by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
Wiener’s new bill sponsored by the Center for Climate Integrity, ACTBLUE
California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a new bill to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters in California. Sen. Wiener proclaimed that “The fossil fuel industry is fueling climate change,” and then announced Senate Bill 222 to force the oil and gas industry to pay for all disasters in the state – and in doing so, will allow insurance companies and victims of fires, floods, rain and sleet, wind events, mudslides, and earthquakes to sue fossil fuel companies for damages, the Globe reported in January.
In addition to blaming the oil and gas industry, his bill requires an evaluation of the state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan, FAIR Plan, and would allow it to sue the oil and gas industry as well.
“The fossil fuel industry is fueling climate change,” Sen. Wiener says. “They [fossil fuel industry] knew it was leading to disaster for decades, and have incapacitated lawmakers” to make money, he said in January.
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
Sponsoring Wiener’s bill is the Center for ClimateIntegrity, which brags that they are “Exposing Big Oil’s Lies & Demanding Accountability.” The Center for Climate Integrity is a Washington DC non-profit. …Wondering how much funding they have received from USAID…
