On August 9, 1967, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Northglenn, a northern suburb of Denver, Colorado. The Associated Press wrote that it was “the severest earthquake ever recorded” in the city’s history.
Environment
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
According to FEC filings, corporations that profit from fracking funneled millions to PACs in the 2016 election cycle.
Dispatches from COP 22, UN Climate Negotiations in the Hottest Year on Record
Special report for CMD from Alex Carlin about his observations from the international climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco.
Leaked Audio Shows How Florida Utilities Sought to Deceive Public Into Believing Amendment 1 is Pro-Solar
Leaked audio offers new evidence that Florida utilities and their allies have sought to deceive the public into believing that the utility-funded Amendment 1 ballot initiative is pro-solar.
New Attorney General in Georgia formerly Koch-corp lawyer and Koch-backed think tank Vice President
Chris Carr, the newly appointed state Attorney General for Georgia, has multiple ties to organizations connected to the billionaires Charles and David Koch.
Exxon and ALEC Running Illegal Lobbying Scheme, Watchdog Groups Charge in IRS Complaint
CMD and Common Cause provided the IRS Whistleblower Office with extensive evidence detailing intentional misuse of ALEC by Exxon to advance legislation.
Transcript of RAGA Session on ExxonMobil Investigations
Transcript of a session hosted by the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) during the organization’s July 2016 summit, titled “Climate Change Debate: How Speech is Being Stifled.” The session was focused on defending ExxonMobil from investigations into its funding of climate change denial.
GOP Attorneys General Held Private Meetings with Fossil Fuel Lobbyists on Exxon Investigation
Notes from closed-door meeting reveal collusion between GOP AGs, industry lobbyists to defend ExxonMobil and obstruct climate change legislation
Fossil Fuel Industry Paid for Meetings with GOP Attorneys General to Plan Attack on Clean Power Plan
Private Emails, Documents Reveal Year-Long Behind-The-Scenes Collusion Between GOP State Officials, Fossil Fuel Lobbyists To Undermine Obama Admin. Climate Measure
New Koch-Funded Campaign to Kill the Electric Car and Squash Clean Energy
The oil-rich Koch Brothers have launched a new multimillion dollar campaign to kill clean energy initiatives and promote the use of fossil fuels.