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A fossil fuel tycoon tied to Neil Gorsuch and other corporate power brokers are pushing the Supreme Court to help approve a controversial oil train and kill environmental protections.

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[–] mhague@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They say "a tycoon" multiple times before saying the name; Anschutz Exploration Corporation.

The CEO of AEC is Christopher Hunt who, as far as I can tell, lives in Denver, CO. He's been the CEO for 10+ years, and should have been the VP when the corporation helped Gorsuch.

Why not corner this man on the streets? These people are literally the people you should go to when a corporation screws up. AEC is not a person. Kellogs is not a person. Google is not a person. Disney is not a person. These have people at the top, and these people mingle in society... when they should be ostracized.

Edit: people tracked Elon and merely existed where he was going to be and Elon imploded. Treat these people like America has treated minorities all these years.