The BVF is a joint fundraising committee — all it does is make it easy for somebody to donate big amounts and have it distributed out to a pre-determined list of recipients, in this case, the Biden campaign, DNC, and the state Democratic parties. It stinks that big contributions like that are allowed, but it’s very different from saying “Give me a billion dollars and I’ll favor you”
The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade | A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election. (www.nytimes.com)
Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get US Federal Guidelines (www.nytimes.com)
The bulk of offsets investigated have turned out to be fraudulent
Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits | At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos (www.nytimes.com)
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White House to announce actions to modernize America’s electrical grid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages (www.cnn.com)
How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction (www.nytimes.com)
Big Oil’s Winning Streak Forces Activist Investors to Regroup | Climate-focused shareholders are rethinking their tactics ahead of this week’s annual meetings at Exxon Mobil and Chevron. (messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com)
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Europe’s biggest pension fund, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, has exited all liquid assets in oil, gas and coal worth about €10 billion ($10.8 billion), in an effort to be greener. (www.bloomberg.com)
Archived copies of the article: archive.today ghostarchive.org
The climate refugee crisis is here | Catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Many say they won’t go back. (wapo.st)
Climate Change Added a Month’s Worth of Extra-Hot Days in Past Year | Since last May, the average person experienced 26 more days of abnormal warmth than they would have without global warming (www.nytimes.com)
Trump makes sweeping promises to donors on audacious fundraising tour |By tying donation requests to pledges of tax cuts and other policies, Trump is testing the boundaries of federal campaign finance (wapo.st)
It’s called soliciting bribes. And really really damaging to have our government run in this kind of transactional impact.
Live Updates: Closing Arguments to Begin in Trump Criminal Trial (www.nytimes.com)
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No UK Tory MPs voted positively on climate issues since party took power, study finds | Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies (www.theguardian.com)
How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity grid | Rewiring miles of power lines could make space for data centers, AI and a boom in renewables. (wapo.st)
Analysis: Monthly drop hints that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023 - Carbon Brief (www.carbonbrief.org)
Home insurance was once a ‘must.’ Now more homeowners are going without | Slammed by pricier policies and climate-driven natural disasters, more and more Americans are exposing themselves to risk (wapo.st)