Climate
Biden’s ‘Nightmare’ Climate Advisor is Connected to Energy Transition Team Members
Ernest Moniz, who presided over an expansion of US fracking as Energy Secretary, has deep ties to Biden's transition advisers on energy.
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Biden to Tap Fossil Fuel-Friendly Rep for White House Job
By Donald Shaw Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
The Fed Invested Public Money in Fossil Fuel Firms Driving Environmental Racism
By Alexis Goldstein Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Kennedy Fails to Return Fossil Fuel Lobbyist Donations
By Donald Shaw 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
DNC’s Flip-Flop on Fossil Fuel Subsidies Follows Deep Ties To the Industry
By Donald Shaw Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Trump Admin Bails Out Oil and Gas Companies That Gave Millions to GOP Groups
As the economy collapsed in the pandemic, oil and gas companies that have donated over $10 million to Republican super PACs got tax breaks and lease pauses from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel industry lobbyist.
Here Are the Corporate Lobbyists on the DNC Committee That Blocked the Climate Debate
Ten of the 17 votes in the Resolutions Committee against holding a climate-focused presidential debate last year came from members put forward by DNC Chair Tom Perez.
COVID-19 ‘Liberate’ Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial
The Democrats Who Want to Bail Out the Oil Industry
Backed by oil and gas PACs, some Democrats are calling on the government to buy oil to support the industry.
Top Democratic Law Firm Helps Oil Companies Dodge Climate Regulations
Perkins Coie, a law firm with deep ties to the Democratic Party, is lobbying for fossil fuel clients to win exemptions from a federal program to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Barred From Former Clients, Bernhardt Met With Groups That Represent Them
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt agreed to recuse himself from matters involving Halliburton and other former lobbying and legal clients, but he met with lobbying groups that work to further their interests.
Not Just Exxon: Paul Weiss Defends Many Rogue Corporations
From Big Tobacco to opioid crisis profiteering, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has made millions from defending some of the most repugnant corporate villains of recent decades
Sanders and AOC’s Fracking Ban Angers Centrists and Their Fossil Fuel Backers
Buying Their Way Out of Environmental Regulations
Trump’s EPA lets big-time coal industry donors off the hook for the damage their mercury emissions inflict on children.
