Emissions reductions alone cannot avert climate ruin, so it’s good news that C02 removal is feasible and affordable.
I Want My Climate Back: The Promise of Climate Restoration
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Wisconsin Legislators Seek to Criminalize Climate, Environmental Protests with Latest Bill
By David Armiak | at
The Wisconsin bill echoes similar “critical infrastructure protection” model bills pushed out by the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Council of State Governments over the last two years.
Convention of States Fires Up Base for Push to Rewrite U.S. Constitution
By David Armiak | at
Right-wing group holds its first “Leadership Summit” in Colonial Williamsburg as part of drive to radically curtail the federal government’s ability to safeguard civil rights, protect the environment, and regulate big business.
Election Manipulators Use ALEC To Push Their Partisan Power Grabs Against Voters
By Jay Riestenberg | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is up to it again: promoting new ways to restrict political representation and under one of the central foundations of American democracy.
Workers Lose in Koch’s Georgia-Pacific Restructuring
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries’ paper subsidiary cuts more than 2,100 jobs in the past two years, with taxpayers left holding the bill.
ALEC Fails to Denounce Dangerous and Racist Views of Its Leaders and Members
By Scott Zimmerman | at
White nationalist statements and ties draw fire from many within GOP, but not ALEC.
ALEC Doubles Down on Trump, Corporate Agenda at Annual Meeting in Texas
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meets this week in Austin, the capital of the Lone Star State, for its 46th Annual Meeting at the posh JW Marriott hotel.
Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including ALEC’s Influence
By Scott Zimmerman | at
Texas tops chart for number of ALEC legislators, with 59 politicians tied to corporate bill mill, the local delegation might be the largest delegation at this week’s meeting.
New Report Documents Pervasive Influence of ALEC in Texas
By ExposedByCMD Admin | at
As corporate lobbyists and legislators prepare to gather in Austin, CMD and Common Cause release a report detailing the pay-to-play group’s firm grip on Texas politics.
BREAKING: ALEC Plans “Confidential” Helicopter Border Tour in Texas for Board Members
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Two biggest private prison companies backing ALEC get millions in ICE contracts to run controversial immigrant detention camps, raising questions about who is paying for the tour and why.