Fossil fuels companies and executives have contributed $18.8 million so far, with Koch Industries leading the pack.
Wealthy Donors and Fossil Fuel Interests Pump Millions into Super PACs for 2020 Elections
By Alex Kotch | at
Environment
YouTube Is Promoting Koch’s Climate Change Denial Network
By Alex Kotch | at
A study by Avaaz shows that the company is recommending climate disinformation to users, and much of it comes from groups funded by Charles Koch and his allies.
Koch Spends More in 2019 to Stop Action on Climate
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries spent $11 million in 2019 lobbying Congress to block climate action, renewable energy subsidies, automobile fuel efficiency standards, and donor disclosure.
Australia, your country is burning – dangerous climate change is here with you now
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action
DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018
By David Armiak | at
The preferred piggy bank for Koch network megadonors bankrolled key players in the Right’s growing state infrastructure, legal advocacy, and media operations, in addition to funding climate denial, union busting, and gerrymandering.
As GOP State Attorneys General Fight Environmental Regulations, Fossil Fuel Companies Bankroll Their Campaigns
By Alex Kotch | at
The fossil fuel industry has pumped $6.7 million into the Republican Attorneys General Association since 2017 to boost GOP AGs’ campaigns and score private meetings with them.
Dispatches from COP 25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid
By Alex Carlin | at
The spectacular failure of the recent climate change conference in Madrid showed the resistance of powerful industries to meaningful climate action and raises the question – can we save the planet without changing the dominant capitalist system?
ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
By Don Wiener | at
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.
Dispatches from the People’s Summit in Santiago, Chile
By Alex Carlin | at
Indigenous women aim to unite Latin America around equality for women and agroecology.
Wisconsin Governor Evers Signs ALEC-Inspired Bill to Criminalize Protest
By David Armiak | at
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.”