[Link] Joe Manchin Wants to Let Companies Keep Polluting in Private, Thanks

Read: 5/4/2022 www.vice.com

Should companies have to explain their role in causing climate change? There’s a simple answer, according to Sen. Joe Manchin: Hell no. 

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[Link] AOC Says She Doesn't Own Bitcoin to Do Her Job 'Ethically'

Read: 8/12/2021 www.vice.com

On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clarified on Instagram that she does not hold any digital assets or tokens, including Bitcoin, and said she doesn’t believe policymakers should be able to hold financial products like stocks.

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[Link] Research Center: Limiting Anonymity Helps to Expose Terrorists (and Pirates)

Read: 22/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

The International Center for Law and Economics believes that cloud hosting providers and related services should do more to deter illegal activity. Responding to an inquiry from the U.S.

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[Link] House Democrats Back Off Targeting Billionaire Tax Schemes and Swap in New Nicotine Levy

Read: 6/11/2021 theintercept.com

A new version of the Build Back Better Act that the House Rules Committee released Wednesday was amended to protect tax avoidance schemes used by the ultrawealthy in their estate planning.

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[Link] US oil giants top list of lobby offenders holding back climate action

Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

ExxonMobil and Chevron are the world’s most obstructive organisations when it comes to governments setting climate policies, according to research into the “prolific and highly sophisticated” lobbying ploys used by the fossil fuel industry.

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