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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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November 15, 2017

Pipeline Protesters Plead Guilty

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Two of the Trans-Pecos pipeline protesters charged with felony criminal mischief reached an agreement to plead guilty to a lesser charge in court last week. The Big Bend Sentinel reported that Benjamin Franklin Craft-Rendon and Colorado resident Anna Kruger will each face a one-year jail term suspended with one year of probation in addition to community service:

“Under her guilty plea, Kruger is ordered to serve a one-year county jail term suspended with one year of probation, pay $354 in court costs and $500 in restitution, and serve 40 hours of community service. Craft-Rendon will also serve a one-year suspended sentence and pay $354 in court costs, but will serve 200 hours of community service in lieu of restitution. Kruger’s community service will be transferred to Fort Collins, Colorado, where she resides, while Craft-Rendon will serve his community service hours in Harris County, Texas.”

Local Sierra Club leader Lori Glover pleaded not guilty to the same felony charge and will have a her final pre-trial hearing next month. Should Glover not reach a plea deal at her next hearing, her case will go to jury trial where she could face jail time and a fine.

A fourth pipeline protester, Jacalyn Hagans, reached a plea deal after facing a felony charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon after her husband, Pedro Rabago Gutierrez, was discovered to be operating under an alias and wanted out of California for a parole violation after a history of violent crimes. Hagans agreed to plea guilty to a lesser charge and was ordered to one year deferred adjudication and a $500 fine in addition to being required to pay $354 in court costs.

While the protesters faced the repercussions for their criminal activities, the Trans-Pecos pipeline was certified for operation earlier this year and has already helped stimulate the local economy. Biad Chili Products recently opened a plant in Presidio that was motivated by the availability of natural gas from the new pipeline, creating several dozen jobs.