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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

Youth-led Sunrise Movement to launch campaign to ‘villainize big oil’ and force climate action

young men and women holding signs advocating for a Green New Deal
A Sunrise Movement protest inside Nancy Pelosi’s office at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 10 December 2018. Photograph: Sipa US/Alamy

The youth activists who put the Green New Deal on the political map are launching a new campaign to “villainize big oil” which will push for the industry to pay for climate action so the costs don’t fall on ordinary people.

Seven years ago, the Sunrise Movement captured headlines when its members stormed the office of the incoming House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, demanding the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels and creation of good jobs.

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