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Massive Oil Lobby Spending Sets Stage for Bogus “Citizen” Rallies
The oil and gas industry went hog wild with lobbying in 2009 to defeat climate legislation and industry reforms, says a series of reports this week from the independent Center for Responsive Politics. They spent $175 million, more than ever before, dwarfing environmental… Read more >
Groups Launch Effort to Hold Senate Oil Backers Accountable
In the latest effort to hold Big Oil and their recalcitrant friends in the Senate accountable for sinking climate legislation this summer, a new group called Oil Change International has launched a web campaign and soon advertising that will hold these members of the… Read more >
Big Oil to Mount (Another) Assault on Clean Air Act
Feeling emboldened with scuttling clean energy and climate legislation for the summer, Big Oil is ready to go on the offensive and gut the Clean Air Act, one of the nation’s most important environmental laws that’s now key to reducing… Read more >
Big Oil Bailout Vote Looks Likely By June 10
Wait a minute. In the depths of a Great Recession and the likely decimation of Gulf Coast fishing, tourism and recreation industries caused by BP’s oil spill, the Senate thinks it’s time for a vote on a “Big Oil Bailout?”… Read more >
Anti-Wind Power Study Traced to Polluter-Funded Front Group
ClimateWire followed the money on an anti-wind power study — and traced it back to Big Oil. Read more >
We the Corporations of the United States …
By Larry J. Schweiger There is an old expression: “Money speaks and politicians listen.” With public confidence in Congress at a low point, the last thing America now needs is to have big energy companies trying to buy elections and… Read more >
End oil and coal subsidies to help the poor deal with consequences
By Larry J. Schweiger Great statement about how eliminating subsidies to big oil could nearly fund international adaptation proposal. That is a win-win… Read more >
Inhofe Insults Pro-Energy Reform Veterans
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) has a name for those veterans: Attention hogs.
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