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Secret Donors Muddy Climate Policy Debate
We don’t know what we don’t know. For me, that’s the most shocking facet of our UCS report, A Climate of Corporate Control, released on May 30. Among other things, "A Climate of Corporate Control"...
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A Family History and a Nation’s Future Part 2: What 1896 Teaches Us About...
A few years ago, my grandmother gave me a gift. It was a hand-me-down, but a unique one. She gave me an original absentee ballot from the 1896 presidential election. I was excited not only that the...
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Companies, Trade Groups, and Climate Change: Why We Need an SEC Rule on...
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. But the decision–which opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate political...
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Three Ways Citizens United Helped Undermine Science Policy Debates
Five years ago next week the Supreme Court issued a decision that would soon have major impacts on our political system. In Citizens United v. FEC, the court ruled that spending limits violated free...
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Who Stands with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Climate Change? New Data Says...
Last year the CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy Karen Alderman Harbert had some trouble articulating the business group’s position on climate change. During a...
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Why We Need an Executive Order on Political Spending: An Open Letter to...
Dear President Obama, You’ve had a great week. With the Affordable Care Act upheld and nationwide marriage equality now the law, you must feel like celebrating. But wait! Why not carry this momentum...
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A Point For Democracy: Obama Advances Toward an Executive Order on Political...
Last June, I wrote an open letter to President Obama asking him to issue an executive order to bring more transparency to corporate political disclosure. This is a step that I, along with many others,...
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Peabody Energy Discloses Extensive Payments to Climate Denial Groups
There are lots of places where we can get information about companies’ political activities, right? I’ve talked about companies’ contributions to candidates and lobbying spending, affiliations with...
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