[MCN] 29 US Senators have invested millions in fossil fuels

[Lance Olsen]

Excerpt :  Twenty-nine U.S. senators and their spouses own between $3.5 million and $13.9 million worth of stock in companies that extract, transport, or burn fossil fuels, or provide services to fossil fuel companies, according to a Sludge analysis of personal financial filings as of Aug. 16. The senators are invested in 86 fossil fuel companies, including well-known giants like ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, but also a range of lesser known companies that specialize in pipeline operations, natural gas exports, and oilfield services. 

Fossil fuel combustion accounted for about 76% of the greenhouse gases emitted in 2017, according to a June report <https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/energy-and-the-environment/where-greenhouse-gases-come-from.php> from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.  

https://readsludge.com/2019/09/24/facing-climate-crisis-senators-have-millions-invested-in-fossil-fuel-companies/ <https://readsludge.com/2019/09/24/facing-climate-crisis-senators-have-millions-invested-in-fossil-fuel-companies/>

   ========++++++.  Food: Heat has consequences +++++=======
 
“Coping with the short-run challenge of food price volatility is daunting. But the longer-term 
challenge of avoiding a perpetual food crisis under conditions of global warming is far more 
serious. “
 
David. S. Battisti  and Rosamond L. Naylor.
Historical Warnings of Future Food Insecurity with Unprecedented Seasonal Heat. 
SCIENCE 9 JANUARY 2009
 

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