Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Last week I raised questions about US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's potential conflict of interest on the subject of climate change because of his ties to giant coal transporter Union Pacific Railroad (UNP), which opposed the American Clean...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Last week, climate bill opponents were caught red handed forging letters in order to whip up public opposition to green-jobs legislation now in Congress. This week, we were reminded that there is more than one kind of forgery when it...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Rachel Maddow covered the ACCCE letter forgery last night in a segment that also featured an interview with Virginia Rep. Tom Periello, one of the targets of the coal-industry funded letter scandal, notes Appalachian Voices. Worth watching for the recap of...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricty (ACCCE) has led efforts to perpetuate the myth that coal can be clean. Now it turns out they are responsible for forging opposition to a strong climate bill. According to E&E News, the American...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The NAACP has issued a statement condemning the sleaze-tactics of Bonner and Associates. Excerpt: "The NAACP is appalled that an organization like Bonner and Associates would stoop to these depths to deceive Congress. In this case Bonner and Associates are...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Remember that you heard it here first: We warned you in mid July about the right-wing nut groups trying to phony up a backlash against climate legislation pending in Congress. Now, Bonner & Associates - an Astroturf group that manufacturers...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The evidence that opponents of clean energy are using sleazy tactics, fueled by dirty money, is becoming more and more clear each day. Today's big news is reported by the Charlottesville Daily Progress, which reports that opponents of the ACES climate bill hired a...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
E&E News is reporting on lobbying and the climate bill, noting that Oil and Gas companies spent $37.7 in lobbying in the 2nd quarter Exxon Mobil spent $13.6 million alone. Environmental groups spent $5.3 million total. Now $37.7 to $5.3...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
As I've previously blogged, the wing-nuts of the right have been throwing eggs at the climate bill. Then Soon-to-be-Former-Governor Sarah Palin remixed a number of tired talking points about the climate bill. The combination of which prompted an amusing little...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
If you feel the ground shaking under your feet that is because the United States is about to be swallowed up into the bowels of Hell as the U.S. Senate takes up climate legislation. Or so Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh,...continued→
