Companies Butter Up Likely Next Energy and Commerce Chair
With the House of Representatives widely expected to flip to Republican control in the next Congress, corporations and trade associations are starting to butter up the likely next chairman of the...
View ArticleDems Hire Oil and Gas Astroturf Group Lobbyist for Environment Subcommittee
House Science Committee Democrats have hired a lobbyist for an oil and gas industry front group as a professional staff member for their Subcommittee on Environment. Kristi Parrott, the...
View ArticleCorporate Media Must Stop Making Ads for Fossil Fuel Companies
Sludge is joining dozens of independent news outlets today in publishing this op-ed by the nonprofit OptOut Media Foundation, to draw attention to the fossil fuel industry funding behind mainstream...
View ArticleChevron-Funded Super PAC Boosted Oil-Friendly Dem in California Congressional...
One month after receiving its first-ever donation from Chevron, a super PAC with deep ties to the Blue Dog Coalition of conservative House Democrats spent tens of thousands on ads to help a Democratic...
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View ArticleOil Industry Completes Sweep of Congressional Energy Committees
The House Republican who received the most oil and gas PAC money in the last election cycle is set to be the next chair of the House committee that oversees national energy policy. Rep. Cathy McMorris...
View ArticleNatural Resources Chairman Hires Oil Lobbyist as Chief of Staff
Copyright, Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission. Click here to support Truthout. A new report unveils that a significant number of Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee — which...
View ArticleRepublican Energy Bill Follows Massive Increase in Fossil Fuel Donations
House Republicans demonstrated their support for the fossil fuel industry today by passing a package of legislation to weaken environmental protections and increase drilling on public lands that they...
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