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Neighbors and climate activists protest Vanguard at Generating Station in Croydon during “Points of Destruction” Tour

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On Wednesday, February 9, at 12:00 pm, Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) and supporters will protest at the oil-powered Croydon Generating Station to continue to shine light on how Vanguard's investments are hurting people and the planet.

Vanguard is the largest investor in Constellation Energy Corporation, once Exelon Generation, which owns Croydon Generating Station, along with several other generating stations along the Delaware River. Sites like these use unsustainable fossil fuels and are contributing significantly to pollution in the region and beyond. 

According to EQAT, which is initiating the protest, Vanguard is driving climate change through its investments, which include many greenhouse gas emitters like the Bucks County station. As a part of the “Points of Destruction” Tour, EQAT has already visited other Vanguard investment sites including the Covanta trash incinerator in Plymouth and the Southwark Generating Station in Philadelphia.

“We’re protesting because Vanguard’s investments, including the Croydon Generating Station, are harming people locally, while contributing to climate change both in our region and around the world,” explained EQAT member Hans Peters, who lives in Bucks County.

Croydon is the third stop on EQAT’s “Points of Destruction” Tour, which visits multiple harmful sites in the region where the firm invests. The string of protests is part of the larger “Vanguard’s Very Big Problem” campaign waged by EQAT and The Sunrise Project, another climate advocacy group, along with several other environmental justice groups. The campaign demands that the Malvern-based asset manager, which manages $8 trillion in assets globally, use its power to insist that companies like Constellation transition away from pollution, and ultimately invest in an energy future that does not endanger our communities or our climate. 

“As a retiree, I’m upset to know that my investments are causing climate change and pollution, especially in my own community,” said Alice Maxfield, a Bucks County resident who has invested with Vanguard for 40 years. “Vanguard needs to do better on behalf of its investors and for our communities.”


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