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Rick Scott Demands Action on Electric Vehicles Transformed into Ticking Time Bombs by Hurricane Ian

Florida officials are expressing growing concern about fires involving electric vehicles such as Tesla cars in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Sen. Rick Scott is demanding action from both the Department of Transportation and vehicle makers as the ticking time bombs created by salt water interacting with EV batteries is draining the resources of first responders. In a letter, Sen. Scott wrote: “This emerging threat has forced local fire departments to divert resources away from hurricane recovery to control and contain these dangerous fires.”

Florida State of Union Guests

Billie Eilish Receives Environmental Award Despite Family Owning Multiple Properties, Including Horse Ranch, and Malibu Beach House

Billie Eilish was honored alongside her mother, Maggie Baird, over the weekend at the 2022 Environmental Media Association Awards Gala in Los Angeles for their work with the family’s environmental non-profit organization. But noticeably missing from the accolades is the fact that the mega-pop star’s carbon footprint is far bigger than most thanks to her and her family’s multiple properties, which include a horse ranch in Glendale and a Malibu beach house.

Billie Eilish

Satire as Confession: Director Adam McKay Produces Fake Chevron Ad Condemning Needless Flights (Like 5,000-Mile Trips to His House in Ireland)

Woke Hollywood producer, “Vice” and “Don’t Look Up” director Adam McKay created a fake Chevron ad in an attempt to skewer the company and push his far-left global warming agenda, even as McKay — with his estimated $60 million net worth — enjoys flying thousands of carbon-spewing miles to his various homes around the world.

Adam McKay