A flood of comments inside the anti-CCS Facebook group The People of Louisiana Against Carbon Capture Sequestration, part of Save My Louisiana’s so-called United Front Against CCS, show Fleming supporters now openly threatening to back Democrat Jamie Davis for U.S. Senate over Trump-endorsed Julia Letlow. LACAG promoted Davis’ content on CCS. Save My Louisiana encouraged Democrats to re-register Republican to vote for Fleming. These aren’t conservative activists. The mask is off.
At the center of it is John Fleming himself, who has built his entire Senate campaign on opposition to carbon capture while peddling demonstrably false claims about the technology and its effects on Louisiana landowners. Fleming has repeatedly misrepresented how eminent domain applies to CO2 pipelines, ignored the state’s existing permitting safeguards, and stoked fear in rural communities using talking points that trace straight back to the same national ENGO network funding his allies. He didn’t stumble into this movement. He chose it and the company he’s kept tells you everything about what’s really going on.
None of it is surprising once you follow the money. The Pelican Institute reports that out-of-state funders have directed $115.5 million to Louisiana’s anti-oil and gas NGO network since 2020, a staggering 98.4% of everything these groups have taken in. Bloomberg, Soros-aligned foundations, and other out-of-state networks are who’s bankrolling the “grassroots” resistance. And the Sierra Club’s Angelle Bradford has been in the anti-CCS comment threads cheering Fleming voters toward the Democratic candidate, calling it an “American patriot statement” when one commenter declared the Republican party dead to him.
No one should be surprised. For years, anti-CCS activists have insisted their movement was about protecting Louisiana communities, not politics. But now many of the same voices are openly encouraging support for a Democrat over President Trump's endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate.
That's the tell. This was never just about carbon capture. It was about building a coalition against Louisiana's energy future and finding a Republican willing to carry their message. John Fleming chose to become that candidate. Louisiana voters deserve to know exactly who is cheering him on.
