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DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018
The preferred piggy bank for Koch network megadonors bankrolled key players in the Right’s growing state infrastructure, legal advocacy, and media operations, in addition to funding climate denial, union busting, and gerrymandering.
Dispatches from COP 25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid
The spectacular failure of the recent climate change conference in Madrid showed the resistance of powerful industries to meaningful climate action and raises the question – can we save the planet without changing the dominant capitalist system?
ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
The legislation, SB 33, is modeled after an ALEC proposal, and its corporate backers are big contributors to the Republican party and legislators in Ohio.
Dispatches from the People’s Summit in Santiago, Chile
Indigenous women aim to unite Latin America around equality for women and agroecology.
Wisconsin Governor Evers Signs ALEC-Inspired Bill to Criminalize Protest
In a press release, the Governor echoed oil and gas industry talking points, which the Center for Media and Democracy revealed earlier, saying, “Today, I signed Assembly Bill 426, which aims to ensure each energy provider is treated the same under the law while still protecting the right to exercise free speech and the right to assembly.”
Anti-Protest Bill Heads to Wisconsin Gov. Evers
Bill pushed by big oil and ALEC would chill environmental protests with the threat of harsh jail terms and fines.
Koch Machine Steps up Lobbying to Stall Climate Action, Fight Donor Disclosure
Koch Industries has spent more than $9 million so far this year to block House Democrats’ environmental protection measures and democracy reforms.
Bill to Criminalize Environmental Protests in Wisconsin Heads to the Assembly Floor
The Wisconsin State Assembly will convene for the first time this fall today to consider a bill backed by the oil industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council.
I Want My Climate Back: The Promise of Climate Restoration
Emissions reductions alone cannot avert climate ruin, so it’s good news that C02 removal is feasible and affordable.