106 companies have left ALEC, who is bankrolling the festivities this year?
Koch-Funded Special Interest Groups and Utilities Bankrolling ALEC Meeting
By Jamie Corey | at
Environment
Koch Group Dumps Half Million Dollars in Florida Anti-Solar Campaign
By Nick Surgey | at
Consumers for Smart Solar, the group promoting an anti-home-solar constitutional amendment in Florida, has received a half million dollars from the 60 Plus Association, a group that has received at least $34 million since 2010 from organizations financially backed by the Koch brothers.
Solar Fight in Florida Heats Up with Mysterious Donor
By Nick Surgey | at
The largest contribution so far to an anti-consumer measure to impede access to solar energy just came from a mysterious new donor. This new donation comes as the battle over whether consumers in Florida can install home solar is heating up, with rival state constitutional amendments both aiming for the ballot in 2016.
Koch Brothers Backing Misleading Anti-Solar Campaign in Florida
By Jamie Corey | at
The Koch brothers and utility giants are bankrolling an anti-solar ballot initiative in Florida.
Jeb Bush Addressed Secret Coal Industry Retreat
By Nick Surgey | at
George W. Bush’s brother Jeb is the highest profile speaker at a secretive three-day retreat in Bristol, Virginia, hosted by six coal barons.
Kochs, Corps, and Monsanto Trade Group Have Bankrolled Group Attacking Dr. Oz
By Rebekah Wilce | at
One of the doctors who has called for TV’s Dr. Oz–a prominent proponent of GMO labeling–to be fired from Columbia University is a convicted felon who works for the American Council on Science and Health. An updated review of ACSH’s funding reveals it is funded by a trade group of food corporations (including Monsanto) that heavily opposes GMO labeling.
Edelman Makes a Climate Change Pledge, But Forgets About ALEC
By Nick Surgey | at
Edelman, the worlds largest PR company, synonymous with astroturf-style front groups, has announced that it will no longer work for groups that deny climate change.
How ALEC Fronts for Fossil Fuels
By Nick Surgey | at
Even as the Environmental Protection Agency finally attempts to limit carbon dioxide pollution from coal plants, it is meeting resistance at the state level, thanks to a secretive campaign by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment
By Nick Surgey | at
An internal tracking document — obtained from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) by the Center for Media and Democracy under Texas public records law — reveals the scope of ALEC’s anti-environmental efforts in 2014.
Oil Industry Conjures Illusion of Public Support for KXL Using ALEC Politicians
By Nick Surgey | at
Millions of U.S. citizens have voiced their opposition to the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline in recent months, with more than 2 million public comments opposing the project hand delivered to the State Department last week. At the same time, hundreds of state legislators have been lining up in favor of KXL, seemingly just as passionate and as heartfelt as those opposed to the project. But many legislators have been tasked with promoting the project by oil industry lobbyists who provide them with model bills, talking points and draft op-eds.