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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Top 10 Sludge Stories of 2019
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Bundlers, Lobbyists, and Access: What Studies Show About Big-Money Influence
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Here Are the Corporate Elites Hosting Biden’s Manhattan Fundraisers
More than a dozen high-powered lawyers and executives, including the man who inspired Gordon Gekko, will help “Middle-Class Joe” raise campaign cash in early January.
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.
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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.
Blue Dog Consultant Working With Anti-Health Care Reform Lobbying Group
Kristen Hawn, a communications consultant, appears on emails with industry-backed groups strategizing against health care changes.