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.
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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.
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.
Facing a Green New Deal Backer, Lipinski Gets a Boost From Oil and Gas PACs
Fossil fuel company PACs flocked to centrist Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski after his progressive primary challenger entered the race.
National Grid Asks Customers to Help it Lobby for a New Fracked Gas Pipeline
The utility company implemented a moratorium on new service in the NYC area after a billion-dollar fracked-gas pipeline project was rejected by New York and New Jersey governments, and is now pressing its customers in a last-ditch lobbying effort.
Leader of Centrist Climate Caucus Has Millions Invested in Oil and Gas Companies
Rep. Rooney, who is reviving the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, favors a carbon tax plan that mirrors a proposal put forth by the fossil fuel industry.
To Quash Green New Deal, Big Oil Pushes a Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax
Backed by top global corporate powerhouses, the plan is driven by an industry-friendly logic firmly within the bounds of the neoliberal imagination.
DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against Democratic Policies
The DCCC has blacklisted vendors that work with progressive challengers, but it continues to pay those whose corporate clients work to block policies like net neutrality and Medicare for All.