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Topic: Lobbying


Related Articles (10)

Lovebombed by lobbyists: How Labour became party of business

  2024-07-12 (or before) in openDemocracy

An openDemocracy investigation reveals the secretive mass lobbying campaign that shaped Starmer's policies

  Tagged under: Lobbying | UK Politics | Democracy


Nonprofit connected to Leonard Leo sent millions to his firm

  2024-06-09 (or before) in Politico

The Washington attorney general has been investigating whether Leo’s network skirted nonprofit rules.

  Tagged under: Lobbying | Capitalism


How Do They Lobby? (CHORUS Data Portal)

  2024-03-13 (or before) in howdotheylobby.org

How Do They Lobby? is a portal for CHORUS, the first comprehensive dataset of lobbying and testimony positions in state legislatures.

  Tagged under: Data | Lobbying | USA


Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company

  2024-03-11 by in DeSmog

The Indian Resource Council has received large contributions from Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., disclosures reviewed by DeSmog reveal.

  Tagged under: Lobbying | Oil Industry | Canada | Fossil Fuels


Oil industry has sought to block state backing for green tech since 1960s

  2024-03-08 in The Guardian

Research shows industry lobbying against support for solar panels and electric cars while enjoying subsidies itself

  Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Lobbying | Oil Industry


Congress shuts down state efforts to ban toxic chemicals

  2023-11-04 (or before) in act.represent.us

Surprise, surprise: the chemical industry’s fingerprints (and money) are all over it.

  Tagged under: US Politics | Lobbying | Pollution


Opaque think tanks and landlords dominate Tory conference

  2023-10-06 (or before) in openDemocracy

Lobby groups and big business had a front row seat with cabinet ministers in Manchester this week

  Tagged under: Lobbying


Big oil asks government to protect its Texas facilities from climate change - CBS News

  2020-01-05 (or before) in CBS News

Texas Gulf Coast project would shield petroleum industry, which is blamed for contributing to global warming and now wants safeguards against the consequences

  Tagged under: Global Warming | Lobbying | Oil Industry | Texas | Climate Change


Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010

  2019-10-24 by Sandra Laville in The Guardian

Report comes amid calls for set up of firewall to protect politics from industry influence

  Tagged under: BP | Lobbying | European Union | Oil Industry | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels


Big Oil spent big and won big in Washington and Colorado

  2018-11-08 (or before) in ThinkProgress

  Tagged under: Lobbying | US Politics | Oil Industry | Colorado State | Washington State


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