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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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December 14, 2017

Pipeline Protester Facing Felony Agrees To Plea Deal

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Texas Sierra Club leader Lori Glover reached a plea deal after she was indicted on charges of felony criminal mischief as a result of her actions at a pipeline protest in West Texas earlier this year. At the Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa, Glover pleaded nolo contendere to a lesser Class A misdemeanor charge, with 6 months of probation, 100 hours of community service, deferred adjudication, as well as a $500 fine and court fees.

Two of Glover’s fellow pipeline protesters pleaded guilty to lesser charges last month and face similar penalties. Despite the charges against Glover, the Sierra Club stood by her, even giving her an award this summer in recognition of her criminal actions.

Glover similarly supported fellow West Texas pipeline protester Pete Hefflin earlier this year, when it was revealed that he was fugitive Pedro Rabago Gutierrez operating under a false identity and wanted by California law enforcement since 2007 for a parole violation. Gutierrez was previously incarcerated for rape, sex with a minor, assault with a deadly weapon, and selling drugs.

Glover and her fellow protesters shut down their protest camp in West Texas not long after the Hefflin scandal, as the Trans-Pecos pipeline was certified for operation. It is unclear what their plans for future protests entail while several camp members are now under court-ordered probation.