The problem is that if they expose a large number of people to bird flu, they risk creating a new pandemic. And that affects all of us, not just those who were drinking raw milk.
But a potent combination of the California Chamber of Commerce, the Western States Petroleum Association, the California Independent Petroleum Association and the State Building and Construction Trades Council helped ensure it didn’t come up for a floor vote.
Was why the pirates in the 1700s were so successful too — they were giving speeches about equality to the folks on ships they raided and doing things like voting for captain.
California Gov Gavin Newsom pounces as Republicans come to Big Oil’s defense: The potential Democratic presidential contender called Republican attorneys general “wholly owned subsidiaries of Big Oil” (www.politico.com)
Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears (www.nytimes.com)
Opinion | America’s Trails Are a Wonder, and They Need Our Help (www.nytimes.com)
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee (www.theguardian.com)
The Maldives faces existential threat from a climate crisis it did little to create. We need the world’s help now (www.theguardian.com)
Q&A: New Legislation in Vermont Will Make Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Impacts in the State. Here’s What That Could Look Like | The legal and moral case for holding companies accountable. (insideclimatenews.org)
Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency. (wapo.st)
Can a California Oilfield Be Retrofitted to Store Solar Energy? (e360.yale.edu)
How red Texas became a model for green energy (www.ft.com)
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Republican AGs ask Supreme Court to block climate change lawsuits brought by several states (apnews.com)
Too hot for learning: American schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions. (wapo.st)
As heat waves creep north, they are baking schools that previously did not need air conditioning. Fixing the problem will be neither cheap, nor easy.
Raw Milk’s Risks Don’t Stop Right-Wing Commentators From Defiantly Pushing It (www.nytimes.com)
Advocates call for permanent ban on new U.S. LNG projects (gasoutlook.com)
Big Oil’s still got some juice | WSPA blocks California Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024 for now (www.politico.com)
But a potent combination of the California Chamber of Commerce, the Western States Petroleum Association, the California Independent Petroleum Association and the State Building and Construction Trades Council helped ensure it didn’t come up for a floor vote.
Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic (www.nytimes.com)
Norway’s oil fund to vote against ExxonMobil in clash over shareholder rights (www.ft.com)
This is about Exxon’s decision to sue some shareholders for proposing that all shareholders vote on faster decarbonization....
Climate change may be fuelling a resurgence of piracy across Africa (theconversation.com)