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2022 Primary category in which blog post is published

Oil and Gas Companies Fuel GOP Congressional Takeover Attempt

As it collects record profits, Big Oil is donating more than ever to the largest Republican super PACs.

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The Conflicted: Reps Own Stock in Companies While Serving on Committees Overseeing Them

By David Moore Stocks Primary category in which blog post is published

Reps Bought Pipeline Stocks Before Passing the Infrastructure Bill

By David Moore Climate Primary category in which blog post is published

At Least 100 House Members Are Invested in Fossil Fuels

By David Moore Climate Primary category in which blog post is published

Manchin’s PAC Raked In Corporate Donations Just Before He Axed Build Back Better

By Sharon Zhang Influence Primary category in which blog post is published

Senators Cling to Fossil Fuel Stocks as World Heats Up

By David Moore Climate Primary category in which blog post is published

Manchin Got Big Donations From Son-In-Law’s Oil & Gas Employer

By David Moore Influence Primary category in which blog post is published
Climate Primary category in which blog post is published

Manchin Got $400k From Fossil Fuel Donors Before Axing Climate Plan

Joe Manchin raised $1.6 million in the third quarter, including donations from many fossil fuel industry PACs as he announces he is strongly opposed to the major climate program in the reconciliation bill.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Four Waste Coal Provisions Manchin Put in the Infrastructure Bill

A review of legislative text shows that several provisions in a section drafted by Manchin’s committee would benefit companies involved in waste coal, which happens to be what the Manchin family coal brokerage specializes in.

Brick House Cooperative Primary category in which blog post is published

Oil and Gas Groups Use Facebook to Fight Climate Measures

The American Petroleum Institute and the American Gas Association have spent a combined nearly $450,000 on Facebook ads since August 11, a new analysis found.

Brick House Cooperative Primary category in which blog post is published

It’s Not Just Manchin: The Top Energy Dem in the House Also Has Fossil Fuel Conflicts

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, benefits from investments in the fossil fuel industry while crafting climate policies.

Climate Primary category in which blog post is published

Manchin Bailed Out Plant That Pays Millions to His Family’s Coal Company

Here's how Joe Manchin made his millions in the waste coal industry.

Brick House Cooperative Primary category in which blog post is published

Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country

The Bipartisan Policy Center has been funded by ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and several other companies and trade groups in the fossil fuel industry.

Brick House Cooperative Primary category in which blog post is published

To ‘Electrify Everything,’ Blockchain Projects Dial Up Green Energy

Decentralized technology is being used to swap carbon offsets internationally, create peer-to-peer energy trading, and promote greater renewable energy in power grids.

Brick House Cooperative Primary category in which blog post is published

Here Are the Companies Behind Trump’s Rollback of Shareholder Rights

A new report by InfluenceMap found that ExxonMobil and GM led big business groups in supporting federal rules that made it harder for shareholders to submit proposals on climate action, diversity, and corporate transparency.