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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.
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Buttigieg Bundler is a Natural Gas Consultant at McKinsey
By Donald Shaw 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
Joe Biden’s Campaign Co-Chair is a Big Oil and Gas Booster
By Donald Shaw Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Lawyers Defending ExxonMobil Are Big Biden Donors
By Rob Galbraith Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Conservative Democrat Gets $100k from Oil & Gas PACs in Bid to Fend Off Surging Progressive
By Alex Kotch Climate Primary category in which blog post is published
Group Claiming to Speak for Rural Democrats is Tied to Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Heidi Heitkamp’s One Country Project urges Democrats to take a moderate approach to climate change.
Facing Climate Crisis, Senators Have Millions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies
U.S. senators own as much as $14 million in fossil fuel stocks, raising questions about their willingness to adequately address climate change.
Fossil Fuel Ad Campaigns Emphasize ‘Positives’ After Climate Denial Lands Industry in Hot Seat
Fossil fuel companies and astroturf industry groups are retooling their messaging to avoid accusations of climate science denial.
Presidential Candidates Get Cash From Major Fossil Fuel Investors
Upper-level employees and executives at 14 hedge funds and private equity firms that are propping up the oil and gas industry have made large contributions to eight Democratic White House hopefuls, most who have taken the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge.
Koch-Backed Republicans Want to Tax Your Electric Car
The free-market economics devotee who owns an oil giant is bankrolling campaigns attacking electric car buyers and light rail systems.
Mulling Run Against Green New Deal Sponsor Ed Markey, Joe Kennedy is Heavily Invested in Fossil Fuels
His investments include stocks in oil giants Chevron and ExxonMobil.
Joe Biden Has Multiple Ties to Liquefied Natural Gas Pioneer Cheniere Energy
Biden’s Sep. 5 fundraiser, co-hosted by natural gas company co-founder Andrew Goldman, brings into focus his several connections to the natural gas giant.
Dems Skirt ‘No Fossil Fuel Money’ Pledge as Trump Rakes in Oil and Gas Donations
Despite almost all Democratic candidates signing onto the No Fossil Fuel Pledge, oil and gas executives and lobbyists, and other executives with clear interests tied to fossil fuel companies, are finding ways to give money to candidates.
DSCC Raked In Cash From Health Care and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Before Endorsing Hickenlooper
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is intervening in Colorado’s crowded Senate primary to boost a candidate who opposes Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
