J de Brabander<p>021 <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Cop28" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cop28</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p><p>US politics being a total sh*tshow is nothing new. It being corrupt even less.</p><p>But <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/ScreamingMadBoebert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreamingMadBoebert</span></a> steals the show (again).<br>She presents a bill [on behalf of <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a>] by which <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/OilCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilCompanies</span></a> are exempt of cleaning up after themselves. To pay for cleaning up after an enveronmetal disaster. In the US and abroad.</p><p>That's a complete <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/FreeRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeRide</span></a> for the companies responsible of so many misery.</p><p>"Republicans Advance Boebert Plan Forcing Taxpayers to Foot Bill for Big Oil's Mess"<br>by Jessica Corbett (again ❤️ 👌 ) for Common Dreams</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-wells" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/oil-well</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a> </p><p>Quotes:<br>"Based on a BLM [Bureau of Land Management US] review of the costs to plug orphaned wells, the rule—strongly opposed by polluting oil and gas companies—would raise the minimum lease bond amount to $150,000 and the minimum statewide bond to $500,000."<br>"The oil and gas industry could stick taxpayers with a massive bill of between $2.9 billion and $17.7 billion," warned Public Citizen's Alan Zibel."<br>"While Biden—who is seeking reelection next year—campaigned on being a "climate president," he has come under fire from campaigners and frontline communities for continuing fossil fuel lease sales for public lands and waters, greenlighting the Willow oil project and Mountain Valley Pipeline, and blowing off COP28, the ongoing United Nations climate summit taking place in Dubai."</p>