Green Pay

New York turns to green extortion:

AP reports a state fund for infrastructure projects meant to repair or avoid future damage from climate change has been set up to benefit from the payments. Lawmakers approved the bill earlier this year to force big oil and gas companies to contribute to the cost of repairs after extreme weather events critics attribute directly to fossil fuel companies and their wares. “The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable,” said state Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat who sponsored the bill.

They have to get grift from somewhere...