Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
As if the forged letters, fake constituents and fake citizen groups were not enough (and really, they are), the astro-turf is getting so sloppy that in some cases they aren't even bothering to provide convincing fakery. Take the "Energy Citizens"...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The Washington Post is reporting this morning that according to joint poll conducted with ABC News, a majority of Americans support Obama's and Congress' efforts to overhaul US energy policy, and that support includes passage of comprehensive climate and energy...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
If lobbyists who are trying to kill green jobs and clean energy legislation in Congress don't seem fazed by the fact that their team members are forging letters to Congress on the issue, that's because phony campaign tactics like this...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
It’s been a tough couple of months for the coal industry’s campaign to minimize concerns about global warming and hawk “clean coal.” Reports out of Denver indicate that the $2 million the industry – including the American Coalition for Clean...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
One of the ways to gauge how seriously Congress is talking about environmental issues is by watching how many industry front-groups pop up like weeds to try to choke off efforts to clean up the world around us. The weeds...continued→
