
Hannah Story Brown
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10-03-2022 22:18:13
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I debated whether to share this. I did apologize on the air. But I invite you to read my introspection on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists of how extreme weather š driven by global warming has changed me. Frankly, YOU should be shaken too, and demand #ClimateActionNow. thebulletin.org/2024/09/hurricā¦



NEW: There are 100s of allegations of price-gouging after Hurricane Helene & before Milton. Kamala Harris proposed a federal price-gouging ban for just these moments. But the economists who savaged it at the time aren't budging in the face of new evidence. prospect.org/economy/2024-1ā¦



NEW: How Kamala Harris should talk about the worsening home insurance crisis in the wake of Helene and Milton, two hurricanes turbocharged by fossil-fueled climate changeāand what she should do about it. Our Kenny Stancil in The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/187033ā¦

Last month, I went to Montpelier, the smallest state capital in the US, to learn about the impact that the Great Vermont Flood of 2023 had on the state. That story ā the flood that forced a housing reckoning in Vermontā is out today. I hope youāll read it! grist.org/housing/the-flā¦

Birth certificate. Eyeglasses. Cell phone. Teddy bear. Sewing machine. Hep C medication. Breast pump. Bible. Urns of ashes. ProPublica spoke with people across the US about what they lost during encampment sweeps. Please spend time with this. projects.propublica.org/homeless-encamā¦

What happens when a polluting industry partners with slimy PR firms? "A match made in back rooms to screw planet earth" Check out this video in partnership w/ Clean Creatives & Public Citizen Read our full report on Natural Allies' greenwashing below! youtube.com/watch?v=NDq8O5ā¦

Methane gas isnāt ānatural,ā and neither is the PR machine promoting it as clean. Former politicians & PR firms created āNatural Allies for a Clean Energy Futureāāa front group pushing for LNG facilities while downplaying their real dangers. h/t Public Citizen Revolving Door Project
.ProPublica found Texas women who died while having miscarriages because doctors wouldn't treat them until their fetus had no detectable heartbeat. Treating them would be a "crime," they feared. @Cassandrajar & Kavitha Surana have the horrifying story: propublica.org/article/josselā¦


In the words of Hannah Story Brown, "When former politicians lobby their ex-colleagues or hobnob with insiders at high-profile events, they have an outsized reach, with their past public service lending credibility to ideas they're being paid to peddle."


NEW: The Revolving Door Project released āRebuilding Public Trust: Six Principles to Guide Reformā The white paper provides a blueprint for strengthening ethics programs across the federal government and winning back Americansā trust in government: therevolvingdoorproject.org/in-new-white-pā¦

Both campaign finance (below) and the workings of the federal government (our new white paper, therevolvingdoorproject.org/in-new-white-pā¦) are feeding the mistrust in government that enables fascism. Democrats need a message for the deeply cynical. Billionaire spokespeople & revolvers ain't it.

Read this piece by Kenny Stancil on how tackling planetary warming and fixing the economy for working people through cost-cutting and green investment go hand in hand. Then read our Seize the Future agenda, a progressive policy roadmap for how to do it: climateandcommunity.org/research/seizeā¦
