Koch Industries spent $11 million in 2019 lobbying Congress to block climate action, renewable energy subsidies, automobile fuel efficiency standards, and donor disclosure.
Koch Spends More in 2019 to Stop Action on Climate
By Don Wiener | at
Environment
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.”
Anti-Protest Bill Heads to Wisconsin Gov. Evers
By David Armiak | at
Bill pushed by big oil and ALEC would chill environmental protests with the threat of harsh jail terms and fines.
Koch Machine Steps up Lobbying to Stall Climate Action, Fight Donor Disclosure
By Don Wiener and Arn Pearson | at
Koch Industries has spent more than $9 million so far this year to block House Democrats’ environmental protection measures and democracy reforms.