Axios Exxon shareholders, bucking company management, voted to install at least two new members to the oil giant's board in a push to make Exxon more aggressive on addressing climate change and more disciplined in its oil investments.Why it matters: Exxon management campaigned strongly against the entire slate of four people nominated by Engine No. 1, the activist investment group whose campaign was backed by several major pension funds.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThe election of two of the four would avoid what could have been a categorical rebuke of the oil giant's strategy, but it still represents significant investor dissent.The vote in favor of the two new board members shows that many investors see Exxon, which has had a rocky financial performance in recent years, as poorly positioned for the future. Driving the news: Shareholders voted to add Gregory Goff and Kaisa Hietala at the oil giant's annual meeting Wednesday, Exxon said at the conclusion of voting. Tabulations on other candidates are still pending, though one of the Engine No. 1 candidates was voted down, Exxon stated in a press release. It's possible that one other activist candidate will still prevail.Hietala is a a former renewables executive with the refining company Neste and Goff is the former CEO of the refiner Andeavor.What they're saying: Charlie Penner, one of Engine No. 1's leaders, told shareholders at the meeting that Exxon management is "determined to fight off the future for as long as possible," but added: "change is coming. "The big picture: The battle over replacing members of Exxon's 13-person board comes amid increasing pressure on oil majors to do more on climate change.European-based multinational giants are diversifying more widely and vowing long-term transformations to "net-zero" emissions companies by 2050.Engine No. 1 also says Exxon lacks "any serious diversification efforts" that will prepare it to thrive in a low-carbon world. The group says Exxon needs a more cautious investment approach around oil and gas.Engine No. 1's candidates won the backing of some of the company's largest shareholders, including BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street.Yes, but: Exxon says it's in step with the evolving energy mix, citing growing emphasis on carbon capture and large market opportunities there, and efforts on hydrogen and biofuels.Exxon also argues its adjusted capital strategy will deliver strong returns in oil and gas, which it notes will remain huge markets for decades despite low-carbon energy growth.The company recently set new near- and medium-term targets to cut emissions intensity (that is, emissions per unit of output), but has eschewed the long-term carbon neutrality vows of its European peers.“ExxonMobil is in a strong position to create differentiating value throughout the energy transition,” CEO Darren Woods said, touting Exxon's oil-and-gas portfolio and its investment in climate technologies. "We welcome the new directors Gregory Goff in Kaisha Hietala to the board and look forward to working with them constructively and collectively on behalf of all shareholders," Woods said.Go deeper: The intensifying battle for Exxon's futureLike this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.<doc-sep>The mayor of a Texan city has shot and killed a massive 580-pound alligator at her ranch. Judy Cochran—a great-grandmother—shot the 12-foot alligator with just one round because she believed it had eaten her miniature horse. Killing the animal was just the start of Cochran's plan. She told USA Todayshe was going to eat the alligator meat and display its head in her office. The mayor of Livingston, a 5,000-person town about 74 miles north of Houston, said she has been hunting alligators after her miniature horse went missing about three years ago. "So we suspected a gator… it would have to be a big gator," Cochran said. Several smaller alligators appeared in the past three years, however Cochran said she was waiting for a big enough foe. That animal was found on Monday. According to Click 2 Houston, the alligator was light work for Cochran. "One shot and he went under," she said. "You can only hunt and kill a gator between September 10 and September 30, and you have to have a permit and a tag." Managing the town and hunting the alligator made for quite the logistical nightmare, but it was all in a day's work for Cochran. "You can't just abandon your office, so I did those things, ran home, changed clothes. I became mayor in May, became a great-grandmother on Friday, killed the gator on Monday. I'm going to see what I can get into next." Cochran recruited professional trapper Stephen Moye for the hunt. "I'm a nuisance trapper," Moye said. "In Texas, we have to catch it on a hook and line. We tried chicken, we tried pork liver, wild boar, we tried roadkill raccoon. I understand it's a well-seasoned raccoon that was the bait of choice." Almost 10 years ago, Cochran's grandson Simon Hughes—who was just five at the time—was part of a hunting crew that killed an even bigger alligator. Simon was armed with a .410-gauge shotgun and had been handling guns since he was four. His father, Scott Hughes, said he had no concerns about the safety of his son when wielding the firearm. "That's the way it is in rural areas," Hughes told the Houston Chronicle at the time. "We don't think of guns as playthings or something used in video games."<doc-sep>A great-grandmother has shot and killed a 12ft alligator at her ranch in Texas after blaming it for eating her beloved miniature horse. Judy Cochran used a high-powered rifle to slaughter the 580lb reptile at a pond on her property in the rural town of Goodrich. Her son-in-law caught it using a seasoned raccoon as bait, and called to let her know the huge animal had been hooked. Ms Cochran, called “Nana” by her grandchildren, then killed it with a single bullet. “Don’t mess with Nana,” she said. The great-grandmother told The Houston Chronicle: “We think this is the ’gator that ate one of our miniature horses several years ago.” Ms Cochran, who is the newly elected mayor of the nearby town of Livingston, insisted all parts of the hunt had been done legally. “There are a lot of requirements to kill a ’gator in Polk County,” she explained. “We’re one of 12 counties that has a hunting season for alligators, between September 10 and 30. You have to have a permit and tags from a wildlife biologist, and you have to catch it on a hook first.” World news in pictures Show all 50 1 /50 World news in pictures World news in pictures 30 September 2020 Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AFP via Getty World news in pictures 29 September 2020 A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip AFP via Getty World news in pictures 28 September 2020 A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. China will celebrate national day marking the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st Getty World news in pictures 27 September 2020 The Glass Mountain Inn burns as the Glass Fire moves through the area in St. Helena, California. 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In an Instagram post he said he could now breathe independently following his suspected poisoning last month Alexei Navalny/Instagram/AFP World news in pictures 14 September 2020 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida celebrate after Suga was elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo Reuters World news in pictures 13 September 2020 A man stands behind a burning barricade during the fifth straight day of protests against police brutality in Bogota AFP via Getty World news in pictures 12 September 2020 Police officers block and detain protesters during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus. Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month AP World news in pictures 11 September 2020 Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. Omnion Cultural fights for the independence of Catalonia EPA World news in pictures 10 September 2020 The Moria refugee camp, two days after Greece's biggest migrant camp, was destroyed by fire.<doc-sep>A Texas woman says she shot and killed a 12-foot, 580-pound alligator at her ranch Monday and that she suspects the massive animal ate her miniature horse. Even before she shot the alligator, Judy Cochran was having a memorable 2018, she told USA TODAY. In May, she became the mayor of Livingston, Texas, and earlier in September she became a great-grandmother. Now, she's telling the story of her memorable hunt: She killed the gator with one shot, plans to eat the meat and hopes to display the gator's "humongous" head in her office. She said she doesn't think of herself as a hunter, and she doesn't want to seem like she's bragging about the harvest. But she's been looking for this gator for some time. A miniature horse of her's went missing about three years ago, and the animal's remains were never found. "So we suspected a gator ... it would have to be a big gator,” she said. Since then, multiple alligators have been found on her property, which includes several miles of riverfront. But it wasn't until Monday that an animal large enough was located. Sept. 13:Grizzly bears get a stay as judge again delays start of hunting season Aug. 16:'Gator Crusader' shows off photos of his daughter with alligators in living room, swimming pool There's a limited season for hunting alligators in Polk County, Texas — just 20 days in September, she said. The gator must be captured on a hook before it is shot, she said. There was a baited hook on her property, and on Monday, she received a call: A gator was on the hook. After she shot the animal it was immediately taken to a taxidermist, she said. She said the resources from the alligator are being put to good use: The hide is being made into boots and its meat will be eaten, she said. The gator was found in the same pond where Cochran's then 5-year-old grandson shot a gator in 2009, according to the Houston Chronicle. That gator was even bigger: 800-pounds, 12-foot-6-inches, the Chronicle reported.<doc-sep>
Granny got her gun — and the alligator that crossed her by eating her prized pony is history. Judy B. Cochran, the mayor of Livingston, Texas, got her revenge on a 12-foot, 580-pound alligator she believes ate one of her miniature horses years ago when she killed it on Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reported. Livingston Mayor Judy Cochran poses with the 12-foot alligator she shot. via KPRC "The gator was large enough it could have eaten the mini-horse and the other gators are much smaller," Cochran told NBC News. "The horse just came up missing and it was in the same pasture where the gator had been. To say for sure it's the same gator, I cant say for sure but I highly suspect." The gator was caught after being hooked using raccoon roadkill as bait. Then, while the gator was roped and on the line, Cochran fired a single shot into the animal's head, killing it. Cochran, who became a great-grandmother on Friday, said she met all the requirements for hunting the alligator and that the reptile is in season, as first reported by the Houston Chronicle, but an animal right's group compared the shooting of the gator to shooting fish in a barrel. "We may not understand alligators the way we do animals we're more familiar with, but we know that they're expert navigators, clever hunters, and fiercely protective parents who, most importantly, feel the same fear and pain that we do. Shame on the mayor for her cruel, cowardly act," People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said in a statement to NBC News. Mayor Judy Cochran takes aim at a gator. via KPRC Cochran said she's ignored the negative comments, adding that because of the gator's size, it had become aggressive and would have been a nuisance to another person had it been relocated. "It’s a part of wildlife management ... it's not just willy-nilly we decide to go down and kill an gator for heck of it," she said. Cochran said she comes from a family of hunters and that they will use all the parts of the animal. "We’ll eat the meat, and if we don’t eat all of it, we’ll donate it. None of it goes to waste ... we'll have the hide tanned and have boots made out of it," Cochran said. And although this gator was her first, it's not the first massive gator killed by her family. Cochran said her grandson, Simon Hughes, killed an even bigger gator in the same pond in 2009 when he was just 5 years old. Simon's gator was seven inches longer than the one his grandmother nabbed, but she said her grandchildren still think her kill is respectable. "They say, 'Don't mess with nana,'" Cochran said.