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Oil Pipeline Projects Continue To Burden Landowners During Pandemic — Misuse Of Eminent Domain

June 2nd, 2020 by Nexus Media  Originally published on Nexus Media. By Jeremy Deaton Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan is cutting a 400-mile line across the middle of Texas, digging up vast swaths of private land for its planned Permian Highway Pipeline. The …

ABC’s QandA: Old fossils versus smart advocates of clean energy transition

This must have been a set-up. Two middle aged men and three younger women arguing the toss on climate change and energy policies on the ABC’s Q&A program. Two old fossils putting the case for dirty, old, and incumbent technologies. Three smart women …

FF and FG commit to new climate Bill within 100 days of new government

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have agreed with the Green Party there is “now just a decade to make the changes necessary to halt the warming of our planet and to save our natural world”. The two main parties have committed to introducing a new climate Bill …

Zali Steggall holds fire on zero emissions climate bill amid Coronavirus chaos

Proposed federal government legislation that would lock in a net-zero emissions target of 2050 for Australia has been put on the back-burner this week, in response to the unfolding Coronavirus crisis. Independent member for Warringah in New South Wales …

Gov. Brown warns use of ‘executive action’ for climate bill

SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown is preparing to use her own authority, through an executive order, to cut the state’s climate impacts, after state legislators again failed to approve such a plan. The governor’s office “is having conversations with the Department …

Republican Lawmakers Flee Oregon Again To Avoid A Climate Bill Capping Greenhouse Gasses

Republican lawmakers in Oregon are fleeing for Idaho in an attempt to torpedo Democrats’ attempts to pass a climate bill that conservatives in the state believe will hollow out rural parts of the state. Eleven GOP lawmakers walked out of the state capitol, …

Oregon climate bill advances; GOP lawmakers threaten walkout

Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Updated 11:33 am PST, Monday, February 24, 2020 People testify on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at a public hearing in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., on a controversial climate change bill. So many people came to testify …

Oregon climate bill, now in final form, still waits as Courtney fumes

Oregon Republicans shut down state Senate and run away to block climate bill

Republican state senators in Oregon fled the state capitol on Monday in a stunt intended to derail the passage of a climate change bill supported by a majority of lawmakers for the second time in eight months. Oregon requires two-thirds of the state Senate …

Oregon Republicans Are On the Run Again Over Climate Bill Vote

Demonstrators showed up at the Oregon State Capitol to protest the latest cap-and-trade bill.Photo: AP For the second time in less than a year, Republicans have fled the Oregon Statehouse rather than fulfill their duty as elected officials. It’s all …

Oregon state Republicans leave Capitol to deny vote on climate bill

The vast majority of Oregon Republican state senators on Monday walked out of the Capitol and prevented the state’s upper chamber a quorum to vote on a bill designed to cap greenhouse gas emissions. The walkout mirrored moves Republican legislators made …

Kate Brown fumes as Oregon Republicans walk out after climate bill advances

SALEM, Ore. — Republican senators slipped out of the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, preventing the state Senate from convening in an attempt to doom a bill aimed at stemming global warming. The walkout was a repeat of action the GOP took last year to kill …

Oregon Republicans Walk Out Over Climate Bill Opposed By Trucking Industry

In a replay of last year's drama over climate change legislation, Republicans in the Oregon Senate staged a walkout Monday morning to slow a Democratic bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions, OregonLive reported. Under the state Constitution, a two- …

Vermont House Approves a Key Climate Bill

A sweeping climate change bill meant to force Vermont to hit its ambitious emission-reduction targets or else face lawsuits from citizens won preliminary approval in the House by a wide margin Thursday. Legislators favored the Global Warming Solutions Act …

Vermont House approves climate bill requiring state to meet emissions goals

Rep. Tim Briglin, D-Thetford, chair of the House Committee on Energy and Technology, has been a key backer of the Global Warming Solutions Act in the House. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Vermont House on Thursday approved legislation that would …

Ag Voices: OR Needs Cap-and-Invest Climate Bill

Farmers across Oregon believe climate change is hurting them financially. (Sheila Sund/Flickr) February 5, 2020 SALEM, Ore. -- With tensions high in Salem as lawmakers begin work on a cap-and-invest bill, one organization is reminding legislators that …

Pupils draft their own climate bill as anxiety grows over lack of guidance for schools

Like many young people, Joe Brindle, 17, is scared for the future because of the climate crisis. He is, he says, “angry about the injustice that is allowing the most vulnerable people in the world to suffer from the actions of the richest and most powerful …

Labor's door open to Steggall climate bill

Federal Labor has kept the door open to an independent MP's climate change bill, bolstering numbers behind the proposal. Zali Steggall, who won former prime minister Tony Abbott's seat on a platform focused on climate change, unveiled her …

Public hearing on climate bill draws big crowd in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — So many people flocked to the Oregon State Capitol to testify Saturday at a public hearing on a climate change bill that the allotted time for each to speak was reduced to 90 seconds. As a large screen in Hearing Room C showed the …

What Can We Do as Actors to Spread Love, Acceptance, Respect to Each Other & Make Real Change in the World?

By Actress Nicole Brandon LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- My heart is breaking today. To watch the world, to watch people be divided instead of standing as one. One being, one humanity, one heart, one world, …

Steve Ruby West Virginia Examines State Ethics Commission Decision to Approve Governor's Plane Use

Attorney Steve Ruby West Virginia examines Ethics Commission decision to approve governor's West Virginia state plane use. WEST VIRGINIA, USA, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As Governor Jim Justice is approved by the West Virginia Ethics …

CFFS Offers Lesson on Free Speech vs. Censorship to Social Media Executives

CEO’s of Twitter and Snapchat take drastic measures to limit social media reach of President MESA, AZ, UNITED STATES, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Social media companies that take extraordinary steps to limit the ability of the leader of …

Steve Ruby Continues to Advocate for Justice a Decade Later

Ten Years Later: Continuing to Fight for Justice, Safe Workplaces, and for Workers Throughout West Virginia WEST VIRGINIA, USA, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- It hasn't been that long but many people have forgotten, Steve Ruby, and the …

Hoyer Urges Americans to Speak Out, Recognize Black Lives Matter

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today expressing disgust at the "George Floyd challenge" that went viral on social media and urging Americans to condemn these acts:  “I am disgusted that …

Muhammad Ali Daughter & Grandson Available for Interviews Regarding Riots, Racial Injustice, George Floyd Murder

“World’s Greatest” Annual Death Observance Amidst Protests & Violence in Wake of George Floyd Murder | Bryan@Televisionews.com PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Khaliah Ali, daughter of three-time world …

News Conference: Organizers of 06.06.2020 Demonstration Speak-Out for George Floyd

MASSIVE RALLY: ONE MILLION AGAINST POLICE MURDER #BLACKOUT SATURDAY 06.06.2020 WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ORGANIZERS OF SATURDAY, 06.06.2020 DEMONSTRATION SPEAK-UP ABOUT WHITE HOUSE-NATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS …

Digital Diabetes Market Growth Opportunities 2020-2025, Business Investment with Leading Companies

A new market study, titled “Digital Diabetes Global Market - Forecast to 2026”, has been featured on WiseGuyReports. PUNE, MAHARASTRA, INDIA, June 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Digital Diabetes Market Digital diabetes includes products …

A Recent Training Teaches Activists How to Connect the Dots Between Human Trafficking and Child Abuse

The similarities between human trafficking and child abuse are worth knowing. Do you know the signs? WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With children and teenagers spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it …

"A stone of hope, out of a mountain of despair " -- ML King

A simple and quick solution to avert Police brutality against our African American citizens. ENCINO, CALIF., US, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- I am writing as a concerned citizen. I have only two brief comments, both connected to the Police …

Proposed Plutonim Bomb Plant at SRS in South Carolina Draws Criticism from Public; NNSA's Nuclear War Plans Challenged

DOE's NNSA Quietly Plans for All-Out Nuclear War as Coronavirus Rages and Peace and Justice Demonstrations Grow; Plutonium Pit Production to Stimulate Arms Race COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, US, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Numerous public …

Creating a Better America and a Better World: Implementing the Equity Management-Plato Strategic Plan

Washington & Associates, Inc. is Announcing the Completion of a Comprehensive Strategic Plan” Designed to Help Create a Better America and a Better World SOLON, OH, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Washington & …

Cornerstone Solutions Wins Six American Association of Political Consultants Pollie Awards for 2020

Cornerstone Solutions Continues Producing Award-Winning Work for its Clients with AAPC Pollie Awards for TV Ads, Radio Ads and Swept a Direct Mail Category WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cornerstone …

Hoyer Statement on Charges Against Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the charges filed against the former police officers involved in George Floyd's death:    “Black lives matter, and the killing of African American men …

SEAL PAC Says Vote Peters In Major Endorsement

As Primary Election Closes In On Target, Special Operators Move In LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today Sam Peters, United States Air Force veteran, Bronze Star recipient, and Republican candidate for Congress …

ONE MILLION AGAINST POLICE MURDER #BLACKOUT SATURDAY 06.06.2020

Massive Rally at the White House and 200 Police Precincts Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ONE MILLION AGAINST POLICE MURDER #BLACKOUT SATURDAY EVENT: Massive Rally at the White House and 200 Police Precincts …

Hansen Analytics Releases CriticalH2O Cloud Services to Streamline Potable Water Leak Reporting

New Platform Consolidates Multi-Supplier Field Surveys in Minutes, Not Days or Weeks, Dramatically Reducing Time to Prioritize, Schedule, & Complete Repairs SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, USA, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hansen Analytics LLC …

A Resilient Sector: Realities and Facts

800+ social impact organizations affirm nonprofits up and running during and post-pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- -- 69% of respondents to a recent COVID-19 Pulse Response survey …

Chrysanthemum Tea Beverage Market 2020 Covid-19 Impact by Supply, Demand, Components, Trends, Size, Share and more…

A new market study, titled “Global Chrysanthemum Tea Beverage Market Research Report 2020”, has been featured on WiseGuyReports. PUNE, MAHARASTRA, INDIA, June 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Chrysanthemum Tea Beverage Market This report focuses …

Baker Act Reform is Needed in Order to Protect Parental Rights

Earlier this year media on the Baker Acting of children spurred calls for reformation yet the most obvious solution of notifying parents was ignored. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The number of children …