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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.
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COVID-19 ‘Liberate’ Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial
By Steve Horn Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
The Democrats Who Want to Bail Out the Oil Industry
By Donald Shaw Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Top Democratic Law Firm Helps Oil Companies Dodge Climate Regulations
By Donald Shaw Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Barred From Former Clients, Bernhardt Met With Groups That Represent Them
By Donald Shaw Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
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.
Is Your Rep Invested in Fossil Fuels?
Use the interactive map below to see if your representative owns stock in oil, gas, and coal companies.
Members of Congress Own Up to $93 Million in Fossil Fuel Stocks
As dire climate change projections mount, one in four members of Congress is invested in oil, gas, or coal interests.
Buttigieg Bundler is a Natural Gas Consultant at McKinsey
No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge organizers say the bundler’s personal contribution breaks the spirit of the pledge.
Joe Biden’s Campaign Co-Chair is a Big Oil and Gas Booster
Rep. Cedric Richmond, the Biden campaign’s national co-chair, has one of the most pro-industry voting records on fossil fuel issues among all congressional Democrats.
Lawyers Defending ExxonMobil Are Big Biden Donors
Two of the Paul Weiss attorneys who successfully defended ExxonMobil in New York against charges that it hid costs related to climate change have given maximum donations to former Vice President Joe Biden.
Conservative Democrat Gets $100k from Oil & Gas PACs in Bid to Fend Off Surging Progressive
Attorney Jessica Cisneros is taking on the fossil fuel-friendly Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar in the 2020 primary.
Climate Caucus Founder Is a Fossil Fuel Favorite
Republican Sen. Mike Braun, a major recipient of corporate PAC donations from oil and gas companies, will co-found the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus.
ExxonMobil Is Still Bankrolling Climate Science Deniers
A review of the company's latest grantmaking report shows the company made large donations to groups, think tanks, and business associations that reject the reality and seriousness of the climate crisis
