The climate crisis did not happen on its own. Powerful, wealthy interests have deliberately spent decades denying, obfuscating, and mischaracterizing the evidence presented by climate scientists in order to mislead the public. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with its deep coffers bankrolled with funds from fossil fuel companies, auto manufacturers, and other corporations with a financial stake in the status quo, has long been one of the leading obstructionists on responding to our climate emergency.
For the past several weeks, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, along with congressional climate allies and other influential figures and groups, have been using the social media hashtag #ChamberofCarbon in a campaign to call out the Chamber’s role in opposing meaningful climate action. This campaign has continued to grow momentum, and it’s been great to see new allies joining the fight to expose the Chamber’s true stances when it comes to fossil fuels and climate change.
In case you’ve missed it, here are some examples of prominent tweets that members of Congress, environmental groups and social media influences have used to sound off on the Chamber’s ongoing climate action obstruction:
Make sure to keep track of the #ChamberofCarbon campaign on Twitter as it continues to inform the public and call for the Chamber to be held to account. You can also follow Chamber Watch on Twitter and Facebook, and why not try creating some #ChamberofCarbon posts yourself—make sure to tag your members of Congress and call on them to join the #ChamberofCarbon movement and stand up to the Chamber’s longstanding advocacy for climate inaction.
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