Sixteen municipalities in Puerto Rico are suing Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and other fossil fuel companies for their efforts to deny the role of fossil fuel products in causing climate change. In a November 2022 report for Common Dreams, Kenny Stancil described the lawsuit—a “first of its kind” RICO case—which seeks to hold the fossil fuel corporations financially responsible for the damages caused by the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. The lawsuit contends that the 2017 hurricane season was made worse by global warming and that fossil fuel companies colluded to deceive the public about the impacts of fossil fuel products on the climate.
Municipalities in Puerto Rico Sue Fossil Fuel Giants Under Organized Crime Law
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Forget cannabis. Here are 2 banking provisions that did make the NDAA.
Forget cannabis. Here are 2 banking provisions that did make the NDAA.
Some banks have instituted policies making it easier for second-chance workers to get hired. JPMorgan Chase years ago removed all questions about criminal backgrounds from job applications and established a policy center to help former criminals find jobs.
It expanded its effort to help ex-offenders return to the workforce last year, partnering with nonprofits to connect people with arrest or conviction histories to in-demand jobs. CEO Jamie Dimon also agreed to co-chair the Second Chance Business Coalition encompassing 29 member companies.
The bank hired 4,300 people with criminal records last year, Nan Gibson, executive director for public policy and corporate responsibility at the JPMorgan Chase Policy Center, told American Banker. That’s more than double the bank’s 2,100 second-chance hires from 2020.
H/ T: Judge Napolitano
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A Quarter Of All Americans Could Face Energy Emergencies This Winter
The US heating season has officially begun, and new warnings show that a quarter of all Americans could experience energy emergencies this winter if temperatures fall below average due to tight fossil fuel supplies.
A Quarter Of All Americans Could Face Energy Emergencies This Winter
Germany Is Dismantling A Wind Farm To Make Way For A Coal Mine
Governing authorities in Germany have urged one of the country’s biggest energy companies to stop dismantling a wind park to make way for an open-pit mine, after activists said the move symbolised a rollback of the government’s climate protection plans.
Stop dismantling German windfarm to expand coalmine, say authorities
New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold
Heating oil suppliers in the Northeast and New England have begun rationing the key fuel ahead of winter, after stockpiles dropped to a third of their normal levels.
New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold
Did Marco Rubio Bite Off More Than He Can Chew?
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio May have overstepped himself. He must have considered it a midterm election campaign stunt to rile up the rabid anti-Cuba electors in his state or to impress his benefactors.
Did Marco Rubio Bite Off More Than He Can Chew?
Previously:
ACERE Statement Condemning Senator Rubio’s Attempt to Intimidate and Harass Puentes de Amor
Venezuela’s Oil Output Stutters as ‘Irrational’ US Sanctions ‘Imbalance’ Global Market
Venezuela’s Oil Output Stutters as ‘Irrational’ US Sanctions ‘Imbalance’ Global Market
However, in a recent address to the press, the US president clarified that resuming oil exports from Venezuela was only one of several options. “There’s a lot of alternatives. We haven’t made up our mind yet,” he told reporters after calling the OPEC+ decision a “disappointment.” Washington has demanded that the Maduro government re-engages in talks with the opposition as a precondition for any changes to its sanctions policy.
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US Plans To Ease Venezuela Sanctions To Let Chevron Pump Oil There Again—Reports
Russia Responds to Ukraine’s Attack on Crimean Bridge etc.
Russia Responds to Ukraine’s Attack on Crimean Bridge etc.
A number of other “terrorist attacks” have targeted Russia’s energy infrastructure, including an attempt to blast one of the sections of the TurkStream gas pipeline which runs from Russia to Türkiye, he said.
Related:
AEI is a Neocon think tank, connected to PNAC.
AEI: Biden Should Kill TurkStream to Promote Transatlantic Energy Security
Read More »Mass protests against NATO and EU hit Paris streets (VIDEOS)
The demonstrations were sparked by what protesters called economic “disruption” and “energy and health restrictions”
Mass protests against NATO and EU hit Paris streets (VIDEOS)
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