…of Energy transition team. Pyle is the President of both the American Energy Alliance and the Institute for Energy Research. Both organizations have received cash from numerous fossil fuel funders…
Revealed: The Trump Administration’s Energy Plan
A Trump Nation in an ALEC Land
The first post-presidential American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting this week in Washington, DC made clear that starry-eyed conservative state legislators had visions of more power dancing in their heads….
Hypocrisy and Trumpism on the Agenda as ALEC Meets in Washington, D.C.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its offshoot the American City and County Exchange (ACCE) are meeting in Washington, D.C., today to strategize on how to advance a far-right…
5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Choice for Education
…Through her riches, Betsy DeVos has had a disproportionate influence on national and state policies affecting millions of Americans, helping to force through changes to the law that gut the…
Frackers Knew: Fossil Fuel Industry Has Known since 1967 that Injection Wells Cause Earthquakes, despite Denials
…living. The numbers are astonishing. As Scientific American recently noted: “In Texas the amount of water pumped into wastewater wells grew from 33.8 million barrels per month in 2007 to…
Historic Victory Against Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering Emerges from Wisconsin
…in the “worst gerrymander of modern American history” and asked the three judge federal panel to “intervene to safeguard the democratic process.” The Efficiency Gap Theory While the U.S. Supreme…
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
…legislators and members of the American Legislative Exchange Council nullified that local initiative and pre-empted. Devon spent $195,000 in disclosed spending in the local battle and has spent an untold…
Progressive Policies Win at the Ballot Box
…plastics industry is fighting back against such local democracy measures. A bill to preempt localities from banning plastic bags is an American Legislative Exchange Council model bill. Anti-Corruption and Campaign…
Republican State Leadership Committee Spends Big to Keep State Houses in the Red
…called REDMAP. This successful effort was spearheaded by President George W. Bush advisor Ed Gillespie, who is chairman emeritus of the RSLC for the 2016 election cycle. Gillespie founded American…
Dispatches from COP 22, UN Climate Negotiations in the Hottest Year on Record
…be totally discredited. The fact that not one question about climate was asked during the US presidential debates should end any debate about the glaring need to teach Americans what…
