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The Roundtable / Re: More on the EV boondoggle
« Last post by 230RN on Today at 10:23:37 AM » ^ LOL.
Brain fart on my part and I changed it
People are using battery saws or angle grinders to slice through the cable.
Your source says 52.8, but I suppose it's 58 by now.
$58 million in 24 hours. More than Biden has raised in a month.
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/06/01/stat-of-the-day-heres-24-hours-of-trumps-fundraising-vs-biden-campaigns-entire-month-n2396865
Vermont becomes 1st state to require oil companies pay for damage from climate change https://t.co/237BSJeKzS
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 31, 2024
Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, would provide a report by Jan. 15, 2026, on the total cost to Vermonters and the state from the emission of greenhouse gases from Jan. 1, 1995, to Dec. 31, 2024. The assessment would look at the effects on public health, natural resources, agriculture, economic development, housing and other areas. The state would use federal data to determine the amount of covered greenhouse gas emissions attributed to a fossil fuel company.
It’s a polluter-pays model affecting companies engaged in the trade or business of extracting fossil fuel or refining crude oil attributable to more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions during the time period. The funds could be used by the state for such things as upgrading stormwater drainage systems; upgrading roads, bridges and railroads; relocating, elevating or retrofitting sewage treatment plants; and making energy efficient weatherization upgrades to public and private buildings. It’s modeled after the federal Superfund pollution cleanup program.
Funny to realize how huge it is, flight photos don't give much of a sense of scaling.