{"id":6326,"date":"2019-09-13T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T20:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?p=6326"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T03:05:50","slug":"greenpeace-climbers-block-busiest-oil-export-channel-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-climbers-block-busiest-oil-export-channel-in-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace climbers block busiest oil export channel in United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baytown, United States \u2014 Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers have formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, United States, shutting down the single largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. The climbers intend to remain secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the transport of all oil and gas through the channel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6327\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6327\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/09\/1dcea82c-gp0sttv52_medium_res-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/09\/1dcea82c-gp0sttv52_medium_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/09\/1dcea82c-gp0sttv52_medium_res-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/09\/1dcea82c-gp0sttv52_medium_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/09\/1dcea82c-gp0sttv52_medium_res-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/09\/1dcea82c-gp0sttv52_medium_res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. The climbers are preventing the transport of all oil and gas through the Houston Ship Channel, home to the largest petrochemical complex in the United States. Their action is a call to the country\u00d5s present and future leaders to imagine a world beyond fossil fuels and embrace a just transition to renewable energy., 8.19.72.dm.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI grew up in the East Texas Oil Field, a place where the oil industry touches everything. I know how much power oil executives have in our society. That\u2019s why I\u2019m taking action to shut down the Houston Ship Channel, the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. The oil industry has spent millions of dollars to convince the world \u2014 including the community I grew up in \u2014 that we can\u2019t thrive without them. This just isn\u2019t true. We are here because we believe a world beyond oil is possible, we just have to fight for it,\u201d said Greenpeace USA Activist Mike Herbert, one of the 22 climbers occupying the Houston Ship Channel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the presidential candidates gathered in Houston today, we need you to know there is no middle ground to stand on. Will you champion a Green New Deal and ensure a just transition away from fossil fuels? Or will you side with the corrupt billionaires trying to wreck the planet for their profit? Millions of Americans are waiting on your answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shores of the 83-kilometer Houston Ship Channel in Texas are home to the second-largest petrochemical complex in the world. On an average day, 700,000 barrels of oil pass through the location the climbers have blocked. [1] This challenge to business as usual for the fossil fuel industry comes after activists twice stopped a coal shipment unloading in the port of Gdansk. It comes as the Bahamas faces the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and the Amazon fires continue. These protests and climate emergencies set the stage for next week\u2019s international youth climate strike. On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in New York City, millions of people across the world will participate in youth-led strikes to demand transformative action to address the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in a climate emergency created by fossil fuel CEOs and made worse by Trump. We can either take bold action to combat the climate crisis today or suffer the consequences \u2014 more floods, more mega-storms, and more fires \u2014 for years to come,\u201d said Greenpeace USA Executive Director Annie Leonard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s what can happen when we finally choose renewable energy over fossil fuels: We can create millions of high-paying, union jobs. We can keep our air and water clean and safe. And we can safeguard our climate against catastrophe. We can\u2019t afford to screw this up, and we won\u2019t let oil executives do that for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tonight in nearby Houston, 10 candidates vying to represent the Democratic party in the 2020 US presidential election against Trump are gathered for a debate. Greenpeace USA is calling on those candidates to support a Green New Deal and say no to fossil fuels. [2]<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24268\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24268\" title=\"Aerial view of Houston Ship Channel Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/7c6413e5-gp0sttv2b.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/7c6413e5-gp0sttv2b.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/7c6413e5-gp0sttv2b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/7c6413e5-gp0sttv2b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/7c6413e5-gp0sttv2b-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/7c6413e5-gp0sttv2b-453x340.jpg 453w\" alt=\"Aerial view of Houston Ship Channel Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24270\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24270 size-full\" title=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/3a5b479e-gp0sttv4o.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/3a5b479e-gp0sttv4o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/3a5b479e-gp0sttv4o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/3a5b479e-gp0sttv4o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/3a5b479e-gp0sttv4o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/3a5b479e-gp0sttv4o-510x340.jpg 510w\" alt=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24272\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24272 size-full\" title=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/fb82a57b-gp0sttv1z.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/fb82a57b-gp0sttv1z.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/fb82a57b-gp0sttv1z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/fb82a57b-gp0sttv1z-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/fb82a57b-gp0sttv1z-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/fb82a57b-gp0sttv1z-510x340.jpg 510w\" alt=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24274\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24274 size-full\" title=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/1537f984-gp0sttv4g.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/1537f984-gp0sttv4g.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/1537f984-gp0sttv4g-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/1537f984-gp0sttv4g-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/1537f984-gp0sttv4g-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/1537f984-gp0sttv4g-510x340.jpg 510w\" alt=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24276\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24276 size-full\" title=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/698cdc2d-gp0sttv56.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/698cdc2d-gp0sttv56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/698cdc2d-gp0sttv56-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/698cdc2d-gp0sttv56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/698cdc2d-gp0sttv56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/698cdc2d-gp0sttv56-510x340.jpg 510w\" alt=\"Greenpeace Activist Blockade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24279\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24279 size-full\" title=\"Aerial View of Bridge Blocckade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/cc51cd0c-gp0sttv5d.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/cc51cd0c-gp0sttv5d.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/cc51cd0c-gp0sttv5d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/cc51cd0c-gp0sttv5d-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/cc51cd0c-gp0sttv5d-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/cc51cd0c-gp0sttv5d-510x340.jpg 510w\" alt=\"Aerial View of Bridge Blocckade. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greenpeace USA is calling on the 10 Democratic candidates gathered for a debate tonight in nearby Houston to\u00a0support a Green New Deal and say no to fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[1]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/business\/energy\/article\/Houston-leads-as-Texas-ships-out-80-of-nation-s-13696641.php\">https:\/\/www.chron.com\/business\/energy\/article\/Houston-leads-as-Texas-ships-out-80-of-nation-s-13696641.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[2]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate2020\/\">https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate2020\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-4224 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action 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