Tag: lobbying
Koch-funded groups mount PR and media campaign to fight carbon pricing
Worried about momentum for carbon taxes, climate deniers go on attack via right-wing media.
Fossil fuel industry outspent environmentalists and renewables by 10:1 on climate...
“Different corporations typically push for whatever positions are advantageous to their economic well-being.”
Uber and Lyft, driving drivers into poverty and despair
"In 2016, Uber and Lyft combined spent more on lobbying than Amazon, Walmart and Microsoft combined. They use their political might to win deregulation bills."
Coal lobbyist hosted fundraisers for senators evaluating his nomination for top...
Andrew Wheeler raised funds for Republican senators on the committee that makes the preliminary decision on confirming appointments to the agency.
The Democrats Ignore the 500-Pound Lobbyist in the Room
As party members meet to approve a new platform, they pay little attention to the industry that's destroying government and politics.
Can Jeb Bush Even Spell Integrity?
This presidential wannabe campaigns as an ethics reformer and preaches against the corrupt influence on government. Yet, as former Florida governor, Jeb Bush cashed in big time from government-corporate corruption. Can you say hypocrite?
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Exposure to synthetic chemicals in food poses health impacts, new study reports
Their conclusion: a need to transition to a safer, more sustainable food system.
The most valuable lesson Democrats could actually learn from Biden
Democrats can shake off old ways of thinking by standing on their visions for the future even in conservative areas by passing the baton to the next generation to ensure the work of creating a better society for everyone can continue.
When do the ‘primal, profit-driven forces of nature’—racked with buyer’s remorse—dethrone or defang MAGA...
If you credit mass buyers’ remorse by hoodwinked MAGA voters, that goes double for flabbergasted tycoons once open to disruption (and donor payoffs) but now bullied by the allegedly pro-business browbeater.
New Jersey’s movement against ICE detention is not going away
These actions, organized by a seasoned coalition of pro-immigrant rights groups in the state, have now been going for over a month.
Food giants’ climate plans lack credibility, new report finds
The annual report, which analyzed the climate strategies of five of the world’s top 10 food and agriculture corporations, is the latest in a slew of reports that show how the largest food companies are failing to tackle their environmental impacts.