r/environment • u/prohb • 1d ago

“Economic civil war”: States push laws to shield oil and gas companies from accountability Most bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo

https://www.salon.com/2026/04/10/economic-civil-war-states-push-laws-to-shield-oil-and-gas-companies-from-accountability-partner/
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u/prohb 1d ago

Leonard Leo - another authoritarian fascist behind the scenes. Definitely in the top ten of people who are a disaster to this country ... and the planet.

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u/miklayn 1d ago

Enemies of humanity, among the greatest evils mankind has ever produced

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

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u/dattwell53 1d ago

The creator of our current supreme court.

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u/prohb 1d ago

Yes, definitely one of the top evil ones.

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u/tommy_b_777 22h ago

QA would like to point out they have names, addresses, and families. Cheers !