{"id":2063722,"date":"2023-10-11T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-chase-pete-buttigieg-off-stage\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:08:45","slug":"climate-activists-chase-pete-buttigieg-off-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-chase-pete-buttigieg-off-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activists force Pete Buttigieg to leave stage."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclimate-activists-chase-pete-buttigieg-off-stage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2063722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Stefani Reynolds \u2013 Pool\/Getty \u2062Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Stephanie Stahl<\/h2>\n<p>12:57 \u200cPM \u2013 Wednesday, October 11, \u200b2023    <\/p>\n<p>Climate activists crashed an event where Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was speaking, demanding that he stop fossil fuel infrastructure projects. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, a \u200dMaryland policy forum was taking place\u2064 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall when protestors interrupted abruptly. \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Members of the \u200bgroup, also known as \u201cClimate Defiance,\u201d took control of the stage where Buttigieg was speaking, chanting \u201cStop Pedro Pete\u201d and \u201cEnd Fossil Fuels Pete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One\u200b of the \u200dclimate activists addressed Buttigieg directly, calling on him to reject two proposed oil transport projects \u2014 the Sea Port Oil Terminal and Texas GulfLink \u2014 which are under review \u200cby\u200b his agency\u2019s \u200bMaritime Administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYour DOT just approved the Seaport \u200dOil Terminal, a project that will have 80 coal plants worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-california-gas-czar-will-boost-prices-even-higher\/\" title=\"California's new gas czar to further increase prices.\">greenhouse gas\u2063 emissions<\/a> and will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/health-warnings-issued-as-heatwave-hit-europe\/\" title=\"Health Warnings Issued as Heatwave Hit Europe\">worsen air quality<\/a> in areas \u2063that already live in cancer clusters. This is about environmental racism \u200band it\u2019s \u200dabout the climate impacts\u200d this project will have,\u201d the unidentified protestor\u2064 said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After \u2064the activist finished his remarks, \u2064Buttigieg maintained that he did not want to say anything \u201coff the cuff\u201d \u2064but that he still \u201crespected\u201d the climate activists\u2019 agenda. <\/p>\n<p>The Seaport Oil Terminal project, proposed several\u200c years ago, would consist \u200bof an offshore pipeline network along the Gulf of Mexico\u2019s Texas coast that would reportedly facilitate increased U.S. oil exports. <\/p>\n<p>It is slated to \u200ccommence operations in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>The project secured initial approval from the Maritime administration last year\u2063 but is still\u200b pending a license. Similarly, the Texas GulfLink crude \u200boil export terminal is also situated\u200d off the Texas coast, and is awaiting approval from the Maritime Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental \u200cadvocacy groups\u2064 have been vocal in \u200ctheir opposition \u200cto both projects, primarily due to concerns regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activists-chase-pete-buttigieg-off-stage\/\" title=\"Climate activists force Pete Buttigieg to leave stage.\">anticipated indirect greenhouse gas \u2062emissions<\/a> associated with oil transportation. <\/p>\n<p>In January, organizations led by the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity initiated a \u200blawsuit challenging the \u2064record of decision for the \u200dSeaport Oil Terminal project, with Buttigieg listed as a defendant.<\/p>\n<p>When Buttigieg finally left the stage at the event, protestors attempted to follow\u200d him but were stopped by discreet security personnel. <\/p>\n<p>In\u200b a social media \u200cpost, Climate Defense showed footage of their protest, calling Buttigieg\u2063 a \u201ccoward.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: we just chased \u200dSecretary Pete Buttigieg off the stage at the Meyerhoff Symphony.<\/p>\n<p>Petro Pete is a coward. As we write he is\u200c ramming down our\u200d throats the Sea Port and GulfLink oil terminals \u2013 each worse than Keystone.<\/p>\n<p>We must resist him with all we&#8217;ve got. And we will. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aVKeCre5eH\">pic.twitter.com\/aVKeCre5eH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Climate\u2062 Defiance (@ClimateDefiance) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateDefiance\/status\/1711880523956600947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Buttigieg, the former Democrat\u200d mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was the first openly homosexual presidential candidate in 2020. However, he \u2064dropped out of the\u2062 Democratic race\u200d after a crushing loss in\u2064 the South Carolina primary. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your\u200c inbox\u200d for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>The Chairman of\u2062 the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Michael McCaul, tells One America News just how bad President Biden\u2019s foreign policy may be.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Biden claims to have unwavering support for Israel as the state is being inundated by rockets at the hands\u2062 of Hamas terrorists. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The war in Israel continues, with airstrikes and bombs slamming Gaza in some of the fiercest attacks \u2062the nation has seen. One America\u2019s Chief White House Correspondent, Monica \u200bPaige, has \u2064more on what\u2019s happening in the region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with John Guandolo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung\u200d said its preliminary third-quarter profit dropped \u2064by a smaller-than-expected 78%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The EU\u2019s industry chief gave Meta 24\u2062 hours to inform him of measures taken to counter\u200d the\u200d spread of disinformation on its platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>EU antitrust \u200dregulators are asking Microsoft\u2019s users and rivals whether Bing should comply with new tough tech rules.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of Arm Holdings rose 3% on Monday after a wave of \u200b\u201cbuy\u201d ratings from Wall Street analysts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How have environmental advocacy groups, such as the Sierra Club and \u200cCenter for Biological Diversity, expressed \u200ctheir \u200dopposition to the Sea Port\u200d Oil Terminal project<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Climate activists interrupted an event where Transportation Secretary Pete \u200bButtigieg was speaking in Maryland, \u200bdemanding that he put a\u200c halt to \u2062fossil fuel infrastructure\u200c projects. The activists, known as &#8220;Climate Defiance,&#8221; took control of the stage and chanted slogans such as &#8220;Stop Pedro \u2064Pete&#8221; and\u200c &#8220;End Fossil Fuels Pete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One \u200dactivist specifically\u200b called \u2064on Buttigieg to reject two proposed\u2064 oil transport projects &#8211; the Sea Port Oil \u2062Terminal and Texas GulfLink &#8211; which are currently under review by his agency&#8217;s Maritime Administration. The activist criticized the approval of the Sea Port Oil Terminal, stating that\u200c it would result\u200d in significant greenhouse \u200dgas emissions and worsen air quality in areas already affected by\u2062 cancer clusters.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Buttigieg acknowledged the activists&#8217; concerns but refrained from making any impromptu comments. \u2062He \u2064stated that he respected their\u2063 agenda. The Sea Port Oil Terminal project, which was\u200d proposed several years ago, intends to establish an offshore \u2062pipeline network along the\u2063 Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico to facilitate increased U.S. oil exports. The project has gained initial approval from \u2064the Maritime Administration and is scheduled to\u2063 commence operations in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental advocacy groups have expressed opposition to both the Sea Port\u200d Oil Terminal and Texas GulfLink projects\u2062 due to concerns about the indirect greenhouse gas\u2063 emissions associated with oil transportation. In January,\u2063 the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit challenging the record \u200cof decision for the Sea Port Oil\u2062 Terminal\u200c project, listing Buttigieg as a defendant.<\/p>\n<p>When Buttigieg concluded his speech and left the stage, protestors tried to follow him\u200b but were halted by discreet security personnel. Climate Defense, in a\u200b social media \u2063post, shared footage of the \u200dprotest and called \u200bButtigieg a \u2062&#8221;coward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cis worth \u2063noting that Buttigieg,\u2063 the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was the first\u200c openly homosexual presidential candidate in\u2063 2020. However, he dropped out of\u200d the Democratic race after a substantial loss\u200d in \u200dthe South Carolina\u200c primary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate activists disrupted an event attended by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, urging him to halt fossil fuel infrastructure projects. 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