Climate Stakeholders Target Senators

After contentious Senate committee action on climate change legislation last week, industry and environmental interests are focusing on a select group of Senators who are trying to forge consensus on the heated issue. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 16, 2009 - 6:50 AM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Nov 16, 2009 - 12:45 PM PST

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 16, 2009

Fair, straightforward and informative, but doesn't dig too deep into the actual activities of the various groups. A lot of the quotes here are deadpan and it's hard to extract any extra insight from them.

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 16, 2009

Informative report about how lobbyists in Washington are working to influence climate change legislation under way in U.S. Congress. This article provides factual information such as the amounts spent on ad campaigns from business groups (Exxon Mobil, American Petroleum Institute), versus environmental groups (World Wildlife Fund, Environmental Defense Fund). The report also cites independent sources, as well as representatives from across the political spectrum, to offer helpful context on this important issue.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 16, 2009

The article deals with some of the politics of the climate change bill, but ignores the science and peril that attend to climate change that would make this "balanced" debate story look like a farce. It seems to tell a story of environmental groups lobbying and campaigning and implies Boxer used extreme partisanship, before late in the article noting the huge expenditures of energy companies.

In terms of lobbying resources, the business groups dwarf the environmental activists. Three of the top 10 spenders in federal lobbying in the first three quarters of this ... More »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 16, 2009

Other environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters, are running ads criticizing seven House Members, six of them Republicans, for ... More »

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