Protesters Disrupt Biden’s Energy Secretary at Speaking Event in DC

Climate activists with the group Climate Defiance disrupted U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaking at the Politico Energy Summit, rushing towards the stage and chanting during a conversation on Thursday afternoon in DC.

Protesters were quickly removed from the event, Politico’s first energy summit, being held at The Schuyler inside the Hamilton Hotel. Some were physically carried out of the event space while Granholm remained on stage. No arrests were made from the protest.

Activists spoke outside the energy summit after their protest, criticizing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s support for the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Biden Administration’s approval of oil and gas projects. They discussed fossil fuel industries, civil disobedience, and new projects recently greenlit by the administration.