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 »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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 year were oil companies. Exxon Mobil Corp. alone spent $20.7 million. The American Petroleum Institute has shelled out $5.8 million through September.
