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In the wake of horrific wildfires in Los Angeles, more than 50 climate justice protesters rallied outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond on Friday to demand the oil company take accountability for its role in the climate crisis.
“The news typically calls wildfires natural disasters. But at this point, these are fossil fuel disasters,” said Finn Does, an organizer with the youth-led Sunrise Movement. “The reason why 100,000 people have had to evacuate, the reason why over 12,000 homes and buildings have burned is because of the burning of fossil fuels.”
The action followed another Sunrise Movement protest in Los Angeles on Thursday outside the Phillips 66 oil facility, where more than a dozen activists stormed an office building on the premises. Police eventually escorted protesters off the site without making any arrests, the Los Angeles Times reported…