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Wisconsin: state governor had power taken

vendredi 11 janvier 2019 à 01:00

Wisconsin's Republicans have taken away the principal power of the state governor, except for those in the state's constitution which is harder to change.

Poland: powerful fossil fuel companies

vendredi 11 janvier 2019 à 01:00

The fossil fuel companies' power over the Poland climate conference was so strong that they got the UN officials in charge to censor the terms "dirty energy" and "fossil fuel companies".

Town asks fossil fuel companies to pay

vendredi 11 janvier 2019 à 01:00

The town of Whistler, in Canada, has asked fossil fuel companies to pay the expenses that global heating is causing it.

The planet-roaster representative who said that it seems strange to single out specific planet roasters for this request has a valid point. The right way to handle this would be with a world-wide carbon tax, which would increase every year until it is clear that net emissions will go sufficiently negative.

However, their other hand just blocked all real progress at the Poland climate conference, which was unable to agree on targets that would do the job, or specific measures to take.

Given their intentional wrongdoing, they have no valid argument against any plan to hold them responsible.

'Morally Unacceptable': Final Deal Out of COP24 Sorely Lacking in Urgency and Action, Climate Campaigners Say.

Hungary: law allows companies to demand overtime

vendredi 11 janvier 2019 à 01:00

Hungary's nominally democratic government has passed a law allowing companies to demand 400 hours of overtime annually from a worker, and not even pay for it until years later. (Which perhaps means never, if the company is shut down.)

Europe: right-to-repair

vendredi 11 janvier 2019 à 01:00

Protesters Are Slowly Winning Electronics Right-to-Repair Battles in Europe.

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