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Fossil Fuel Industry Mobilizes Front Group To Weaken NY Climate Law

By Rob Galbraith and Derek Seidman
April 19, 2022

A new astroturf “coalition” that’s pushing fossil fuels in New York State is backed by a slew of major oil and gas companies.

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Utilities Continue to Profit from Pandemic Misery & Obstruct Energy Transition

By Rob Galbraith, Munira Lokhandwala and Derek Seidman
November 30, 2021

Here are some resources on how to research and map utility power that is super-exploiting captive customers amidst the pandemic.

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New Report from Color of Change & LittleSis Maps Widespread Corporate Backing of Police Foundations in Major Cities

By Derek Seidman
October 21, 2021

The new report examines the corporate backing of police foundations in nearly two dozen cities & the harms inflicted on Black communities.

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Wall Street is Coming After Our Utilities. It’s Time to Fight Back.

By Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman
August 17, 2021

Private equity and mega-banks are targeting the electric, gas and water utilities we all depend on.

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Newsom Delivers for Energy Clients of Lobbyist he Celebrated at French Laundry

By Derek Seidman and Donald Shaw, Sludge
January 12, 2021

The Newsom administration’s decisions have repeatedly benefited the energy clients of the firm of his close lobbyist friend Jason Kinney.

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Energy Giant NRG Splurges on Powerful NY Lobbyists in Pursuit of Astoria Fracked-Gas Plant

By Derek Seidman
December 17, 2020

NRG has paid an army of powerful lobbyists hundreds of thousands of dollars to push a proposed fracked-gas plant against community opposition.

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Biden’s “Nightmare” Climate Advisor is Connected to Energy Transition Team Members

By Rob Galbraith and Derek Seidman
November 18, 2020

A quarter of Biden’s energy transition team – including team head Arun Majumdar – have close ties to Ernest Moniz and the energy industry.

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Five Ways to Research Your University’s Fossil Fuel (and Other) Investments

By Derek Seidman
October 21, 2020

Colleges and universities are good at hiding what specific industries and corporations they invest in, but here are some ways that divestment campaigns can find out this information.

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Fossil Fuel Industry Pollutes Black & Brown Communities While Propping Up Racist Policing

By Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman
July 27, 2020

The same fossil fuel companies and financial institutions driving environmental racism are also directing and funding police foundations.

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Wendy’s Chairman & Top Owner is Trump Donor, Fundraiser & Friend

By Derek Seidman
June 29, 2020

Wendy’s has downplayed its ties to Donald Trump, but the fast food chain’s top owner & chairman, Nelson Peltz, is a major Trump donor, fundraiser & friend.

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From Amazon to Starbucks, Corporations Avoid Billions in Taxes While Funding Police Foundations

By Munira Lokhandwala and Derek Seidman
June 24, 2020

The same corporations that rake in billions in tax subsidies are also bankrolling police foundations across the US.

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Corporate Backers of the Blue: How Corporations Bankroll U.S. Police Foundations

By Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman
June 18, 2020

Major corporations bankroll and support police foundations across the U.S., helping them to buy tech and weaponry and to normalize police presence in our everyday lives.

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