To determine the degree each group focused on climate issues, we looked at several factors: first, the specific amount of spending on climate or energy and environment issues, if that was specified on the group's IRS
filing; organizations» profiles by the news media and
opposition -
research organizations; mentions in the Lexis - Nexis news database and on the Web as reported by Google; and the groups» own websites, annual reports, and other publications.
The attorneys are contractually barred from engaging in contested court hearings or
filing adversarial pleadings and motions, so no time or money is wasted on
opposition research or trying to tear down the other spouse.