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These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters

https://slrpnk.net/post/33931585

These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters - SLRPNK

> Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates If you want these kinds of bills to become law, it helps to reach out to your state legislators.

Feb 8 at 3:14pmWeb
Show threadRedkid1324Feb 8
The big corporate companies hopefully. It’s a great idea but they have the politicians in their pockets so that ain’t gonna happen anytime soon.
Show threadTyphoonFeb 8
If people got up off their couch instead of spouting defeatist ideas they could make it happen.
Show threaddecapitaeFeb 8

If someone makes the mess but doesn’t clean it up, instead leaving it for others to deal with - what do we call those characters?

Corporations and whole industries have performed this function to maximize profits for centuries - it’s time for those profits to be used to clean up their messes.

Show threadOptionalFeb 8
“These” states . . . Hmmmm . . . Red states?