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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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June 26, 2017

Democratic Senate Candidate Turns Back On Environmentalist Left

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The Environmentalist Left in West Texas thought they had found an ally in Democratic Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), a liberal darling of the Left who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Over the weekend, O’Rourke appeared at a Washington, DC event sponsored by Apache Corp., an energy company reviled by West Texas environmentalists, even choosing to share the stage with one of the company’s vice presidents.

This would appear to be upsetting news to West Texas environmentalists. Earlier this year, O’Rourke met with Andrew Torres of the Frontera Water Protection Alliance, an El Paso-based environmentalist group known for its extreme tactics of disrupting pipeline construction, including a planned protest camp. According to Torres, O’Rourke was enthusiastically supportive of the group’s efforts:

“Hello everyone! Beto O’Rourke promised to support renewable energy bills and agreed to work alongside the Frontera Water Protection Alliance to focus on El Paso’s journey to utilizing 100% sustainable energy. Of course, there is only so much he can do now as a congressman, but as a senator, he said as 1/100 he will be a very strong voice for the Water Protector’s interests. He seemed very legitimately concerned and very enthusiastic about the topic. Will more than likely be meeting with him again, and will keep you all up to date with details.”

The meeting followed-up on discussions from late 2016, when O’Rourke met with Torres and fellow Frontera Water Protection Allaince member Marissa Rojero. Torres and Rojera’s activism extends beyond the Frontera Water Protection Alliance to a YouTube Channel they run together in which Rojero claims that her name is “Mars” and she wishes “to share some of this light” with the world:

Rep. O’Rourke’s decision to share the stage with the top-brass at Apache Corp. should plant the seeds of doubt about his candidacy among West Texas Environmentalists. With one-third of Texas jobs tied to oil and gas development, Texas environmentalists continue to struggle to find a politician sympathetic to their cause within the state.