rssThe New York Times Slams the Koch Brothers’ Lobbying on Prop 23
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 9:08 am
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The New York Times editorial board slammed the Koch brothers yesterday, arguing they are “disastrously wrong” about the science and economics behind climate change.
The Koch brothers are lobbying for passage of Prop 23, a ballot measure that would overturn California’s landmark global warming law, arguing that it would impose massive costs on many industries. The Koch brothers, according to the Times, have spent about $1 million in support of Prop 23, while Texas oil companies Tesoro and Valero have put in even more.
The Times said:
They have argued that the law will lead to higher energy costs and job losses, arguments that resonate with many voters in a state with a 12.4 percent unemployment rate. But this overlooks the enormous increase in investments in clean energy technologies — and the jobs associated with them — since the law was passed….
The Kochs and their allies are disastrously wrong about the science, which shows that man-made emissions are largely responsible for global warming, and wrong about the economics. AB 32’s many friends — led by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California — have therefore mounted a spirited counterattack in defense of the law.
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Comment posted September 21, 2010 @ 1:56 pm
The California Jobs Initiative (CJI) is an oil corporation farce and fraud. There is no connection, whatsoever, between greenhouse gas emission reduction and the loss of jobs. This notion is an insult to the intelligence of the people of California. In fact, there is job growth in the clean, renewable energy industry. Chevron employs 65,000 worldwide and CJI is not going to change this. The only jobs created by the oil industry are clean-up jobs after oil spills and deep water, blow-outs and pump-handler jobs. CJI will make fantastic profits for the oil industry, increase air pollution, especially in communities around their refineries, and there will not be lower gas prices. Koch Industries, Valero and Tesoro are super Enrons. Since when did the oil companies start to show any concern for the unemployed and their families and for small businesses?
Comment posted September 21, 2010 @ 3:15 pm
These obscenely wealthy Republicans are the bane of our existence, and they will destroy all that's precious if they are not stopped. Their hearts have shrunk down to hard, little bits of obsidian, and their brains have been programmed to think in only one way: “We are lords of the earth, and everything on it, and if you don't agree, we will destroy you.”
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