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No, really. That is not an Onion headline. The oil industry in Texas, a state who disavows anything remotely related to climate change, has asked the taxpayers to shell out over $12 billion to protect the industry from rising tides and storm surges related to climate change.
But wait, there's more. Senators Cornyn and Cruz, both who vehemently deny climate change even exists, are fully onboard with making the taxpayers foot the bill.
The proposals approved for funding originally called for building more protections along larger swaths of the Texas coast, but they were scaled back and now deliberately focus on refineries.
Phillips 66 and other energy firms spent money last year lobbying Congress on storm-related funding post-Harvey, campaign finance records show, and Houston's Lyondell Chemical Co. PAC lobbied for building a coastal spine.
"The coastal spine benefits more than just our industry," Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, said in March. "It really needs to be a regional effort."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-protect-oil-facilities-from-climate-change-coastal-spine/
But wait, there's more. Senators Cornyn and Cruz, both who vehemently deny climate change even exists, are fully onboard with making the taxpayers foot the bill.
Normally outspoken critics of federal spending, Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz both backed using taxpayer funds to fortify the oil facilities' protections and the Texas coast. Cruz called it "a tremendous step forward."
The proposals approved for funding originally called for building more protections along larger swaths of the Texas coast, but they were scaled back and now deliberately focus on refineries.
Phillips 66 and other energy firms spent money last year lobbying Congress on storm-related funding post-Harvey, campaign finance records show, and Houston's Lyondell Chemical Co. PAC lobbied for building a coastal spine.
"The coastal spine benefits more than just our industry," Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, said in March. "It really needs to be a regional effort."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-protect-oil-facilities-from-climate-change-coastal-spine/
