environment | Public Campaign

Jun13

New York Enviros: "the greatest threat to our environment here in New York may be an unlikely suspect: big money."

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Jun 13, 2012

The Atlantic Chapter of Sierra Club and WE ACT for Environmental Justice have a compelling op-ed today in Newsday calling for the state legislature to act on Fair Elections legislation that is currently before both houses.

The groups note that they seldom stray from purely environmental issues, but that the big money influence, particularly in the "fracking" fight, has become too much to ignore.

Mar16

Jim Inhofe's Wild Claim

Submitted by Adam Smith on Mar 16, 2012

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) once called global warming "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people." "The Greatest Hoax" is also the title of his new book, which he was promoting on Rachel Maddow's show last night.

As reported by Raw Story, Inhofe "said Thursday night that environmentalists spent far more money lobbying than the energy industry."

Nov07

Sens. Manchin and Coats go to bat for electric utilities

Submitted by Adam Smith on Nov 07, 2011

Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Dan Coats (R-Ind.) will introduce legislation this week to “delay compliance deadlines on two major EPA rules: cross-state air pollution and power-plant mercury standards,” according to the National Journal.

Both have received substantial campaign contributions from the electric utility industry that would benefit from this delay.

Apr14

Powershift 2011--Join us!

Submitted by Adam Smith on Apr 14, 2011

This weekend, thousands of young people from across the country will come to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 2011 Powershift conference, where participants will “reclaim our democracy from big corporations and push our nation to move beyond dirty energy sources that are harming the health of people and the planet.