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Podcast: Two Mikes with Dr Michael Scheuer and Col Mike
Episode: Black Rock Banned From West Virginia with State-Treasurer Riley Moore
Description: Today, The Two Mikes spoke with West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore who reported that the West VA legislature has passed a law that creates a "denied financial list" on which any financial institution that discriminates -- using ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Score) -- in its lending decisions against the fossil-fuel industry will be placed. Once placed on that list, financial companies will be unable to bid for West VA government contracts. Mr. Moore noted that an increasing number of states are working toward the same arrangement for protecting their fossil-fuel industries. He a...