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@chris #carbontax #FossilFuelIndustry

Here's a little homework for all of us. The carbon tax is being removed for consumers. Gas was generally selling yesterday hereabouts for $1.74.9. Keep tracking it over the next while to see how much of the savings gets passed on to consumers, and how much just gets absorbed by various levels of fossil fuel production and distribution. Listen for all the usual Gas Buddy excuses and lots of weaseling from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Show your work.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/supreme-court-lets-hawaii-sue-oil-companies-over-climate-change-effects
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that #Honolulu filed to seek billions in damages from oil and gas companies over allegedly deceptive marketing campaigns that hid the effects of climate change.
Now those lawsuits can proceed, surely frustrating the #fossilfuelindustry, which felt that SCOTUS should have weighed in on this key "recurring question of extraordinary importance to the energy industry" CBS News reported
#Hawaii

Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink

#Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction

by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025

"Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.

"But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.

"We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.

"The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.

"Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.

"Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.

"Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.

"In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.

"So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."

Original article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/los-angeles-fires-climate-media-1235232654/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/AGdIa
#BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures

Organizers Fight The Greenwashing Of Plastic Pollution

#PlasticPollutionCrisis #FossilFuelIndustry #ChemicalRecycling #NorthSouthDivide #Greenwashing

https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/113755987977136472

@RaymondPierreL3 you are exactly correct when you say that "#CluelessPotatoHead's nuclear option is nothing but a #FossilFuel lobby trojan horse to ensure profits keep flowing into the coffers of #FossilFuelIndustry." It is no more (well, perhaps political positioning), no less.

There is no business case. Never has been, never will be.

If you had a time machine, and an existing nuclear expertise, because you were madly building nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines in the 60s, then nuclear power makes sense.

If you don't, it doesn't.

Yes, nukes can be attenuated with control rods, and shut down, but shutdowns take longer (other than emergency shutdowns) than coalers, and start-ups take much longer than coalers. They're hardly flexible.

#auspol #Election2025 #renewables

Little known fact: many lithium batteries have direct connections to the Alberta Tar Sands, the largest and most destructive industrial project on Earth.

Max Wilbert's latest essay explores this topic by looking at a newer type of battery called lithium-sulfur and the links between sulfur planned for use at the Thacker Pass lithium mine and the fossil fuel industry.

https://substack.com/@maxwilbert/note/c-73014821

#lithium #TarSand #fossilFuelIndustry #sulfur #ThackerPass #bigOil #batteries #evs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeyhzzoY48

Americans: Some people are 'tired', 'undecided', and/or apathetic about this election.

At this point, most have no right NOT to care

You'll be affected, your friends will be affected, your families will be affected, those of us who have friends & family in the USA will be affected and so will we if that #OrangeFascist ( #BibiBabyKiller's favourite) gets elected

Addiction to not giving a fuck or 'I don't vote because___' or worse, 'Trump won't be that bad, this fascism concern is hyperbolic', AT THIS POINT IS DEADLY

Those whose families, friends were massacred bc of #BibiBabyKiller have every right not to have to wretch before casting their ballots if they choose to refuse

But #FascistTrump = SCUM! Wealthy SiliconValley #farright #Techbros, rich greedy tax-cut hogs, the #FossilFuelIndustry ghouls and #Christofascists care about nothing but their own pockets, and in some cases, care only about their own sick worldview and DO NOT CARE about how Trump & #Project2025 will affect #Palestinians 🇵🇸 , #LGBTQIAplus :anqueer_flag: :newpride: , #POCs, #anarchists :anqueer_flag: :anarchism: , the Left, the #Climate, #schools, #healthcare,#familyfarmers, #artists, the #disabled, the poor, seniors, financially struggling families, etc.

#STOPTrumpNOW #Election2024

... and the #FossilFuelIndustry is nowhere to be seen or heard of. Even worse we keep propping up their business model that depends on free polluting and tax subsidies. This vicious circle has to end and fast ... No more time to waste. #LastGeneration #StopOilNow #GreenNewDealNow #TaxBigOil

https://apnews.com/article/helene-milton-hurricanes-climate-development-damage-costly-82c1d5df81c76fa08e035bf7c6db3a37?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Fossil-Fueled Climate Change Left Out of Media Coverage of Hurricane Helene: Scientist Peter Kalmus https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/30/hurricane_helene_climate_crisis

#ClimateJustice #ExtremeWeather #Flooding #HurricaneHelene #DemocracyNow #AmyGoodman #PeterKalmus #NASA #ClimateScientist #FossilFuels #BigOil #FossilFuelIndustry #NaturalGasExports #MountainValleyPipeline #BankFinancing

Criminalising non-violent climate protesters

"Emails between fossil fuel lobbyists and lawmakers in Utah, West Virginia, Idaho and Ohio suggest a nationwide strategy to deter people frustrated by government failure to tackle the climate crisis from peacefully disrupting the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure by enacting tough laws with lengthy jail sentences".

"The findings from dozens of freedom of information requests suggest that the right to peaceful protest is under attack in the US – much like in other major democracies including the UK, Germany, Canada and Australia."
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/anti-protest-laws-fossil-fuel-lobby
#HumanRights #democracy #energy #FossilFuels #FossilFuelIndustry #coal #activism #CivilDisobedience #ProtectProtest #law #GHG #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateAction #governance

Fossil Fuel Funding Is ‘Embedded’ Across Academia. What Does That Mean for Climate Research?

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06092024/todays-climate-fossil-fuels-funding-university/

#climatechange #academia #fossilfuels #corporations #climatedenial #fossilfuelindustry

@petros @feather1952 It's alarming how Australia's mainstream media, especially outlets like the Herald Sun, often overlooks crucial issues like this. The fact that many people remain unaware or misinformed is a significant problem, exacerbated by the fact that media ownership is heavily concentrated. It's no surprise when we see Murdoch-owned outlets ignoring or downplaying such stories—after all, the interests of fossil fuel companies and their shareholders are closely tied to these media giants. It's a sad reality that you have to turn to international sources like The Guardian to get a more accurate picture of what's really going on in Australia. #MurdochRoyalCommission #PRRT #Auspol #gas #FossilFuelIndustry

The #ClimateChange #Battle with greedy, lawbreaking, #Corporations destroying young peoples future, may very well reduced to violence of many kinds. The fight needs to get dirtier more vicious. #FossilFuelIndustry Dirty despicable actions are killing people and destroying futures. Search Harvard Climate homicide.

https://www.wired.com/story/climate-activism-radical-new-face-lena-lazare/

'Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy

UN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/08/fossil-fuel-industry-using-disinformation-campaign-to-slow-green-transition-says-un

#climatechange #fossilfuelindustry #disinformation

US politics is an outlier bastion of climate denial with nearly one in four members of #Congress dismissing the reality of #climate change, even as alarm has grown among the #American public over dangerous global heating.

Climate-denying lawmakers have received a combined $52m in lifetime campaign donations from the fossil fuel industry.

#climatedenial #climatechange #globalheating #fossilfuelindustry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/05/climate-change-denial-congress