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Fossil Fuels

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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Pepco’s Cozy Relationship with the DC Police Foundation

By Kaela Bamberger and Jake Hess
August 6, 2020

The utility Pepco makes donations and fills board seats to maintain a web of influence in DC – and the DC Police Foundation is part of it.

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The COVID-19 Fossil Fuel Industry Bailout & How To Fight It

By Derek Seidman
April 2, 2020

These are the ways the fossil fuel industry might get bailed out – and what it means for climate organizers.

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Liberty Mutual Director & Former State Street CEO Joins ExxonMobil Board

By Derek Seidman
February 26, 2020

Joseph Hooley, board director of Liberty Mutual & former CEO of State Street, has joined the ExxonMobil board. This comes as climate organizers intensify their focus on the finance-fossil fuel nexus.

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Not Just Exxon: Paul Weiss’s Addiction to Defending Rogue Corporate Actors

By Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman
February 20, 2020

Law students are calling on Paul Weiss to #DropExxon as a legal client. From the Sacklers to Big Tobacco, the law firm has also defended a host of other toxic corporate actors.

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Why is the University of Michigan Financing the Billionaire Oilman Who’s Bankrolling the Texas Far Right?

By Derek Seidman
February 3, 2020

The University of Michigan and Michigan State have tens of millions invested in the private equity fund that finances the business operations of Tim Dunn, the billionaire oilman who is bankrolling the Texas extreme right.

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Museum and college donations help clean up Paul Saffrin’s image, but not the generations of pollution his company caused

By Rob Galbraith
January 27, 2020

Local institutions rehabilitate Tonawanda Coke owner’s image as the state considers public subsidies for developer who bought polluted site

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NY budget watchdog’s climate recommendations reflect priorities of corporations and lobbyists on its board

By Rob Galbraith
December 18, 2019

The Citizens Budget Commission advocated embracing natural gas and expanding nuclear subsidies among other pro-corporate recommendations

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Lawyers Defending ExxonMobil Are Big Biden Donors

By Rob Galbraith, Derek Seidman and Donald Shaw, Sludge
December 10, 2019

ExxonMobil’s lawyers, who scored a victory for the fossil fuel company today on a climate lawsuit, are big donors to Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg & other corporate Democrats.

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