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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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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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July 7, 2016

League Of Conservation Voters Deepens Its Involvement In Nevada Politics With Controversial Clinton Donor’s Money

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Today, the League Of Conservation Voters (LCV) announced a $1.4 million initiative to support Catherine Cortez Masto in the Nevada US Senate race to replace Senator Harry Reid.

According to the Associated Press:

The group previously announced it would spend about a quarter-million dollars on her bid against Republican Rep. Joe Heck. The league plans to send field workers twice to the doors of 152,000 voters in the Las Vegas area. The campaign is the only Senate race that the group’s been involved with this cycle, although it’s also spent money supporting Hillary Clinton.

Hearing this, one can’t help but wonder where this money might be coming from. Previous Core News analysis revealed the organization’s connections to the billionaire and Clinton Foundation Donor, Hansjörg Wyss. LCV previously accepted $1.5 million in contributions from Wyss’s foundation between 2002 and 2014, helping to explain LCV’s record-setting fundraising in 2014.

It is also worth noting that LCV and Wyss have a common cause in electing Hillary Clinton as president. LCV has thrown their support behind Clinton’s bid for the presidency, and Wyss has given millions to the Clinton Foundation. Additionally, both have a relationship with Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, who received nearly $90,000 in consulting fees from Wyss in 2013 and delivered the keynote at the LCV Capital Dinner this year.

Despite masquerading as an environmental and progressive champion, Wyss himself is a controversial figure. He has been accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit against him from a former Wyss Foundation employee, and was the subject of a separate lawsuit from a former employee accusing Wyss of creating a hostile work environment for women.