Pennsylvania is a key focus for the oil and gas industry. In fact, at least $1.8 million was spent in 2022 and the American Petroleum Institute reports spending more money on lobbying in Pennsylvania than in any other state last year.

Pennsylvania is a key focus for the oil and gas industry. In fact, at least $1.8 million was spent in 2022 and the American Petroleum Institute reports spending more money on lobbying in Pennsylvania than in any other state last year.
University trustee seats greenwash oil companies while casting doubt on higher ed climate commitments.
ConocoPhillips and its investors have an army of politicians and lobbyists behind the Willow project.
UChicago invests in Shell, BP, Dakota Access Pipeline’s Energy Transfer, and Texas far-right oil bllionaire Tim Dunn.
The 1968 pamphlet “Who Rules Columbia?” is a model for organizers and researchers trying to map out university power today.
A handful of powerful asset managers control a huge chunk of the fossil fuel industry through massive shareholding.
Left: The Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh; Right: Fracking Infrastructure in Washington County Pennsylvania via Flickr In early October 2022, the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) made the controversial decision to drop out of a public forum where it was slated to discuss the progress of its ongoing studies on fracking and its …
Many Atlanta corporations that made pledges supporting Black and Brown communities are backing the development of a military-style training facility on protected forest land.
Pennsylvania’s richest person is funding an influential network of right-wing think tanks and causes across the state.
SKDKnickerbocker co-founder Anita Dunn is a high-level advisor to President Biden as her firm underminers workers’ rights, housing justice, and climate action.
Liberty Mutual director Annette Verschuren governs & profits from one of Canada’s biggest tar sands producers – a huge climate conflict for the insurance giant.
Billionaire David Rubenstein and Carlyle Group have massive investments in fossil fuels.
A lifelong resident of southwest Detroit and a leading local organizer on the pollution and the corporate actors that have harmed her community.