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Home My WebLink About110522 Take action_ Don't let global financiers pollute this Gulf Coast community!________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ Send a message to stop LNG development in the Rio Grande Valley <http://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe8f1372746d007871/m/7/739f2cba-1414-470d-89e8-bd01e0bb3ca4.png> <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540ceafd2e98413dfbcf2af4de9cdf94f36233b6feed33bce6d8eb219be61a8fe74578766be4adf012a76dab07b06a6ec4703> Photo by Rebekah Hinojosa | Photo of people at a rally against Rio Grande LNG in Houston, TX with a white banner reading Stop Rio Grande LNG! The Rio Grande Valley of TX is one of the last communities on the Gulf without fossil fuel infrastructure. Send a message to keep it that way! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540ce 4bdb9c7bc75c616303b48eeed48e7662e82d0f695a0e0d8427f59edad829cb6c50e278050b2b2287a0a671a4195ff45e> Send your message! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540cea34ee3887bb4f1193244f31dda8d92e6a7129eae75b3e43bbc7b4cec40d0be60bbcf142d08a2c5802c881a5720eac31d> Dear John, If the last couple of years taught us anything, it's that left unchecked, major financial actors -- like banks and the asset managers that partner with them -- will continue to pursue profit and strengthen their bank portfolio even at the expense of frontline communities and our fragile climate. In Texas, three financial institutions from different corners of the world -- Macquarie Capital (Australia), Société Générale (France), and Credit Suisse (Switzerland) -- have doubled-down on this pursuit. They are serving as financial advisors for the proposed Rio Grande LNG liquified natural gas export project in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas -- one of the few communities remaining on the Gulf Coast without fossil fuel refineries and flare stacks. Over the last several years, we worked with other local voices from Rio Grande Valley to engage with Macquarie Capital and Société Générale, asking them to uphold their international climate pledges and prioritize the health of the Rio Grande Valley by stepping away from the project. Unfortunately, none of these banks have committed to pulling their support from the LNG project. We must make an overwhelming amount of noise to ensure they know that global financial institutions have an obligation to listen to the communities they threaten to pollute. Send a message today to the three financial advisors backing the Rio Grande LNG project! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540ce32ae49a72d8ddf18059c55fbc9487fd5ce2c684eb858e5cd3fbe11 4121db87a7b15edbabbd437802a670450edf0457eb> Liquified natural gas (LNG), a liquefied form of fracked gas, is a very difficult substance to manage and would emit an intense amount of pollutants. The two LNG projects in the area, Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG, would release more greenhouse gas emissions than 40.4 million cars each year.1 The level of exposure to greenhouse gas emissions and particulate matter would worsen current health disparities felt by people living in the Rio Grande Valley, including the increased likelihood of developing liver cancer.2 Additionally, there is already a terrible track record of different LNG projects across the Gulf Coast creating disasters like toxic explosions. Adding these potentially explosive LNG projects to an area already experiencing more severe hurricanes and storms every year thanks to climate change, poses an even larger danger to the surrounding communities. It's clear that these LNG projects are not worth the risk -- and should not continue to be financially backed. Enough is enough! Join us and call on the three global financial institutions to stop supporting the Rio Grande LNG project and withdraw any services they currently provide. <http://click.emails.sier raclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540ce0807bba8dc2524ed5296cba43c78dfeb4ae4b3c9645cb3d6754168e0e4e15e5329c9738f8768ff21131dbc44762d08ef> Community leaders have gone directly to the leadership of global financial institutions but they haven't made the changes we demand and they need to hear from more of us. These financial institutions have something to lose too -- assets at risk of losing value. LNG markets have proven to be unstable -- by continuing to support LNG projects in Texas, these financial institutions are taking on severe risks to their own balance sheets. In fact, in the last year, many banks and asset managers have withdrawn support for LNG projects globally, citing the unpredictable market and strong community opposition. Investors, clients, and community groups are increasingly demanding banks end support for new LNG projects, and those calls are only getting stronger. These factors are among the many insights featured in the updated report from the Sierra Club and Rainforest Action Network (RAN) <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540cec3d6e719ca2bb 4ef364a1bfef2c28abf611d9a84d4da3f79d6c3aa1b8094fe0c06adaaa952ab55bf82ccc2371ae4f1a2> in partnership with Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, Friends of the Earth France, and Save RGV. This report highlights the irreversible human and ecosystem impact that the two terminals proposed at the Port of Brownsville would have in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas, and shows us who the bad actors are behind the terminals.1 Make sure to share this new report in your message and express your concern about their financial backing of LNG exports in Rio Grande Valley. Take action today! Tell Macquarie Capital, Société Générale, and Credit Suisse: Don't provide any further financial support to Rio Grande LNG! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540ce 29bf2f14228fc0f2472604cd527b543015e1e7a0a92add13007165935fbb9a3a6f6fd27d62134c2a0b23d8194162a0d3> Thank you for all you do! Rebekah Hinojosa Gulf Coast Campaign Representative Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign [1] Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Sierra Club, Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, Save RGV, & Les Amis de la Terre France. (2022, October 18). Rio Grande Valley: At Risk from Fracked-Gas Export Terminals. <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f45533301f6540ce2a780a352ecd94e0bc7f122ec9124cd6a9e0977168b03761749610eb03ef5e0bccfdd28fca87ad54c98e593f3a01ecd4> [2] El-Serag, H. B., Sardell, R., Thrift, A. P., Kanwal, F., & Miller, P. (2020, April 17). Texas has the highest hepatocellular carcinoma incidence rates in the USA - Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 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