ICYMI: Vermont is taking on #BigOil though a Climate Superfund. “If we can show what the art of the possible is, then other states who have a similar experience... they have a model they can work on,” Conservation Law Foundation's Anthony Iarrapino said. insideclimatenews.org/news/19042024/…

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“Climate justice isn’t isolated from other forms of justice,” Noel Healy told 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗. Healy wrote studies analyzing the fossil fuel divestment movement. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

“Big Oil knew decades ago that their products would cause this damage,” Anne Watson for State Senate said. “It is only right that they pay a share of the costs to clean up this mess.” thehill.com/policy/energy-…

Honored & excited to be testifying to Congress next Wed at Senate Budget Committee Committee's hearing on 'Denial, Disinformation, & Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change', w/ Rep. Jamie Raskin & Sharon Y. Eubanks. Tune in 9am ET: budget.senate.gov/hearings/denia…

“This is one of the first instances of climate attribution science being at the center of legislation,” said Ben Edgerly Walsh. stateline.org/2024/04/18/law…

Grateful to be quoted by 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗: 'Every bullet manufactured, every tank deployed, and every plane launched in a conflict zone has a carbon footprint that accelerates climate change. Divestment is a clarion call for peace and sustainability.'
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i wrote about student organizers calling for divestment from both israeli apartheid & fossil fuels, & how these two demands are fusing into one 'clarion call'

feat Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine Yale Endowment Justice Coalition Olivia Katbi 🌹 Phyllis Bennis Matt Leonard Noel Healy

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California is one step closer to making Big Oil pay up for climate damage! #SB1497 passed the Senate Judiciary committee yesterday 7-2. THANK YOU Senator Caroline Menjivar for leading the charge to #MakePollutersPay + ensuring funds prioritize frontline communities!

“There were a lot of people who said we were crazy,' said Sharon Y. Eubanks, lawyer for the racketeering lawsuit against tobacco companies in 2005. “But you know what? We did win. I think we need that same kind of thinking to deal with the climate crisis.” grist.org/accountability…

Momentum is building for the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act! Big oil is making record profits while WE suffer. It’s ⏲️ to #MakePollutersPay for the climate damage they’ve caused. #CALeg let’s pass #SB1497 Senator Caroline Menjivar Make Polluters Pay CBD Climate tinyurl.com/climate-Superf…

On #EarthDay we are called upon to remember the importance of protecting our environment + take action. But impacted communities & taxpayers should not bear the burden of human-caused environmental damages alone. We need polluters to pay their fair share! #SB1497 #PollutersPay

We'll say it over and over: make polluters pay. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…