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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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August 3, 2017

Texas Lease Sale Sends Millions To School Fund

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The Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) recently received a big boost in funds thanks to oil and gas exploration. The latest semiannual sale of oil and gas drilling leases administered by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) brought in $42 million for the PSF.

The past several lease auctions have brought in a sharp increase in revenue for the PSF, largely due to these lease auctions now being administered online. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush commented on how this technological shift has eased the process for bidders and brought in money for Texas schools:

“Once again the GLO’s online lease sale has resulted in big returns for Texas school children. One of my primary initiatives as commissioner is to use new innovations in technology to improve efficiency and productivity. The previous paper-based auction was antiquated and had limited outreach to potential bidders. Today, using EnergyNet to host the lease sales online, we have modernized this process, expanded our target market pool and opened competition to the global marketplace. Greater access means greater opportunity and better returns for Texas’ schoolchildren.

A recent U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report found that Texas leads the nation in energy production, accounting for more than one-third of American crude oil production and nearly one-third of natural gas production. These recent lease auctions play an important role in maintaining Texas’ place at the top and continuing to grow natural gas development, which saves Americans $180 billion annually on gasoline.

Despite the benefits to Texas education and the economy, the Environmentalist Left has protested similar lease auctions in the past. Most recently, Texas environmentalists chose to ignore science to spread false claims about oil and gas development in protest of a federally-administered lease auction in June. Fortunately, their falsehoods were brushed aside and the lease auction helped to create good-paying jobs for hard-working Texans and fund Texas schools.