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03 Nov 2010 10:35

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Politics: Prop 23’s smoke and mirrors didn’t fool California voters

  • 61.4% of Californians saw through the ploy and voted against the proposition
  • 38.6% of Californians didn’t, or personally work for the oil industry source
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31 Oct 2010 10:41

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Biz, Politics: Prop. 23-pushing Valero claims they’re not so eco-evil

Just because we’re pushing for Prop. 23 to pass means we hate the environment! Look! Here’s a worker of ours RIDING A BIKE AT OUR PLANT! SEE? source
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20 Oct 2010 10:32

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Politics: A reminder to our friends in California: Prop. 23 is evil

  • Hey everyone in California, when you see an ad like this one, remember that it’s not some company looking out for your financial interests. Instead, two giant oil companies, Valero and Tesoro, are pushing the proposition as a scare tactic. (You’ll see their names in the first second or two of the ad.) As you’ll see above, the advertising for this campaign is very manipulative, so we want to point out again: This is big oil looking out for their own interests. source
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05 Sep 2010 15:05

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Politics: Protip: California’s Prop. 23 designed by big oil to block regulation

  • Live in California? You should read this. One of the propositions currently on the ballot for November is Proposition 23, an oil-company pushed piece of legislation that would prevent a landmark environmental bill from getting passed unless California had four straight quarters below 5.5 percent unemployment. This is a marker that the state has rarely hit over the last 35 years, and likely won’t for a long while due to the current unemployment levels, hovering above 12 percent. And big energy is backing it. Check it out:
  • bad The bill is backed by two of the biggest polluters in the state, oil-hawkers Valero and Tesoro.
  • worse The Koch brothers (remember them?) are pushing it financially with $1 million in help. source
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