Climate protesters block Amazon's Seattle HQ to oppose fossil fuel plans

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Climate protesters block Amazon’s Seattle HQ to oppose fossil fuel plans

Amy Radil
March 27, 2024 / 5:10 pm

A few dozen climate protesters blocked entrances to Amazon headquarters in Seattle for over an hour Wednesday, chanting “No fracking gas!” as they draped banners and stood across the doorways. They called on company leaders to do more to meet Amazon’s carbon emissions targets. But regular employees denied entrance to their offices were not amused by the tactic.

Protest organizers are part of a new organization called Troublemakers and said they’re trying to send a message to Amazon leadership. The group defines its focus as non-violent civil disobedience intended to raise awareness about the perils of climate change. Specifically, protesters pressed Amazon to abandon plans to use natural gas from a regional pipeline project recently approved by federal regulators — TC Energy’s Gas Transmission Northwest Xpress pipeline expansion.

Amazon is planning to use the pipeline bringing natural gas from Canada to power its new data centers in Oregon. “They use a huge amount of power, these data centers, huge amount, so that power needs to be from renewable energy," Troublemakers’ Margo Polley said.

In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski responded, noting that the company already embraces renewable energy and other tactics to combat climate change.

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