2019-06-09 _F2A4745aaa
“Investigation Shows Rail Giant Donated to Ohio Governor a Month Before Toxic Crash
If Norfolk Southern "can pay for lobbyists and politicians, they can pay to clean up the mess they made in our community," said one local group.”
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“THE MYTH OF SAFE PLASTICS PERSISTS, DESPITE RISK OF DISASTERS LIKE EAST PALESTINE
The vinyl lobby has poured millions of dollars over the years into convincing lawmakers that PVC plastic is safe and sustainable.”
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“Opinion: Ohio’s train derailment — not spy balloons — is the real national security threat”
CORRECTION - the pools of money behind such things as the Ohio train derailment are the real threat to national security AND international security.
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It’s all going away with today’s biosphere collapse:
“How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.””
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We are not coming back from this:
“Scientists warn that many dangerous feedback loops make climate action more urgent”
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“Another poor rainy season forecast for drought hit Horn of Africa”
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The entire state of florida is one big mortgage bailout waiting to ripen:
“Homes in Flood Zones Are Overvalued by Billions, Study Finds
Failure to account for climate change means low-income homeowners could see their home values plunge.”
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The sheer boobery of it all is staggering. You can not make ‘economic patriotism” compulsory. The rich have been willing to kill the planet, kill people, you name it, all in the name of profit. They are not going to simply choose away from a sure profit:
“Biden’s ‘buy america’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fix”
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“On Our Way to Financializing America, We Forgot How to Make Things We Need
We’re on the brink of war with two countries that haven’t forgotten how to make things.“
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“THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF INFLATION
War, pestilence, climate change, and the rich.”
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