Public Campaign Action Fund - environment

Here We Go Again

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:25:56 +0000

Gear up for Big Oil vs. The Earth: Part 8 Bajillion. Congress is getting ready to push new, bipartisan legislation requiring new caps on industrial emissions, but President Bush and Big Oil, drawing the cloak of "economic hardship" firmly about themselves, are vowing to kill the bill. When facing a choice between corporate profits and...the earth and all its inhabitants, it's good to know our leaders have their priorities straight.

Lumps of Coal

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:57:37 +0000

When it comes to lobbying on behalf of your cause you can present a reasoned argument backed up by data, you can build a coalition of supporters over time to pursue legislation in the public interest, or you can rally a bunch of corporations to spend a huge amount of money to buy a little love from Congress. Guess which tactic coal companies are going with?

Where is Mother Nature's Checkbook?

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:02:42 +0000

Yesterday it was asked why voters should really care about the various scandals emerging in Washington. Today, in this article from the Sierra Club, we have one example: many of the most corrupt politicians in Washington also have the worst records when it comes to keeping your air clean and your forests green.

Reading Between the Lines: An Interview w/ Sherwood Boehlert

Nancy Watzman — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:46:04 +0000

More reading between the lines here...In an interview with House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) the Congressman decries heightened partisanship in Congress and how tough it's been to protect the environment--but neglects to make the campaign money link.

EPA Official Attended GOP Fundraiser

Nancy Watzman — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:22:28 +0000

When Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson came to Denver two and half weeks ago, how did he spend his time? At a Republican fundraiser featuring representatives of the very industries his agency regulates, including El Paso Natural Gas, theColorado Mining Association, and the Colorado Petroleum Association, reports the Denver Post.

DeLay and Drug Companies: Best Friends Forever

Meghan Scott — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:54:00 +0000

"It's not hard to put a dollar figure on House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's importance to corporate America," write Bloomberg News' Michael Forsythe and Jonathan D. Salant. "For drug makers, his support is worth $13 billion; for petrochem...

MTBE...It's Baaaaaaaaaaaaack

Nancy Watzman — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:25:00 +0000

Remember how cozy Tom DeLay is with manufacturers of MTBE, the gasoline additive that has polluted groundwater throughout the nation? DeLay was one of the lead supporters of a provision in the House Energy bill approved last April that protect...

DeLay's personal gain from MTBE in energy bill

David Donnelly — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:24:00 +0000

Today's Newsday carries a story we've known about for awhile -- Tom DeLay holds between $50,000 and $100,000 in ExxonMobil stock and has aggressively pushed legislation which would shield the giant oil corporation from any liability for its ...

Don't Drink the Water

Meghan Scott — Mon, 16 May 2005 10:03:00 +0000

In today's Boston Globe, Susan Milligan writes up Tom DeLay's leading role on legislation that would relieve the MTBE ( methyl tertiary butyl ether) industry of almost all liability in the clean-up of contaminated water supplies in New Engl...

THIS IS YOUR LIFE, TOM DELAY: A Decade Of (Dubious) Achievement

Nancy Watzman — Thu, 12 May 2005 12:26:00 +0000

May 2005Dogged by scandal for his unethical behavior, Tom DeLay is “saluted” at the Capital Hilton at a gala sponsored by the American Conservative Union. More than 100 of DeLay’s constituents respond by sending him a letter critical of ...