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How Texas Bullied Big Banks Into Dropping Their Climate Commitments | Big banks are “all deathly afraid of being sued,” a top deputy to Texas A.G. Ken Paxton told conservatives in secret audio (www.rollingstone.com)
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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

(Not pictured: the live baby being eaten in front of him.)

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Won't someone think of the banks!!!

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

I care about the consequences of financing the fossil fuels industry. Having the banks stop would limit extraction and burning.

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