Koch Spends More in 2019 to Stop Action on Climate
Koch Industries spent $11 million in 2019 lobbying Congress to block climate action, renewable energy subsidies, automobile fuel efficiency standards, and donor disclosure.
Energy
As GOP State Attorneys General Fight Environmental Regulations, Fossil Fuel Companies Bankroll Their Campaigns
As Republican Attorneys General faced 2018 re-election bids and continued their legal challenges to Obama-era environmental regulations, fossil fuel companies poured millions of dollars into the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), a political nonprofit that spends money to elect GOP AGs. That trend has continued into this year. From 2017 through mid-2019, oil, gas, and coal companies, trade associations, fossil fuel utilities, and industry executives donated over $6.7 million to RAGA, a CMD investigation has found.
ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
The legislation, SB 33, is modeled after an ALEC proposal, and its corporate backers are big contributors to the Republican party and legislators in Ohio.
Wisconsin Governor Evers Signs ALEC-Inspired Bill to Criminalize Protest
In a press release, the Governor echoed oil and gas industry talking points, which the Center for Media and Democracy revealed earlier, saying, "Today, I signed Assembly Bill 426, which aims to ensure each energy provider is treated the same under the law while still protecting the right to exercise free speech and the right to assembly."
KochPAC "Pay to Play" Aims to Slow Solar, Renewables
Congressional recipients of Koch money lead charge on bad energy legislation.
ALEC in Disarray
Hatemonger David Horowitz takes center stage at ALEC Conference in NOLA.
ALEC Task Forces Gather in Grand Rapids to Draft Bills for Its Corporate Sponsors
ALEC holds annual Spring Task Force Summit April 27 in Grand Rapids.
Pruitt Emails Reveal Communications with ALEC and Koch Groups
Emails reveal close ties between former Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt, ALEC and the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity Group.
Scott Pruitt: Trump's Pick for EPA
As the U.S. Senate takes up the nomination of Scott Pruitt today, CMD provides the essential bio.
Revealed: The Trump Administration's Energy Plan
The Donald Trump administration energy agenda is revealed in a memo prepared by Trump's energy transition head Thomas Pyle, obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
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