Big Oil Pressured Scientists Over Fracking Wastewater's Link to Quakes from Bloomberg
"Energy firms tried to slow science inquiries blaming them for earthquakes in Oklahoma."
Showing posts with label Lobbying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lobbying. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Russia: Buying Influence in the "Used Lawmaker" Market
Russian Bank Hires Two Former U.S. Senators from the Center for Public Integrity
"U.S. sanctions against Russia are becoming a boon for Washington's lobbyists. ... former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and former Senator John Breaux, D-La., are listed as the main lobbyists under the Gazprombank account for the firm Squire Patton Boggs, lobbying on “banking laws and regulations including applicable sanctions.”"
Lott and Breaux: what sh%# heels!!
"U.S. sanctions against Russia are becoming a boon for Washington's lobbyists. ... former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and former Senator John Breaux, D-La., are listed as the main lobbyists under the Gazprombank account for the firm Squire Patton Boggs, lobbying on “banking laws and regulations including applicable sanctions.”"
Lott and Breaux: what sh%# heels!!
Friday, August 22, 2014
African America and the NRA
Why Isn't the NRA Defending Ferguson’s Blacks? (Cliff Schecter) from the Daily Beast
"Every dystopian warning of the gun group has come true in Missouri, yet the organization is offering no sympathy for the African American victims."
This question perfectly showcases one (of many) of the NRA's hidden assumptions: that white people need access to guns to protect themselves against (1) the government; and (2) black people. One can only speculate what the organization's position would be if black young men embraced the same in-your-face "right to guns" nihilism that the NRA espouses for its members.
"Every dystopian warning of the gun group has come true in Missouri, yet the organization is offering no sympathy for the African American victims."
This question perfectly showcases one (of many) of the NRA's hidden assumptions: that white people need access to guns to protect themselves against (1) the government; and (2) black people. One can only speculate what the organization's position would be if black young men embraced the same in-your-face "right to guns" nihilism that the NRA espouses for its members.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The Chamber's Frankenstein Monster
Chamber of Commerce Lost Its Way in Right Turn (Joe Nocera) from the New York Times
"In the 16 years he has run the Chamber of Commerce, Donohue has turned it into a potent force, in no small part by making it more partisan. But by being so blindly pro-Republican, the chamber “unleashed a Frankenstein that has spun out of control,” said Robert Weissman, the president of Public Citizen, which monitors the Chamber of Commerce."
"In the 16 years he has run the Chamber of Commerce, Donohue has turned it into a potent force, in no small part by making it more partisan. But by being so blindly pro-Republican, the chamber “unleashed a Frankenstein that has spun out of control,” said Robert Weissman, the president of Public Citizen, which monitors the Chamber of Commerce."
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