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"By sneaking deadly policies into must-pass legislation, Congress is sacrificing communities and making a mockery of the democratic process."

"Congress must reject this manufactured crisis, discard poison pills with no relation to the debt ceiling, and pass a clean increase."

The president is getting pushback for his approvals of large fossil fuel projects. Could that jeopardize his reelection chances?

Climate Groups Express Frustration As US, G7 Allies Continue Support For Foreign Fossil Fuels John Hugh DeMastri on May 22, 2023 The Biden administration

President Biden is facing criticism from activists who allege that the president has reneged on a major climate promise, The Washington Post reported Monday.

G7 must stop using fossil fuels immediately — the planet is on fire," said the head of inequality policy at Oxfam.

Leaving the door open for new gas infrastructure directly contradicts the 2022 G7 pledge to end international public finance for fossil fuel.

Climate and environmental organizations gathered at the Japanese embassy to stop the finance Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) expansion.

"If President Biden + G7 leaders fail to emerge with a strong climate outcome opposing LNG expansion, they will fail us all," said Rees.

The free trade era is over, Biden’s team keeps telling us. We just aren’t sure what will replace it yet.