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Newsom unveils plan to cut California climate funding (calmatters.org)
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[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I wonder how much PG&E are paying him for this bullshit 🤬

[–] sonori@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I think he just has delusions of a presidential run and missed the memo that adopting some right wing views doesn’t actually help you’re numbers.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's probably both tbh..

[–] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Over a million at this point. Google Newsom donations from PG&E.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Companies like money, so why would they want subsidies to be cut?

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 years ago

Sustainable energy is a competitor to their main income source, fossil gas.

[–] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wine-cave Dem Newsom also responsible for destroying California’s rooftop solar industry, through his crony-crowded CPUC.