurt the Economy and Low-Income Communities
5. Deny or Understate the Harms Polluting Facilities Cause to People and the Environment
6. Deflect Responsibility – Shift Blame to Communities They Pollute
7. Co-opt Community Leaders and Organizations and Misrepresent the Interests and Opinions of Communities
8. Exaggerate the Level of Job Creation and Downplay the Lack of Quality and Safety in Jobs
9. Praise False Solutions While Claiming that Real Solutions are Impractical, Impossible, or Harmful for BIPOC and Poor Communities
10.“Embrace” Renewables to Control the New Energy Economy
From: https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf
Top 10 Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics
1. Invest in Efforts that Undermine Democracy
2. Finance Political Campaigns & Pressure Politicians
3. Fund Scientists and Scientific Research Institutions to Publish Biased Research
4. Say Government Regulations Hurt the Economy and Low-Income Communities
5. Deny or Understate the Harms Polluting Facilities Cause to People and the Environment
6. Deflect Responsibility – Shift Blame to Communities They Pollute
7. Co-opt Community Leaders and Organizations and Misrepresent the Interests and Opinions of Communities
8. Exaggerate the Level of Job Creation and Downplay the Lack of Quality and Safety in Jobs
9. Praise False Solutions While Claiming that Real Solutions are Impractical, Impossible, or Harmful for BIPOC and Poor Communities
10.“Embrace” Renewables to Control the New Energy Economy
From: https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf