Ain’t democracy great?
Not only can the fossil fuel industry hire millions of dollars worth of lobbyists to influence Congress to water down the climate bill, but those lobbyists can also forge letters of support from groups representing people of color to Congress to further influence the recently passed climate bill.
Check out this article detailing the fraud perpetrated by the fossil fuel industries’ “best and brightest.”
Posted on 31 July 2009
Tags: climate
Scott Parkin currently works as Rainforest Action Network's Senior Campaigner on the Global Finance Campaign targeting mountaintop removal, the government agencies which allow it and the banks that fund it. Scott has worked in anti-corporate globalization, anti-war, labor and environmental movements for over a decade. Originally from Texas, Scott lives in San Francisco. Scott can be found on Twitter: @sparki1969
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