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CBS Report Exposes The Child Labor Used To Make Lithium Batteries

A report from CBS this week revealed the working conditions of tens of thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who work in mines to extract the cobalt needed for lithium batteries.

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#1 Tesla Fined For Air Pollution
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March 6, 2018

CBS Report Exposes The Child Labor Used To Make Lithium Batteries

CBS Report Exposes The Child Labor Used To Make Lithium Batteries
A report from CBS this week revealed the working conditions of tens of thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who work in mines to extract the cobalt needed for lithium batteries.
March 5, 2018

Tesla Fined For Air Pollution

Tesla Fined For Air Pollution
Tesla, a self-proclaimed technology company, has been working tirelessly on its image as a “green” automaker.
February 23, 2018

EVs Have A Child Labor Problem

EVs Have A Child Labor Problem
A recent Bloomberg article has brought to light a harsh reality, the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing child labor rates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): The appetite for electric cars is driving a boom in small-scale cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some mines have been found to […]
February 14, 2018

New Coalition In Arizona Seeks To Bring California Energy Regulations There

New Coalition In Arizona Seeks To Bring California Energy Regulations There
A new coalition of groups in Arizona is seeking to force utilities in the state to generate more power from renewable energy beyond the 15 percent the state currently requires, according to a new report this week.
February 7, 2018

Cap And Trade In California Looking More Like A Tax Now

Cap And Trade In California Looking More Like A Tax Now
Orange County Register Columnist Susan Shelley wrote this week that the myth that California’s cap and trade system isn’t a tax is coming apart quickly:
February 6, 2018

CT Lawmakers Push For Carbon Tax

CT Lawmakers Push For Carbon Tax
Amid Connecticut’s revolving budget crisis, a group of Connecticut lawmakers again are exploring a carbon tax:
February 1, 2018

Taxpayer Pay For T-Mobile’s Green Pledge

Taxpayer Pay For T-Mobile’s Green Pledge
This week, T-Mobile proudly announced its pledge to use “100 percent renewable electricity”
January 30, 2018

Oregon Leaders Question Viability Of Carbon Tax Passage

Oregon Leaders Question Viability Of Carbon Tax Passage
Legislative leaders in both the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon Senate cast doubt on whether a proposed carbon tax bill could pass in either legislative body this year, according to the Portland Tribune.
January 19, 2018

LAPD Spending Millions On EVs It Doesn’t Use

LAPD Spending Millions On EVs It Doesn’t Use
A CBS Los Angeles investigation has uncovered that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) are reluctant to use the electric vehicles the department leases as part of a splashy effort to supposedly “go green”:
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August 29, 2017

Texas Enviro Leader Hoped For Hurricane Harvey Havoc

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Activist Juan Mancias: “Yes I am praying the Hurricanes hits full force”

As Hurricane Harvey came ashore on the coast of Texas this weekend, many hoped for a weakened storm and minimal damage. Texas Environmentalist leader and chairman of the unrecognized Carrizo-Comecrudo Tribe Juan Mancias was not one of them.

In a Facebook post just before Harvey made land-fall, Mancias malevolently and selfishly hoped it would hit “full force” and hinder oil and gas development along the Texas coast.

“Yes I am praying the Hurricanes hits full force to stop the illegal no federal permit permit Valley Crossing Pipeline. It will cost Enbridge and Spectra more $$$$.”

Unfortunately, Mancias’ wish came true, with Hurricane Harvey making landfall as the first Category 4 hurricane to hit Texas since 1961. There are presently fourteen reported fatalities and counting as the rainfall continues, with an immeasurable amount of damage along the Gulf Coast.

Mancias has acquired a reputation as a prominent liberal activist in Texas, having held protests against oil and gas projects, the Washington Redskins’ team name, and the proposed border wall. He has traveled beyond Texas to Standing Rock to protest the Dakota Access pipeline and has even voyaged to France with the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club to urge French banks to divest from oil and gas projects stateside. Through his activism, Mancias has been quoted by The Texas Tribune,  The Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News, and The Monitor,

Despite Mancias’ callous desires becoming reality, the entire region has rallied around those devastated by Hurricane Harvey, with numerous rescue stories and an outpouring of financial support for relief efforts.