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Fossil fuel lobbyists are “dominating climate policy battles during COVID-19”
The political system is broken. There may be tens of millions people demanding a just transition, but we live in a system of embedded cronyism, that rewards people closest to those in power.

Trump’s loosening of environmental rules amid pandemic are “increasing risk of death in COVID-19 patients”
By all accounts Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic has been a disaster for months.

Oil Industry will Laugh with Joy if David Bernhardt Gets Top Interior Job
If Bernhardt gets the top job at the Interior Department, the oil boys don’t have to spend any money lobbying at all. They just pick up the phone and tell him to open up public lands for drilling. Big Oil will be laughing all the way to the bank..

Fossil Fuel Industry Has Spent Nearly $2 Billion on Lobbying to Kill Climate Laws
From 2000-2016, the fossil fuel industry spent nearly $2 billion lobbying to prevent climate action in the US, according to a new academic study published yesterday.

White House Launches Inquiry into Pruitt’s Deal With Wife of Energy Lobbyist
There is a growing political scandal surrounding the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the climate denier, Scott “Polluting" Pruitt

As Caribbean Scientists Call for Urgent Climate Action, Trump Nominates Coal Lobbyist for Top EPA Job
As scientists from the Caribbean call for urgent action on climate change, Trump nominates a known climate denier and coal lobbyist to help lead the EPA. The President was criticised for throwing paper towels on the island of Puerto Rico last week. But he is doing much worse. He is throwing away the island’s future.

Surprise: Climate denying lobby group releases report salivating over fossil fuels
Unless and until the U.S. Chamber of Commerce puts forth a serious alternative solution to the climate crisis, we humbly suggest you treat their report as seriously as the U.S. Chamber treats climate science itself.

Big Oil Lobbying Against Safer Crude-By-Rail Standards
Despite the spate of recent crude by rail accidents, the oil industry is lobbying against new safety measures.