I've been interested in the Costs of War Project from Brown University the past couple of days. #Militarism touches our lives in a lot of ways we don't often think about.
The #US #military is the world's largest #polluter. The #Pentagon has funded #propaganda through a lot of the most popular #fashion, #toys, #sports events, and #movies. And the #MIC turns its mass #surveillance #tech back on Americans after developing it in #wars abroad.
Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters
Legislation has new life in wake of Los Angeles catastrophe but US fossil-fuel industry is already mobilizing against it
In the year preceding the devastating Los Angeles county wildfires, big oil fiercely lobbied to kill a “#polluter #pay” bill that moved through the California senate
-- and would have forced major fossil fuel companies to help cover the costs of climate disasters.
Fossil-fuel industry lobbying in California spiked to record levels during the 2023-24 legislative session,
-- and the polluter pay bill was among the most targeted pieces of legislation,
a Guardian review of state lobby filings found.
Should the #polluter always pay?
The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. It depends on whether your priority is #climate justice or cutting #carbon.
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/12/should-the-polluter-always-pay/
The #Republican #tax plan. If you're a #billionaire, a #corporation, or a major #polluter, you'll love it.
AstroMancer5G (she/her)
Center for International Environmental Law
Joseph Lim 
Chuck Darwin
Steve Dustcircle 🌹
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬
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Dag
Democrats Abroad