Bipartisan Policy Center

Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country

By Donald Shaw,

Published on Jun 17, 2021   —   4 min read

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Summary

The Bipartisan Policy Center has been funded by ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and several other companies and trade groups in the fossil fuel industry.

The Bipartisan Policy Center is a D.C. think tank that presents itself as being above the fray of petty politics and concerned instead with the very serious business of crafting policies built on “the best ideas from both parties.” It was founded in 2007 by four former Senate majority leaders who had moved into the lobbying industry and is funded by a mix of major foundations, large corporations, and wealthy individuals. 

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