Jeb Bush is the highest profile speaker at a secretive three-day retreat in Bristol, Virginia, hosted by the CEOs of six coal companies, according to materials for the invitation-only event…
Kochs, Corps, and Monsanto Trade Group Have Bankrolled Group Attacking Dr. Oz
…example of common study flaws”; attacked the International Agency for Research on Cancer (an agency of the World Health Organization and United Nations) for its conclusion that glyphosate–the primary ingredient…
More Corporations Flee as ALEC Rolls Out Its Legislative Agenda
…and voting rights. – See more at: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/11/12669/emerson-electric-latest-confirm-alec-exit#sthash.1j7PpWUC.dpu, Yelp, Overstock.com, SAP America, and Emerson Electric all announcing that they had left ALEC or would soon leave ALEC. This fall, Google‘s…
Edelman Makes a Climate Change Pledge, But Forgets About ALEC
…titled the “Electricity Freedom Act,” which would repeal state renewable standards. The bill was written by the Heartland Institute, a group infamous for comparing those that believe in climate change…
How ALEC Fronts for Fossil Fuels
…to derail the draft federal pollution standards. ALEC is funded by many of the largest fossil fuel and utility companies in the United States, the very companies that have played…
Who Is Behind the National Right to Work Committee and its Anti-Union Crusade?
…Defense Foundation (NRTWLDF) is the 501(c)(3) arm of the National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC), a 501(c)(4) organization. Additionally, the National Institute for Labor Relations Research is an affiliated anti-union…
Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment
…the studies. See the Guardian article: free-market research group’s climate proposal denounced by host university. ALEC has been working to repeal or water down these laws since corporate lobbyists and…
Documents from Open Records Lawsuit Further Undermine Claims that ALEC Is Legislator-Driven
…IRS that it engages in zero lobbying. CMD, Common Cause, Voters Legislative Transparency Project, and Clergy Voice have filed complaints with the IRS challenging ALEC’s charitable status for, among other…
Oil Industry Conjures Illusion of Public Support for KXL Using ALEC Politicians
…Hedke’s testimony to the Kansas State Senate Utilities Committee on February 13, 2014, parroted the same CEA language, writing: “Keystone XL will be critical to improving American energy security and…
Peabody Energy Lobbyist Schools Legislators on Getting More ALEC Travel Perks
…which state legislators and private sector leaders can come together, share ideas, and cooperate in developing effective policy solutions.” As evidence of the success of this partnership, according to Inside…