Climate protesters temporarily blocked the entrance to a power plant in West Virginia on Saturday to protest the reported profits made by the Democratic senator of West Virginia. Joe Mancin gains from coal production as well as its overall attitude towards coal energy. Protesters descended on the Grant Town Power Plant for several hours on Saturday and staged a protest against Manchin’s coal policies and economic ties with coal production at a rally that temporarily barred entry to the plant and resulted in more than a dozen arrests. , according to the West Virginia Rising team. Climate activists protest Joe Manchin at West Virginia power plant (Rachael Warriner – West Virginia Rising / Fox News) SEN. JO MANCIN SAYS HE IS OPEN TO A NEW VERSION OF BIDEN’S BEST AGENDA “For decades, Manchin’s company sold exclusively dirty coal waste at the plant,” the group said. he said in a statement. “As an elected official at the state and federal levels, Manchin intervened to allow its construction, to undermine its environmental legislation and to sharply increase the energy rates it charges the people of West Virginia. “More recently, Manchin has emerged as the key vote in blocking federal climate change legislation.” Climate activists protest Joe Manchin at West Virginia power plant (Ivan Schmidt – West Virginia Rising / Fox News) The press release, which accused Manchin of being “rich and corrupt”, said 400 protesters had taken part and 16 had been arrested, while local media References stated that the total number of protesters was in the “dozens”. Marion County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. “The non-violent protest at Joe Manchin’s dirty coal business reveals the political cruelty of the West Virginia senator, who helped this power plant at every step of its political career, as the New York Times recently reported. But it has blocked laws. It has blocked accountability to protect our children, it has blocked living wages, it has blocked the expansion of healthcare, and even the provisions in the BBB that would help miners. Finally, it has blocked the expansion of protection of voting rights, “said Bishop William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, which also contributed to the protest. “The things he blocks are hurting the poor and low-income people in his state. And we know that the poor and needy people suffer the most when Senator Manchin works with extremists and treats our children and our land as consumables.” MANCIN SUPPORTS BIDEN SUPREME CANDIDATE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON Grant Town Mayor Charlie Rosic he said WBOY-TV earlier in the week his city did not support the protest. Climate activists protest Joe Manchin at West Virginia power plant (Kidus Girma – West Virginia Rising / Fox News) “They are angry with Joe Mancin,” Rosic said. “We have no disagreement with Joe Mancin. This is to their detriment and the best way to deal with such a situation is to vote. If you do not like power, vote for him. The protests will have nothing to do, especially here at “They said they would put this city on the map, I think this city is already on the map.”
CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Manchin has financial ties to the Grant Tower Power Plant dating back to 1987, according to the New York Times. reportand has been widely criticized by climate change activists within his own party for his strong support for coal-fired power policies. Manchin’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.