A Linguistic Analysis Of The Texas Section 809 Boycott Provision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The first is that the company "engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil fuel-based energy and does not commit or pledge to meet environmental standards beyond applicable federal and state law."
52% : It gets even murkier since part of the first criterion is that the company "and (emphasis mine) does not commit or pledge to meet environmental standards beyond applicable federal and state law."
46% : The logical conclusion is that even if intent could be proven (doubtful), if the company made voluntary pledges regarding environmental standards beyond federal and state laws, the investor could not be deemed as boycotting the company.
45% : Then, in a logical leap that's hard to follow, he continues that, "The current global energy crisis is evidence that the free market is pricing in the dangers of artificially hindering American oil and gas production."
42% : Is he limiting exposure to clean energy investments and potentially missing out on some return?

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