Forest in order to sell timber to gain grazing land for cattle or to set up palm oil plantations. In his area hard tonneau has set up the cutting gunman tie a project to show others how the forest can be used to make money without destroying it in the process. He says the money from Carbon Emissions trading can help with that. Hard tonneau has invested in initiatives like the school which provides instruction on how to climb a coconut tree for example. Many of the people who have now gained jobs through hard tonneau previously earned their living selling timber feel now theyre learning how to extract sugar from the sap of the coconut tree financed by companies in europe. Where i climbed a coconut tree for the 1st time i was scared. But slowly the fear disappeared. And i want to climb 20 coconut trees a day. And i think i used to cut wood in the forest for a living. The work was dangerous i only did it for my family. Needed the money. Investing in people and the local community is the g
Welcome to the to todays hearing. Pursuant house rules, some members will appear inperson and others will appear remotely via webex. Some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask unless they are speaking. Members who are not wearing a facemask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders to those members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on monitor in front of you when you are speaking in what is known in web ex as active speaker view. A timer is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely, i know you are all familiar with web ex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First, you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing. Whether theyre there in person or remote. As long as you have your web ex set to acti
And livelihoods. The white house has become a covid19 hotspot driven by the president s ongoing denial of how serious this pandemic is. Not even contracting the virus and being hospitalized seems to have shaken him back to reality. In normal times, the senate would be focusing our attention on passing legislation to help the millions of americans suffering during this pandemic. But these are not normal times. Instead, Senate Republicans are rushing to put a nominee onto the Supreme Court to be the deciding vote to take Health Care Away from millions of people. President trump has been very clear about what he is doing. He has repeatedly promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who will strike down the aca. By nominating judge barrett the president is keeping his promise. In her speech at the white house , judge barrett aligned herself with her mentor, the late Justice Anthony scalia, who twice voted to strike down the aca. To help the president keep his promise a republican colleague
Ceos testify on Prescription Drug pricing. Members question why the retail price of their drugs frequently increases and at a rate that far exceeds inflation among other issues. This is just under 4 hours. Welcome to the to todays hearing. Pursuant house rules, some members will appear inperson and others will appear remotely via webex. Some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask unless they are speaking. Members who are not wearing a facemask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders to those members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on monitor in front of you when you are speaking in what is known in web ex as active speaker view. A timer is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely, i know you are all familiar with web ex by
Fire. The governors visit comes as theres growing concern about the glass fire heading into the next few days. Reporter its hot, dry conditions with these winds, the vast majority of those embers will ignite fires. Its not exception, its almost the rule. Its incumbent upon people to take these mandatory and recommended evacuations very, very seriously. We continue the governors visit comes as thousands of people are still under evacuation orders and as we heard him say, weather conditions are worseningening. Lets bring in al li. We got an update from the batallion chief on the glass fire. To summarize the main points, it hasnt reached the city limits. Its active in the north, in the pal said area and mt. Helena. Theyre getting resources from pope valley and Sonoma County is optimistic that the containment lines will hold and protect the communities of oakmont and santa rosa and theyre hoping if the containment lines will hold the communities. And theres higher than normal temperatures