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Activist Investor Calls for BlackRock CEO to Step Down over ESG Hypocrisy

London-based activist investor Bluebell Capital is calling for BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to step down from the company over the alleged “hypocrisy” of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) messaging. Bluebell — which previously targeted companies such as Richemont, a luxury goods company, and Solvay, a chemicals company, and had successfully

Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After Leak Detected Near Kansas-Nebraska Border

The Keystone Pipeline was shut down Wednesday night after a leak was detected near the Nebraska-Kansas border.

Texas Subpoenas BlackRock for Documents Linked to ESG Effort

The Texas legislature subpoenaed BlackRock and any of its subsidiaries and affiliate entities last month for any documents related to the asset manager’s effort to push Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies. The subpoena, first reported by Fox Business, was from the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs and

Vanguard Quits Net-Zero Alliance in Blow to Climate Change Group, ESG

Vanguard, one of the primary asset managers, withdrew from the largest climate change alliance after facing increasing scrutiny on its hostility to the fossil fuel industry.

At UN Talks, Countries Divided on Approach to Plastics Agreement

Delegates from over 150 countries, as well as civil society groups and industry representatives, gathered in Uruguay last week to negotiate a new global treaty limiting plastic pollution.

Green Pioneer: France Bans Short Haul Flight Routes, Take Train Instead

The French government has praised itself as a green “pioneer” after it got permission from the European Union to ban domestic short-haul flights, giving preference to railway travel instead.

700k Households in Ireland, Population 5m, Now in Energy Poverty: MPs

Around 700,000 households in Ireland are now in energy poverty as a result of the ongoing European Union gas crisis, MPs have claimed.

State Treasures Criticize Joe Biden ESG Retirement Rule

West Virginia and Louisiana state treasurers blasted President Joe Biden’s controversial Labor Department rule change which allows companies to prioritize Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives when choosing retirement plans — ultimately reversing a Trump-era rule. Last week, the Labor Department announced the rules that would enable fund managers to

Florida Pulls $2 Billion from BlackRock in Largest Anti-ESG Divestment

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced on Thursday that the state would start to pull $2 billion in assets away from BlackRock due to the state’s opposition to the company’s major push into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies. The CFO’s $2 billion divestment is the

Democrat Congressman Rips Biden for Buying 200 Maine Lobsters While Regulating Lobstermen ‘Out of Business’

Farmers Banned from Properly Fertilising Land to Serve EU Green Agenda

Germany has banned farmers in one of its federal states from properly fertilising large swathes of land at the behest of the EU’s green agenda.

Missouri Treasurer Fitzpatrick: ESG Is the ‘Latest Acronym’ of Leftist Activism

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that Environmental, Social, and Governance policies, otherwise referred to as “ESG,” are “just the latest acronym to describe” leftist activism. Fitzpatrick told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that ESG policies and ESG investing is

EU Takes Step Towards Banning Plastic Waste Exports

A Committee of the European Parliament voted today to ban plastic waste exports outside of the European Union: good news for communities around the world impacted by exports of European refuse.

Populist House Republicans Rejecting Woke Corporations over ESG

Lobbyists for “woke” corporations adopting “equality and climate goals” have reportedly faced problems when meeting with populist House Republicans.

US Environmental Agency Needs a Reproductive Justice Hero

A letter signed by 28 organizations this week is asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency to establish a reproductive justice expert position within its environmental justice division.