Protesting the Dirty Air Act while Murkowski Meets with Polluters

As a big thank you for her efforts to roll back 40 years of Clean Air Act protections, energy lobbyists held a fundraiser last night for Senator Lisa Murkowski at the Caucus Room in DC.

In response, our Organize to be Heard student organizers donned “No Dirty Air Act” surgical masks, presenting an apocolyptic vision of a future where big polluters can destroy our environment with impunity.

The protestors staked out the entrance and windows of the fundraiser, ensuring that Murkowski, as well as Senators Gregg, Enzi, and Chambliss, and representatives from Big Oil and Dirty Coal couldn’t miss the striking visuals.

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More details on the Murkowski’s polluter friends

Host Alex Flint lobbies for the Nuclear Energy Institute, whose PAC has given her $5,000 since 2008. Beverly K. Marshall lobbies for Duke Energy, which is basedin North Carolina, and has given the senator $24,050over the course of her career. David Russellrepresents a number of clients for Bryan Cave LLP, including Peabody Energy, a coal company basedin St. Louis,  Mo. Peabody’s PAC has given her $3,000 since 2008.