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Minister Wilkinson spent February meeting with fossil fuel lobbyists

Enviromental Defense

The lobby bot data from February 2023 is in – and it was a busy month for fossil fuel lobbyists determined to weaken climate change policy. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and his staff spent a lot of the month meeting with these companies. Johnathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources.

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Local Regulation of Fossil Fuel Pipelines (or The Little City That Could)

Law and Environment

and Canada, did not violate the Equal Protection or Due Process clauses of the Constitution, and did not run afoul of state law. ( So add this to the growing list of decisions allowing local regulation of fossil fuel facilities. See our earlier post on this.) onto ships in South Portland Harbor.

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The Year in California Climate Laws

Legal Planet

These laws are an important step in the right direction. But 2023 found the new law subject to a referendum to overturn its terms, which will come before voters in November 2024. Newsom vetoed an end-of-session gut-and-amend by Sen.

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Not enough days in the month for Oil and Gas lobbyists: Fossil fuel industry lobbied the federal government over 100 times in March

Enviromental Defense

March was a tight competition between fossil fuel pipeline, extraction, and oil and gas production companies for who could get the most face time with the federal government. Fossil fuel transportation firm Pembina Pipeline Company had the most lobby meetings in March. and Enbridge Inc. with 10 meetings each.

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Local Regulation of Fossil Fuel Pipelines (or The Little City That Could)

Acoel

and Canada, did not violate the Equal Protection or Due Process clauses of the Constitution, and did not run afoul of state law. So add this to the growing list of decisions allowing local regulation of fossil fuel facilities.

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Can Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Liable for Climate Change?

Law Columbia

We know that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of anthropogenic climate change, and that climate change is the source of adverse impacts on communities and even regional and national economies. by Justin Gundlach. These points are largely undisputed. Peter Frumhoff led off, presenting two key points.