brad262run, 7 months ago to climate 1️⃣ #Fossilfuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills. Approximately 60% of #oilandgas operations are protected from protests due to money spent on lobbying https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/fossil-fuel-company-donate-lawmakers-anti-protest-exxon-koch 2️⃣ The #EPA promised to address environmental #racism, but then states pushed back. Communities of color bear the brunt of #pollution in the US, and #conservatives are targeting the #civilrights law that could bring about change https://publicintegrity.org/environment/pollution/environmental-justice-denied/environmental-justice-epa-civil-rights-story/ #climatechange #constitution
1️⃣ #Fossilfuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills. Approximately 60% of #oilandgas operations are protected from protests due to money spent on lobbying https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/fossil-fuel-company-donate-lawmakers-anti-protest-exxon-koch
2️⃣ The #EPA promised to address environmental #racism, but then states pushed back. Communities of color bear the brunt of #pollution in the US, and #conservatives are targeting the #civilrights law that could bring about change https://publicintegrity.org/environment/pollution/environmental-justice-denied/environmental-justice-epa-civil-rights-story/
#climatechange #constitution
brad262run, 7 months ago “a broader web of #conflictsofinterest that endangers #climate progress. From official reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on #ClimateChange #IPCC, where the sway of #oilandgas companies has watered down language on #fossilfuels, to universities and think tanks, #climate #research and policymaking is awash in #influencepeddling” “our health depends on creating rules to ensure transparency and independence” https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-07/medicine-rules-conflict-of-interest-climate-change #decarbonization #cleanenergy #energytransition #COP28
“a broader web of #conflictsofinterest that endangers #climate progress. From official reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on #ClimateChange #IPCC, where the sway of #oilandgas companies has watered down language on #fossilfuels, to universities and think tanks, #climate #research and policymaking is awash in #influencepeddling” “our health depends on creating rules to ensure transparency and independence” https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-07/medicine-rules-conflict-of-interest-climate-change #decarbonization #cleanenergy #energytransition #COP28
bibliotecaria, 8 months ago to random Wow! This dude! Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus #ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #JudicialEthics #ConflictsOfInterest
Wow! This dude!
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus
#ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #JudicialEthics #ConflictsOfInterest
pluralistic, 8 months ago to random Today's threads (a thread) Inside: "Efficiency" left the Big Three vulnerable to smart UAW tactics; and more! Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/21/eight-and-skate/ #Pluralistic 1/
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: "Efficiency" left the Big Three vulnerable to smart UAW tactics; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/21/eight-and-skate/
#Pluralistic
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pluralistic, 8 months ago #20yrsago #DeweyDecimal bullies go after theme hotel https://web.archive.org/web/20030901000000*/http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--deweydecimaldefen0920sep20,0,3455241.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire</a. #15yrsago #Publishing’s crises (incompletely) explained https://nymag.com/news/media/50279/ #10yrsago #DragonCon cosplayers who dressed up as Marriott carpet get a cease-and-desist for their fabric offering https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fandom/marriott-hotel-carpet-cosplay-legal-action/ #5yrsago Search the databases of Trump political appointees’ resumes and discover their undisclosed #ConflictsOfInterest https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/category/resumes 5/
#20yrsago #DeweyDecimal bullies go after theme hotel https://web.archive.org/web/20030901000000*/http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--deweydecimaldefen0920sep20,0,3455241.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire</a.
#15yrsago #Publishing’s crises (incompletely) explained https://nymag.com/news/media/50279/
#10yrsago #DragonCon cosplayers who dressed up as Marriott carpet get a cease-and-desist for their fabric offering https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fandom/marriott-hotel-carpet-cosplay-legal-action/
#5yrsago Search the databases of Trump political appointees’ resumes and discover their undisclosed #ConflictsOfInterest https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/category/resumes
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itnewsbot, 8 months ago to random The Lawyers Sam Bankman-Fried Once Trusted Are Drawing Criticism - Mr. Bankman-Fried and his allies have blasted Sullivan & Cromwell, the New York law f... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-lawyers.html #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #computersandtheinternet #conflictsofinterest #friedbarbara(1951-) #alamedaresearchllc #lawandlegislation #sullivan&cromwell #bankman-friedsam #legalprofession #virtualcurrency
The Lawyers Sam Bankman-Fried Once Trusted Are Drawing Criticism - Mr. Bankman-Fried and his allies have blasted Sullivan & Cromwell, the New York law f... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-lawyers.html #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #computersandtheinternet #conflictsofinterest #friedbarbara(1951-) #alamedaresearchllc #lawandlegislation #sullivan&cromwell #bankman-friedsam #legalprofession #virtualcurrency
petersuber, 1 year ago to food There are few senators I disrespect more than #ChuckGrassley. But I applaud his "call for suspending the development of the 2025 #DietaryGuidelines for Americans until [the oversight agencies] fully disclose all financial #ConflictsOfInterest (#COI) on the appointed expert group that oversees the science for the guidelines, called the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (#DGAC)." https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/news/tnc-supports-senator-grassleys-call-to-halt-dga-process #Nutrition
There are few senators I disrespect more than #ChuckGrassley. But I applaud his "call for suspending the development of the 2025 #DietaryGuidelines for Americans until [the oversight agencies] fully disclose all financial #ConflictsOfInterest (#COI) on the appointed expert group that oversees the science for the guidelines, called the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (#DGAC)." https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/news/tnc-supports-senator-grassleys-call-to-halt-dga-process
#Nutrition
itnewsbot, 1 year ago to random Sam Bankman-Fried, in First Detailed Defense, Seeks to Dismiss Charges - The FTX founder, who has been charged with fraud, said the crypto exchange and its law fi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/technology/sam-bankman-fried-defense.html #securitiesandcommoditiesviolations #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #computersandtheinternet #conflictsofinterest #fraudsandswindling #lawandlegislation #sullivan&cromwell #bankman-friedsam #virtualcurrency #bankruptcies
Sam Bankman-Fried, in First Detailed Defense, Seeks to Dismiss Charges - The FTX founder, who has been charged with fraud, said the crypto exchange and its law fi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/technology/sam-bankman-fried-defense.html #securitiesandcommoditiesviolations #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #computersandtheinternet #conflictsofinterest #fraudsandswindling #lawandlegislation #sullivan&cromwell #bankman-friedsam #virtualcurrency #bankruptcies