Energy
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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Here Are the Corporate Elites Hosting Biden’s Manhattan Fundraisers
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Conservative Democrat Gets $100k from Oil & Gas PACs in Bid to Fend Off Surging Progressive
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🚨 SLUDGE REPORT: Billionaires’ Class Solidarity 🚨
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Climate Caucus Founder Is a Fossil Fuel Favorite
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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.
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.
Here Are Koch Industries’ Favorite Democrats
Four of the most conservative House Democrats have consistently received donations from the PAC of the company run by America’s most powerful libertarian.
The DNC is Taking Thousands From Fossil Fuel Executives
As it rejects a climate debate, the DNC is taking big contributions from individuals who own and run companies that profit from the burning of oil, gas, and coal.
Guaidó Defends Chevron, Funder of U.S. Regime Change Organization
Chevron has been a loyal donor to the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit with ties to the U.S. Republican party that has worked for decades to strengthen the political opposition in Venezuela.
As Charles Koch Cultivates Anti-War Image, Koch Industries Profits from Defense Contracts
The right-wing billionaire has teamed up with unlikely ally George Soros on “military restraint,” but Koch Industries subsidiaries make millions by supplying the Navy with circuitry.
