Build Back Fossil Free Changes its Name to People Vs. Fossil Fuel

We are a movement of people power fighting for our futures.

(Washington, D.C) Today, the Build Back Fossil Free coalition has announced that they are officially changing the coalition name to People Vs. Fossil Fuels. With the Biden Administration abandoning its “Build Back Better” slogan and much of the agenda that it stood for, it was time to center what really drives social change– people power!

A diverse coalition of over 1,200 has kept up pressure on the Biden Administration and supported our coalition members in their fights to stop major new fossil fuel projects, from the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia to LNG export facilities in the Gulf. Increasingly, this work has taken place under the banner of “People vs. Fossil Fuels,” a slogan that has been picked up from coast-to-coast and online, where it acts as the name of our coalition social media accounts.

Last October, Build Back Fossil Free organized a week of direct action at the White House in October 2021. Following Indigenous and frontline leadership, “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization brought together fossil fuel fighters from across the country to sit-in at the White House and organize other acts of civil disobedience around the Capitol. Thousands of people took part in the mobilization and more than 650 were arrested. 

Since then, we’ve kept up pressure on the Biden Administration and supported our coalition members in their fights to stop major new fossil fuel projects, from the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia to LNG export facilities in the Gulf. Increasingly, this work has taken place under the banner of “People vs. Fossil Fuels,” a slogan that has been picked up from coast-to-coast and online, where it acts as the name of our coalition social media accounts.

Although our name has changed, our priorities remain the same: supporting frontline fights against the fossil fuel industry; building a multi-racial, multi-generational, cross-class movement to end the era of fossil fuels; and winning major victories from the Biden administration toward ending the era of fossil fuels through executive action. People vs. Fossil Fuels reflects a coalition of people across the country fighting to maintain a safe, vibrant, liveable planet for generations to come. 

The following is an official statement from the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition: 

“We believe that people power and direct action are key to mitigating climate change. And we know that by building strong coalitions centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, poor and communities of the global majority, we are stronger than the status quo which allows the fossil fuel industry to continue destroying our planet and future. We need Biden to act as Big Oil is making obscene profits during a time of global crisis while families are struggling to hold on. The power of the people will stop the fossil fuel industry and that is why we are changing our name to reflect that.”

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