How the Fossil Fuel Industry is Undermining Free Speech

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Across the United States, fossil fuel-backed anti-protest laws are reshaping the rights to protest and to free speech. 14 states have based new laws, and are passing through statehouses in several more states, including six different bills in Minnesota, the only state with a big pipeline fight this year: Line 3. Researcher Connor Gibson joins to talk us through how this all started and where it's at.Additional resources:States Quietly Pass Laws Criminalizing Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavirus Chaos4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil FuelsIncreasing penalties for damaging energy infrastructureA refinery lobbyist told Kansas legislators that his anti-protest bill has "nothing to do with protest"     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fossil fuel-backed anti-protest laws have been passed in 14 states and are making their way through statehouses in several more states, including six different bills in Minnesota, the only state with a big pipeline fight this year: Line 3. Researcher...

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