EP 409: Fighting ESG & Natural Asset Companies ft. Treasurer Marlo Oaks

In Episode 409 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks. Treasurer Oaks was first appointed to the position in July 2021 and then elected in November 2022. He and 21 other state financial officers forced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reopen its proposed rule to list Natural Asset Companies - envisioned as a new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment - on the New York Stock Exchange. Treasurer Oaks discusses why he jumped into the fight against ESG, why ESG isn't market-oriented, how natural asset companies pose a threat to financial markets, property rights, and lands access, and much more. SHOW NOTES Treasurer Oaks Biography States Financial Officers Foundation Natural Asset Companies | UT Treasurer Website American Stewards of Liberty NAC Resource Page Submit comments opposing the SEC's NAC rule NAC | NYSE SEC Souring on ESG, Yet Promulgating Natural Asset Companies Rep. Hageman: Natural Asset Companies Proposed Rule Threatens Property Rights Senate Letter Opposing NACs AG Reyes, 24 AGs Write SEC to Oppose “Natural Asset Companies” on the Exchange RV Travel: BLM, SEC maneuvering to sell off public lands; future of camping could be significantly impacted Natural Resources Committee: Members Initiate Probe Into SEC's Rule Change Permitting Foreign Agents and Radical Activists to Control America's National Parks and Lands