Climate Activists Forcibly Dragged from Event with Energy Sec. Granholm: ‘No MVP, No LNG, Granholm, You Are Killing Me’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PROTESTERS No ░░░░░░░░ No LNG Granholm you ░░░░░░░░ killing me No LNG ░░░░░░░░ you are killing me ░░░░░░░░ MVP No LNG Granholm ░░░░░░░░ re killing me No ░░░░░░░░ No LNG Granholm you ░░░░░░░░ killing me No MVP ░░░░░░░░ LNG Granholm you are ░░░░░░░░ me No MVP No ░░░░░░░░ Granholm you are killing ░░░░░░░░ No MVP No LNG ░░░░░░░░ you are killing me ░░░░░░░░ MVP No LNG Granholm ░░░░░░░░ are killing No MVP ░░░░░░░░ LNG Granholm you are ░░░░░░░░ me No MVP No ░░░░░░░░ Granholm you are killing ░░░░░░░░ No MVP No LNG ░░░░░░░░ you are killing me ░░░░░░░░ MVP No LNG Granholm ░░░░░░░░ are killing me Granholm ░░░░░░░░ are killing me No ░░░░░░░░ No LNG Granholm you ░░░░░░░░ killing me Granholm you ░░░░░░░░ killing me No MVP ░░░░░░░░ LNG Granholm you are ░░░░░░░░ me No MVP No ░░░░░░░░ Granholm you are killing ░░░░░░░░ Don t let our ░░░░░░░░ burn Don t let ░░░░░░░░ futures Don t let ░░░░░░░░ futures burn Don t ░░░░░░░░ our futures burn Don ░░░░░░░░ let our futures burn ░░░░░░░░ t let our futures ░░░░░░░░ Don t let our ░░░░░░░░ burn Granholm stay home ░░░░░░░░ for oil Granholm Granholm ░░░░░░░░ oil You do a ░░░░░░░░ I like the airport ░░░░░░░░ That was nice You ░░░░░░░░ lucky I hadn t ░░░░░░░░ that one before That ░░░░░░░░ good Go get a ░░░░░░░░ Stop living in your ░░░░░░░░ Your parents basement OK ░░░░░░░░ phone s in the ░░░░░░░░ You got to go ░░░░░░░░ gotta go We re ░░░░░░░░ my phone No Just ░░░░░░░░ the corner Is she ░░░░░░░░ in the corner Do ░░░░░░░░ have a good gun ░░░░░░░░ you No I don ░░░░░░░░ You re killing me ░░░░░░░░ MVP No LNG Granholm ░░░░░░░░ are killing me I ░░░░░░░░ about the environment and ░░░░░░░░ home Michigan is home ░░░░░░░░ the Great Lakes which ░░░░░░░░ one of the it ░░░░░░░░ the largest resource of ░░░░░░░░ in the world And ░░░░░░░░ people these Michiganders who ░░░░░░░░ supposed to care these ░░░░░░░░ they don t And ░░░░░░░░ re just doing more ░░░░░░░░ that are going to ░░░░░░░░ that And they re ░░░░░░░░ to flood our waters ░░░░░░░░ of oil and kill ░░░░░░░░ much Jennifer Granholm is ░░░░░░░░ ex governor of Michigan ░░░░░░░░ current Energy Secretary and ░░░░░░░░ does not care about ░░░░░░░░ American people or Michiganders ░░░░░░░░ is the friend of ░░░░░░░░ corporations and the oil ░░░░░░░░ They want to take ░░░░░░░░ every last drop of ░░░░░░░░ and destroy our land ░░░░░░░░ they don t care ░░░░░░░░ we come in between ░░░░░░░░ CHANTING Grandholm you are ░░░░░░░░ me No MVP No ░░░░░░░░ Granholm you are killing ░░░░░░░░ Stop fossil fuels Turn ░░░░░░░░ off fossil fuels You ░░░░░░░░ killing me No MVP ░░░░░░░░ LNG Granholm you are ░░░░░░░░ me I just got ░░░░░░░░ that Granholm s on ░░░░░░░░ stage So we want ░░░░░░░░ get louder Well we ░░░░░░░░ speak in a second ░░░░░░░░ into the windows CHANTING ░░░░░░░░ MVP No LNG Granholm ░░░░░░░░ are killing me YELLING ░░░░░░░░ name is Eli Foles ░░░░░░░░ m from Saginaw Michigan ░░░░░░░░ I go to Michigan ░░░░░░░░ University I m a ░░░░░░░░ Michigander and Granholm is ░░░░░░░░ She is working rather ░░░░░░░░ the corporations and big ░░░░░░░░ rather than saving our ░░░░░░░░ She is going to ░░░░░░░░ money destroy the Great ░░░░░░░░ and all the natural ░░░░░░░░ that we have All ░░░░░░░░ water all the land ░░░░░░░░ be polluted because of ░░░░░░░░ like her And she ░░░░░░░░ not going to stop ░░░░░░░░ we do something about ░░░░░░░░ So that is why ░░░░░░░░ re trying to disrupt ░░░░░░░░ and she does not ░░░░░░░░ the right to be ░░░░░░░░ if she s going ░░░░░░░░ destroy excuse me the ░░░░░░░░ and the land and ░░░░░░░░ like that s OK ░░░░░░░░ who you are My ░░░░░░░░ is Jesse I m ░░░░░░░░ Dexter Granholm has made ░░░░░░░░ decision pretty clear She ░░░░░░░░ chosen fossil fuel corporations ░░░░░░░░ money over young people ░░░░░░░░ over the people of ░░░░░░░░ She s chosen money ░░░░░░░░ destruction over land and ░░░░░░░░ Over our lives Granholm ░░░░░░░░ shown she may be ░░░░░░░░ Michigan she may be ░░░░░░░░ former governor of Michigan ░░░░░░░░ she is not with ░░░░░░░░ and she is not ░░░░░░░░ us And we re ░░░░░░░░ to tell her that ░░░░░░░░ s people over profits ░░░░░░░░ profits over people Yeah ░░░░░░░░ name is Bob Prud ░░░░░░░░ I live in Ferndale ░░░░░░░░ I m a proud ░░░░░░░░ of the state of ░░░░░░░░ Jennifer Granholm has sorely ░░░░░░░░ by aligning herself with ░░░░░░░░ America the fossil fuel ░░░░░░░░ approving foolish things that ░░░░░░░░ fuels that we don ░░░░░░░░ need It s just ░░░░░░░░ to a few corporations ░░░░░░░░ few politicians got them ░░░░░░░░ their back pocket we ░░░░░░░░ letting her have their ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ her have their way ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ way We are citizens ░░░░░░░░ do not want my ░░░░░░░░ coming to me in ░░░░░░░░ years saying grandpa what ░░░░░░░░ What were you thinking ░░░░░░░░ come I can t ░░░░░░░░ How come I can ░░░░░░░░ drink the water How ░░░░░░░░ I can t enjoy ░░░░░░░░ land So we re ░░░░░░░░ to stop her I ░░░░░░░░ Leah Whiskey I live ░░░░░░░░ in Detroit and I ░░░░░░░░ actually at a different ░░░░░░░░ where Jennifer Granholm was ░░░░░░░░ keynote speaker several years ░░░░░░░░ before she was at ░░░░░░░░ And she spoke really ░░░░░░░░ was very moved when ░░░░░░░░ spoke about how much ░░░░░░░░ loved Michigan Michigan is ░░░░░░░░ of as a climate ░░░░░░░░ but we re experiencing ░░░░░░░░ impacts here now today ░░░░░░░░ people s basements are ░░░░░░░░ moldy we have power ░░░░░░░░ all the time And ░░░░░░░░ new fossil fuel infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ not the way that ░░░░░░░░ treat something that you ░░░░░░░░ and that you depend ░░░░░░░░ And we depend on ░░░░░░░░ air clean water clean ░░░░░░░░ all of us the ░░░░░░░░ web of life The ░░░░░░░░ web of life I ░░░░░░░░ Jennifer Granholm to stand ░░░░░░░░ the people and not ░░░░░░░░ corporations I m Forrest ░░░░░░░░ I m 16 I ░░░░░░░░ go to Michigan State ░░░░░░░░ time Something that I ░░░░░░░░ is when people s ░░░░░░░░ what people say doesn ░░░░░░░░ match what they do ░░░░░░░░ that s right that ░░░░░░░░ what Granholm is doing ░░░░░░░░ s saying she s ░░░░░░░░ to help the climate ░░░░░░░░ s going to have ░░░░░░░░ these innovative solutions and ░░░░░░░░ claims that somehow drilling ░░░░░░░░ more fossil fuels will ░░░░░░░░ us to renewable energy ░░░░░░░░ s just not how ░░░░░░░░ works Yeah You don ░░░░░░░░ get to renewable energy ░░░░░░░░ drilling more Is it ░░░░░░░░ She s manipulating us ░░░░░░░░ the same thing over ░░░░░░░░ over again and expecting ░░░░░░░░ different result They re ░░░░░░░░ right She s prioritizing ░░░░░░░░ over people She s ░░░░░░░░ for the people Everywhere ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ long as she continues ░░░░░░░░ this as long as ░░░░░░░░ doesn t do her ░░░░░░░░ as our Energy Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Does it stop here ░░░░░░░░ Does this stop here ░░░░░░░░ No We are a ░░░░░░░░ movement We converge here ░░░░░░░░ Michigan We re going ░░░░░░░░ converge everywhere they go ░░░░░░░░ we get what we ░░░░░░░░ We get we deserve ░░░░░░░░ isn t going go ░░░░░░░░ do we want situation ░░░░░░░░ s a what do ░░░░░░░░ need All right CHEERING ░░░░░░░░ we re here with ░░░░░░░░ We just shut down ░░░░░░░░ beginning of Granholm s ░░░░░░░░ She took priority to ░░░░░░░░ the stage She was ░░░░░░░░ cowardly to take the ░░░░░░░░ Let them know that ░░░░░░░░ can hear us inside ░░░░░░░░ can hear us They ░░░░░░░░ every word inside I ░░░░░░░░ everyone in that room ░░░░░░░░ that Granholm is a ░░░░░░░░ criminal What is she ░░░░░░░░ criminal What is she ░░░░░░░░ criminal What is she ░░░░░░░░ criminal What do we ░░░░░░░░ Climate justice When do ░░░░░░░░ need it Now When ░░░░░░░░ we need it Now ░░░░░░░░ s right Thank you ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ I wonder if Granholm ░░░░░░░░ that every day energy ░░░░░░░░ to the world s ░░░░░░░░ fuel reserves strikes the ░░░░░░░░ every day in the ░░░░░░░░ of sunlight We need ░░░░░░░░ political will She needs ░░░░░░░░ political will to tap ░░░░░░░░ Say that Say that ░░░░░░░░ s right Well that ░░░░░░░░ hell Fuck this shit ░░░░░░░░ politics Why don t ░░░░░░░░ it s not like ░░░░░░░░ s like oh this ░░░░░░░░ possible You are fucking ░░░░░░░░ already We re fucking ░░░░░░░░ Put that shit in ░░░░░░░░ fucking trash bag already ░░░░░░░░ that shit Fucking human ░░░░░░░░ go on People are ░░░░░░░░ in America People are ░░░░░░░░ around the world People ░░░░░░░░ fucking dying First of ░░░░░░░░ she s done this ░░░░░░░░ like why don t ░░░░░░░░ shoot out the blue ░░░░░░░░ INAUDIBLE They drag them ░░░░░░░░ You almost cracked our ░░░░░░░░ skulls open today We ░░░░░░░░ been everywhere They ve ░░░░░░░░ videos They see videos ░░░░░░░░ kind of eyes on ░░░░░░░░ They see videos of ░░░░░░░░ this shit They see ░░░░░░░░ they did to us ░░░░░░░░ said nothing She said ░░░░░░░░ She s taking stage ░░░░░░░░ here Well she went ░░░░░░░░ little bit You think ░░░░░░░░ people are never going ░░░░░░░░ forget that shit And ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ forget that shit And ░░░░░░░░ won t forget No ░░░░░░░░ s going to forget ░░░░░░░░ what the fuck she ░░░░░░░░ done She wants to ░░░░░░░░ there She says we ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels til mid ░░░░░░░░ What the fuck Mid ░░░░░░░░ And four years from ░░░░░░░░ in 2027 we re ░░░░░░░░ to breach 1 5 ░░░░░░░░ degrees Celsius That is ░░░░░░░░ scientists have been warning ░░░░░░░░ for years for fucking ░░░░░░░░ And she was a ░░░░░░░░ sit there and talk ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels You want ░░░░░░░░ know what she wants ░░░░░░░░ fucking do She wants ░░░░░░░░ fill that her goddamn ░░░░░░░░ which is fucking stupid ░░░░░░░░ Where are you fricking ░░░░░░░░ to fucking go Where ░░░░░░░░ the world you re ░░░░░░░░ to go when the ░░░░░░░░ world is burning Where ░░░░░░░░ politicians going to go ░░░░░░░░ hold it I tell ░░░░░░░░ I told you like ░░░░░░░░ we support the environment ░░░░░░░░ you Go Chuck Your ░░░░░░░░ is in fucking Brooklyn ░░░░░░░░ where all you go ░░░░░░░░ you gotta take your ░░░░░░░░ your goddamn Mars Fuck ░░░░░░░░ of here Like it ░░░░░░░░ fucking with you You ░░░░░░░░ like oh I m ░░░░░░░░ Michigan All these people ░░░░░░░░ Michigan don t fucking ░░░░░░░░ what they said Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ back every goddamn time ░░░░░░░░ single fucking time Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ all these fucking politicians ░░░░░░░░ don t give two ░░░░░░░░ And you know what ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ back We re now ░░░░░░░░ to stop till the ░░░░░░░░ end It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ how many projects you ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter how ░░░░░░░░ shit you do It ░░░░░░░░ t matter You almost ░░░░░░░░ the goddamn skulls to ░░░░░░░░ fucking floor We ll ░░░░░░░░ be back even if ░░░░░░░░ got to leave in ░░░░░░░░ fucking ambulance because of ░░░░░░░░ shit because there are ░░░░░░░░ out there who fucking ░░░░░░░░ t fight If we ░░░░░░░░ do it we re ░░░░░░░░ to be there We ░░░░░░░░ going to see you ░░░░░░░░ goddamn fucking time Fuck ░░░░░░░░ all Fuck you Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ Fuck you Jennifer These ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden Fuck all ░░░░░░░░ politicians CHEERING Do not ░░░░░░░░ that rage all y ░░░░░░░░ Do not forget that ░░░░░░░░ Right.