• @MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
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    455 months ago

    She also favored a ban on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, which Mr. Biden said he opposed.

    This actually would be big. Most US oil and gas production is from fracking.

    As California’s attorney general, Ms. Harris challenged federal approvals of offshore fracking along the California coast.

    And another big source of US oil production to challenge.

    But she also took positions far to the left of Mr. Biden on climate change.

    That sounds really great. As does this:

    price on carbon, with a dividend that would have been returned directly to households.

    • @Telorand@reddthat.com
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      235 months ago

      I hadn’t been excited for the upcoming election until yesterday. Supporting Biden was a civic duty, a way to prevent the rise of a kleptocracy with fascism as its vehicle and a return to the era of robber barons and zero oversight.

      Supporting Kamala, a 59yo former DA, will be my pleasure. Lfg!

    • @GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world
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      65 months ago

      A federal ban on franking would be the only way to stop franking in TX. At least one city passed an ordinance banning franking about 15 years ago and the oil companies went crying to the legislature who tripped over themselves hurrying to ban fracking bans. Same thing happened when Laredo, Austin, and another city were saving over $250K annually in water cleanup after banning single use plastic grocery bags.

  • @fukurthumz420@lemmy.world
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    65 months ago

    there is no greater issue before humanity than this. we don’t deserve to be on this earth if we are going to destroy the habitats of innocent creatures.