Whoof, that was some truly deranged reporting by The New York Times the other day on “How Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ Public Office Against Climate Action,” painting an evil conspiracy of Republican state treasurers “to use government muscle and public funds to punish companies trying to reduce greenhouse gases.”
Yes, a bunch of GOP officials are fighting back against the progressive drive “to use government muscle and public funds” to destroy carbon-based fuel industries — and against banks and investment firms that are using their power to the same end. And the Republicans are working with think tanks, nonprofits and so on in this effort.
Exactly as Democrats have long been doing on their side. Just for starters, the New York city and state comptrollers boast of their anti-carbon strategies for investing huge pension funds, as do other Dems in similar jobs across the nation.
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