ALERT: Gas plants are not reliable in extreme heat. The plants that caused this heat wave fail to provide when we need electricity the most.
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After #SCOTUS ruling, @GavinNewsom says California will lead on #ClimateChange. Yet his top air regulators drafted a 20-year plan to:
🏭 Expand polluting gas power plants
🏭 Extend the life of oil refineries
💰 Give #BigOil billions in subsidies for failed #carboncapture
1) I'm a big fan @ezraklein, but this piece ignores the essential role that NEPA & other state environmental review laws play NOW, not just historically, to drive better outcomes for climate, environmental justice & ecosystem protection. THREAD https://t.co/GvOroNzEaJ
Correction: we need to end ALL DRILLING. Your young constituents demand a livable future - which is not possible if we continue to drill & burn fossil fuels.
You're right that we can and MUST do it NOW, though!
🎉🎊☀️WE DID IT! @LACountyBOS voted unanimously to take the 1st step to phase out oil drilling in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles, which has long threatened the health and wellbeing of residents. This is a HUGE victory for health, safety and cleaner air in Los Angeles!☀️🎊🎉
🎉BIG WIN🎉 @LACityCouncil just approved 2 impactful, climate-related motions: #1 moves the city to 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2035 & #2 ensures good jobs in this transition off of #fossilfuels that'll build & maintain a robust & resilient economy! https://t.co/tqeBTWabUb
Response from @RexRichardsonLB trying to defend himself after being exposed and accidentally telling on himself: “I didn’t say delay. I said stagger” RE Ports Indirect Source Rules
Regarding Indirect Source Rules at the ports to clean up our air and protect our health: “My proposal is no delay… I move to delay for 6 months” -@JoeBuscaino
@RexRichardsonLB "we need to use all the tools we have available." Then why are you trying to shut down a study on what a rule to regulate the Port are? Stop selling our lungs for profit. #PortsISR
We're urging the @SouthCoastAQMD to build off their successes with the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule and advance a similar rule to electrify SoCal ports and curb emissions from this ever-growing industry. ⛴⚡️ #ElectrifyPorts#StrongISR#CleanAir
This is shaping to be the warmest summer on record, and it’s because of our reliance on fossil fuel. Take 2 minutes to tell the Commission to instead invest in clean energy alternatives #NoNewGas#ReduceEmissions#ClimateJusticeNow#JustTransition https://t.co/920mFw5f6O
Ready to join the @sunrisemvmt_lb Good Jobs For All Teach-in? I am! Local leaders and community members are talking about demanding a Green New Deal that guarantees good jobs building a sustainable, just & people powered economy in Long Beach. Join us at https://t.co/PupAGTEymZ
In 24 hours the @SouthCoastAQMD board will determine if they favor the interest of the mega warehouse industry that has taken advantage of the public or will they be on the side of innovation, accountability, and zero emissions. #ElectrifyWarehouses#StrongISR#SmogKills