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How big oil spent $10m to defeat California climate change legislation
2016-02-05 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The oil industry spent more than $10m lobbying state lawmakers in a massive push to kill California climate change legislation last year, new disclosures have revealed. Much of the money spent by big oil was targeted at a specific piece of legislation, SB-350, that would have mandated a 50% reduction in gasoline use in the state by 2030 in addition other climate change initiatives. The bill was a marquee piece of legislation for Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic state leaders in advance of...
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