In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, consumer advocate O.H. Skinner explained why he thinks trial lawyers, a major source of donations for President Joe Biden, stand to gain from newly proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules compelling many companies to provide climate-related disclosures, including on greenhouse gas emissions. SEC Commissioner Gary Gensler and two other commissioners, all Democrats, voted for the new rules March 21. The lone Republican on the SEC, Hester Peirce, issued a detailed statement explaining why she dissented. The fifth seat on the SEC remains open after being vacated by Republican Elad Roisman in January 2021. Skinner, who serves as Executive Director of the Alliance for Consumers, and who served as Solicitor General of Arizona under Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, told The Epoch Times that “trial lawyers salivate at mandatory things that companies have to say or do, because that’s more statements, more things …