College Student Takes On Big Oil Billionaire in Prop 23 Fight

In the fiery battle over Prop 23—Big Oil’s pet project to suspend California's landmark clean energy and climate legislation—a David and Goliath battle is brewing.

Joel Francis, a humble student from Cal State L.A., has issued a challenge to Charles Koch, the evil gazillionaire who has thrown millions into the Prop 23 effort and has a long history of funding the climate denial machine. Francis’s very simple request: Let’s debate the issue.

Should Koch ignore the dare, as it is widely expected he will do, Francis has vowed to march down to Koch’s tycoon headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, to deliver his debate letter in person.

One hopes this simple but powerful gesture will create some waves. Because there are few better causes than defeating Prop 23, a blatant manipulation by dirty energy companies to turn back the tide on AB32, a.k.a. The Global Warming Solutions Act, a critical measure requiring polluters to curb their dirty emissions.


http://environment.change.org/blog/view/college_student_takes_on_big_oil_billionaire_in_prop_23_fight?me=nl

that the American press corps would gobble up. Today's press corpse will completely ignore it, I predict.