Staff Reports
During a recent visit to Birmingham, Michigan for a Detroit Free Press Breakfast Club event, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm once again encountered criticism from radical climate activists. Known as Climate Defiance, this group's extreme and cult-like actions seem to alienate more people with each protest they organize. Surprisingly, they persistently follow Granholm to every event to express their opposition to her support for fossil fuels. Ironically, their radical protests have even turned away liberals who might otherwise be allies on the climate issue.
WATCH: Climate Activists Get Forcibly Ejected From Granholm Event in Michigan https://t.co/DMgXSDtSB8
— RedState (@RedState) June 20, 2023
While Granholm and the Biden administration are undoubtedly committed to a pro-climate change agenda, these activists continue to demand more, advocating for a complete ban on all fossil fuels without considering the potential global consequences of such a sudden disappearance. Videographer Brendan Gutenschwager captured footage of security forcibly removing several activists from the event as they passionately ranted against Granholm. This raises the question of whether these types of protests serve any purpose beyond providing evidence that their climate hysteria is manufactured and logically implausible.
Climate activists have just been ejected from The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan, where Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is speaking at the Detroit Free Press Breakfast Club series today pic.twitter.com/K8M26QlXaD
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) June 19, 2023
Chants of “Don’t let our futures burn!” as demonstrators with @ClimateDefiance are removed from The Townsend ahead of Secretary Granholm’s on-stage appearance at the Detroit Free Press Breakfast Club this morning pic.twitter.com/2SpcqLxt6Z
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) June 19, 2023
Despite Granholm's previous support for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which aims to transport natural gas from West Virginia to southeastern states, the protesters chanted slogans like "No MVP. No LNG. Granholm, you are killing me," suggesting their desire for a total abandonment of fossil fuel use, regardless of the impact on Michigan residents who rely on it for survival during the winter. The activists accused Granholm of prioritizing money and fossil fuel corporations over young people and the people of Michigan. However, it is crucial to note that her decisions should be based on the needs of everyone, not just a select group that refuses to acknowledge the realities of our current situation.
It is perplexing that the activists expect Granholm to have immediate innovative solutions, disregarding the fact that a gradual transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy requires time and careful implementation. The group seems too focused on their protests to recognize that shifting to renewable energy should not result in an immediate deprivation of fossil fuels, which would have severe consequences for society.
