Dave Jones

06/02/2026

Californians, join me in voting for Senator Ben Allen for Insurance Commissioner!

Since his first election to the State Senate in 2014, Ben has become an effective leader in the Legislature; leading critical committees and spearheading nearly dozens of new laws across a wide range of issues.

05/07/2026

Excellent opinion piece by Bill McKibben regarding Xavier Becerra's refusal to sue Big Oil and his taking money from them despite their decades of lies and deception and obstruction regarding their emissions contibution to the climate crisis.

It's not just that this California gubernatorial candidate has taken big donations from Chevron. The real tell was that he refused to take on Big Oil over climate change when other attorneys general were suing.

04/21/2026

ICYMI. My NY Times Sunday print edition op ed on Big Oil's effort to get the same Congressional immunity shield given to gun manufacturers. Congress should reject that bad idea. Instead, Big Oil should be held accountable financially for its contribution to climate driven losses.

The fossil fuel industry has mounted a carefully orchestrated campaign to stop climate lawsuits and saddle the public with the costs of climate change.

04/14/2026

Big CA study recommending how to allocate costs from catastrophic wildfires has glaring omission. No discussion of holding Big Oil accountable for their substantial contribution to the crisis. Instead of shifting deck chairs on Titanic, we need to pass SB 982. My Chron op ed today: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/climate-change-california-big-oil-wildfires-22204327.php

SB 982 in Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon. Call or email Democratic Senators this morning and ask them to support SB 982 (Scott Wiener). FInd members emails/phones here: https://sjud.senate.ca.gov/members

OPINION: Oil companies continue to escape accountability for their role in climate change disasters and their share of the costs are being passed onto the public, Dave Jones writes.

04/13/2026

Californians (and anyone else)! Email or call Democratic State Senators on the CA Senate Judiciary Committee today & urge them to vote tomorrow for SB982 (Wiener) (Affordable Insurance & Recovery Act). https://envirovoters.org/insurance-affordability/

Find their names and links to email addresses and phone numbers here: https://sjud.senate.ca.gov/members

California is in an insurance crisis, and politicians are siding with corporate polluters over everyday families. Californians shouldn't be the only ones footing the bill of the climate crisis.

04/08/2026

Hawaii joins CA and NY with legislation to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for insurance related losses and to stabilize insurance markets. Center for Climate Integrity
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/hawaii-kona-lows-storm-damages-deserve-relief-from-fossil-fuels?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NTY1MjczOSwiZXhwIjoxNzc2MjU3NTM5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURDY5ODRLR1pBUEowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9.ecNiMTfZK6YbARaI76KX_FMHQOfpcTqgjzbDyo0LqLE

Hawaii may seem like Eden to those of us living in, say, New Jersey. But lately the only thing biblical about it has been the scale of the punishment it’s taking from nature. In the process, it’s also becoming a battleground in the fight over who will ultimately pay for all the destruction.

03/20/2026

Wishing my Muslim friends a joyous Eid al-Fitr!

03/11/2026

Support my friend and White House Fellows classmate Kinney Zalesne for DC Delegate!

03/11/2026

Breakfast with Tracy Narel in Columbia Heights! Apologies to John Meakem and Chuck Rich for failing to take photo of our dinner! Great to see you! . Harvard Kennnedy School '87!

02/18/2026

Honored to be included in the Washington Post's "Next: 50 People Shaping Our Society in 2026"! https://www.washingtonpost.com/post-next/interactive/2026/dave-Jones/