Nelson Peltz spurns the Fair Food Program, which ensures better wages and working conditions for farmworkers, even as he oversees billions in worker pension funds.
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UPDATE: Amy Klobuchar Returns Enbridge Money After PAI Revealed Campaign Contributions
U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has returned $5,600 in donations to an Enbridge donor after PAI revealed the campaign contributions.
As Battle over Line 3 Pipeline Goes National, Which 2020 Candidates are taking Money from Enbridge?
Enbridge-affiliated donors have given to two 2020 candidates: Donald Trump and Amy Klobuchar.
Enbridge Defends Its Astroturf Playbook as it Pushes Line 3 Oil Pipeline
Despite its denials, Enbridge’s Line 3 public relations strategy comes straight out of the fossil fuel industry’s astroturf playbook.
Virginia Legislators Promoting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Have Big Personal Investments in the Pipeline’s Owners
Several Virginia state legislators have pushed hard to advance the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. They also own hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock in the pipeline’s owners.
NY League of Conservation Directors are Pushing the Williams Pipeline & Other NYS Fossil Fuel Projects
The New York League of Conservation Voters has a host of board members who are actively working to advance the most controversial fossil fuel projects in New York State.
Big Oil Pushes Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax in Attempt to Stem Green New Deal Wave
The fossil fuel industry is mobilizing behind an industry-friendly carbon tax proposal to try to slow the momentum of demands around bold climate action.
Chair of NY League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Joins Trump 2020 Campaign
Ed Cox is joining the Trump 2020 campaign to help re-elect a president who has declared war on the climate. He also personally profits from the fossil fuel industry. And yet, he remains the chairman of the NY League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.
These Top Fossil Fuel & Utilities Companies Didn’t Pay Any Federal Income Taxes Last Year
Some of the biggest oil, gas, and utilities companies in the U.S. paid no federal income taxes last year – and they even received billions in tax rebates.
Major U.S. Banks & Hedge Funds Sponsoring Gala to Honor Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Corporate backers of an upcoming gala honoring far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro are facing growing scrutiny. Will they pull their sponsorship?
With Big Oil Merger Approaching, Bank of America Continues Propping Up the Fossil Fuel Industry
Bank of America is set to rake in tens of millions from the biggest fossil fuel industry merger in years.
Wall Street Billionaire Who Owns Wendy’s Gives Big to Trump While Refusing Farmworkers’ Demands
Billionaire hedge fund manager and Wendy’s owner Nelson Peltz owns a $123 million Florida estate and gives big to Donald Trump – but he refuses to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes so farmworkers can have better wages and working conditions.