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«GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,» The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016.
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about GOP Attorneys General Held Private Meetings with Fossil Fuel Lobbyists on Exxon Investigation
That was orchestrated by the fossil fuel lobbyists on behalf of their myopic business clients.
Not exact matches
Last week, Trump appointed the long - time fossil fuel lobbyist Myron Ebell to lead the transition of the Environmental Protection Agency, and recently Trump's transition team released statements on «energy independence» that unambiguously favor the extractive industries and in which the team promises to «conduct a top - down review of all anti-coal regulations».
Azzopardi did say in a statement that as «fun as it may be to fuel these conspiracy theories from a disgruntled lobbyist,» it would be a much bigger issue if David had failed to consult JCOPE on ethics issues that arose.
That's a serious zinger for a guy like Cuomo, whose entire 2010 platform was all about taking on the so - called «special interests,» although the definition of who fell into that category was rather subjective — unions and lobbyists, yes; business organizations that fueled the Committee to Save NY, no.
WASHINGTON — Auto industry lobbyists plan to make distracted - driving guidelines, fuel - economy regulations and tax reform their top policy targets on Capitol Hill this year.
1: House Commmittees in thrall to fossil fuel lobbyists willl call on Curry's claque whenever it is assembled, as with every succcessive Heartland Meeting that issues a press release.
The only people who should be patting themselves on the back are the fossil fuel lobbyists, who once again have headed off meaningful action on global warming.
Environmentalists, politicians, corporate and union lobbyists and the auto industry have been embroiled for months in hashing out the details for cutting the fuel use and emissions of American cars and light trucks through 2025, and the result was on display in Washington today.
Fossil fuel and utility interests have used lobbyists and 2016 campaign contributions to influence state legislators in Ohio, and to drive renewed attacks on clean energy policies in the Buckeye State.
A DeSmog investigation has revealed that many Republican staff members on key committees are former fossil fuel industry lobbyists, which could help fast - track the industry's legislative agenda in the weeks and months ahead.
On the other hand, a man who puts fossil fuel lobbyists and climate skeptics in charge of energy policy is hardly likely to ask Congress for a carbon tax.
The EU has so far continued to align itself with historic polluters like the USA and Australia, blocking progress towards a conflict of interest policy which could protect the UN climate talks from the harmful influence of fossil fuel corporations and their lobbyists, who have been delaying and weakening progress on effective climate action.
CMD reports that the model bill, called «Restrictions on Participation in Low - Carbon Fuel Standards Programs,» was sponsored at a November, 2012 ALEC conference in Washington by Steve Higley, a lobbyist from the U.S. - based industry group American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).
Dipti Bhatnagar, Friends of the Earth International's Climate Justice and Energy coordinator, who was in Warsaw at the time and also involved in the open letter to the UN on kicking fossil fuel lobbyists out of the UNFCCC, was clear:
The group allowed lobbyists from fossil fuel giants, such as Koch Industries and Peabody Energy, to draft legislation designed to undermine regulation on air pollution and climate change.
Our ministers must do the same at the Warsaw conference, and not let the dirty coal lobbyists dressed up as Australian government officials get in the way of urgent, immediate, emission controls by developed countries and a ban on new fossil fuel projects.»
President Obama's decision on this enormous fossil fuel project by the end of the year will not be a quiet deal with oil industry lobbyists; it will be witnessed by millions of voters who had hoped that President Obama would have the vision to get America off of oil with a moonshot program for oil - free cars by the next decade.
Obama's decision (Greenpeace commentary): President Obama's decision on this enormous fossil fuel project by the end of the year will not be a quiet deal with oil industry lobbyists; it will be witnessed by millions of voters who had hoped that President Obama would have the vision to get America off of oil with a moonshot program for oil - free cars by the next decade.
Or we can trust the fossil fuel industry and it's lobbyists and fight for our right to kill ourselves and everything else on the planet just because we can, and want to.
The same lobbyists are keen on talking about the future, but I see the medium term (> 50 years) as being predominantly only fossil fuel (shale gas / coal) and / or nuclear, whether we like it or not.
The self - described «greenhouse mafia» of fossil fuel lobbyists was jubilant, and wrote to the Prime Minister congratulating the government on «the excellent outcome at Kyoto».
Most modern lobbyists do not deny the irrefutable science indicating that our planet is warming, but instead deny the need for viable solutions — such as a cost on industrial carbon pollution, energy efficiency, clean energy alternatives to fossil fuels — as demonstrated by the science.
Not only can controversial conflicts of interest cases have a significant impact on the climate in which they operate, the publicity they generate is fuelling other developments, such as lobbyist registers, and in some cases leading to an increase in queries from council members seeking informal advice on conflicts.