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Ben Jervey retweeted
Saleemul Huq pushed, cajoled, strategized for 30 years for rich, industrialized countries to acknowledge climate loss and damage.
He lived to see it happen last year.
Ben Jervey retweeted
@EnergyandPolicy are *the* national experts on utility corruption, so their new report on utility consumer protection strategies should be a go-to resource for policymakers that want to stop utilities from using their monopoly's captive customers to fund their lobbying/bribery.
NEW: Utility corruption is everywhere! Wondering what to do about it? We just published a new report that shares reforms that policymakers can enact to make it much harder for them to run corrupt schemes. š§µenergyandpolicy.org/guide-toā¦
Ben Jervey retweeted
A little known propane org is funneling tens of millions of dollars, raised from a congressionally sanctioned fee on propane sales, into broadcast TV ads and HGTV influencers to attack electrification. @HirokoTabuchi's latest scoop and a š§µ from me: nytimes.com/2023/01/11/climaā¦
Ben Jervey retweeted
My latest for @KCET. Inland Empire Once Again Ranks As Worst in Nation for Air Quality.
The @LungAssociationās State of the Air report, released earlier Today, found that Riverside and San Bernardino Counties ranked 1st & 2nd respectively for worst ozone
kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/iā¦
Ben Jervey retweeted
ICYMI, this week, hundreds of people took time out of their hectic workdays (and school days!) to tell @EPA that proposed rules don't go far enough and only the strongest #CleanerTrucks standards will do.
Thanks to ALL who spoke up! ā”ļøšā©
And then there were two more full days! By our unofficial count, it was roughly 300 moms/nurses/scientists/doctors/faith leaders/teachers/drivers/investors/asthmatics calling for #CleanerTrucks standards.
vs.
~12-15 industry lobbyists and fleet owners straddling the line
Ben Jervey retweeted
HUGE news! DIRT ROAD REVIVAL is on the way, telling the stories of our campaigns and how to rebuild rural politics. Written with love alongside @CanyonWoodward. Thanks to @RBReich, @NaomiAKlein, & @billmckibben for all the support!
PREORDER HERE!! dirtroadrevival.com
Ben Jervey retweeted
Eastern North Carolina residents, researchers, and farmers say the rapidly-growing biogas sector distracts from the stateās massive hog waste problem.
"This biogas plan is a lie."
Read more from @caminunderland:
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/03ā¦
Ben Jervey retweeted
"My daughter and I have asthma."
@cleanairmoms_PA @bogberryhndmade on why #cleanercars are so important to everyone, not just drivers. Stricter auto pollution standards are a breath of relief | Opinion bit.ly/3MCRJP3 via @phillyinquirer #asthma @cleanairmoms @Moms_Press
Ben Jervey retweeted
Absolutely correct from @MaryHeglar @RealHotTake.
Western media's empathy for European war victims- but not those of Africa & the Middle East comes from the the same racism underpinning the west's indifference to the frontline victims of climate change.
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Ben Jervey retweeted
Sunstone is truly an incredible place to work - come join us in fighting for a future without fossil fuels āļø Benefits include becoming way too obsessed with heat pumps, learning all about the crazy shit the gas industry pulls & a 32 hr contact week!
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Ben Jervey retweeted
The transition to #ElectricTrucks canāt happen fast enough for major logistics companies looking to cut pollution. @AirResources, #CA should lead, not follow market demand. We need 100% pollution-free trucks by 2035! #ElectricTrucksNow - nytimes.com/2022/01/12/opiniā¦
Ben Jervey retweeted
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Ben Jervey retweeted
We are extremely disturbed to learn photo journalist @photobracken was arrested by the RCMP while she was documenting arrests in Wet'suwet'en territory today. RCMP are refusing to release Amber, in violation of her charter rights.
Ben Jervey retweeted
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has apparently succeeded in killing a wildly popular plan to allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs. Shame on her for that. azcentral.com/story/opinion/ā¦ via @azcentral
Ben Jervey retweeted
BREAKING: Abby, 20, confronts @Sen_JoeManchin on his fossil fuel corruption on his way out of a corporate donor luncheon on hunger strike day 7ā£.
Abby can stand up to Manchin, why canāt @POTUS?
Watch and RT if you agree ā¤µļø
Ben Jervey retweeted
Musk added $36 BILLION to his net worth yesterday. He could end world hunger by spending just 2% of his worth. But instead heās on Twitter scaring poor people into believing that the wealthy shouldnāt pay more in taxes.
Elon Musk slams Biden over his new billionaires' tax and warns 'eventually they run out of other people's money and come for you' trib.al/WALbucl
Ben Jervey retweeted
The strongest possible #cleanercars standards approved by @NHTSAgov would spur more innovation in American manufacturing, creating good, well-paying union jobs making auto parts and equipment for cars and trucks throughout the Midwest and South.
Ben Jervey retweeted
NEW VIDEO: While the wheels on the diesel bus go round and round, children are exposed to toxic exhaust that can lead to serious health issues. School buses should be zero-emission electric vehicles. Lung.org/WheelsOnTheBus #WheelsOnTheBus #CleanAir4Kids