CMD NEWS ABOUT Climate

• Republicans Defended Oil and Gas Leases With Industry-Backed Study in Haaland Hearing

  By Alex Kotch | March 4th, 2021 at 9:06 AM (CST)

  Sens. John Barrasso and Cindy Hyde-Smith cited a study commissioned by the biggest oil and gas trade association in the U.S. as evidence for their criticisms of Deb Haaland, Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior, during a confirmation hearing last week.

• Senators Criticizing Haaland’s Nomination Have Ties to Big Oil and Gas

  By Alex Kotch | February 26th, 2021 at 10:01 AM (CST)

  The congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels.

• Charles Koch’s “Uniter” Rebrand Strains Credulity After Funding Congressional Coup Supporters

  By Alex Kotch | February 11th, 2021 at 9:12 AM (CST)

  The billionaire fossil fuel executive and GOP megadonor has spent his entire adult life financing partisan politics, right-wing think tanks, and ideological education programs. At 85, that's unlikely to change.

• Utility Execs Across the U.S. Hit with Criminal Charges in 2020

  By Don Wiener | February 5th, 2021 at 7:43 AM (CST)

  Major utility corruption scandals rocked three states in 2020, resulting in criminal charges against utility executives and the ouster of House Speakers in Illinois and Ohio.

• DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Pumped at Least $90 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2019

  By David Armiak | December 3rd, 2020 at 6:41 AM (CST)

  The preferred funding conduits of the Koch political donor network gave out $165 million in grants in 2019, $90 million of which went to right-wing think tanks, advocacy groups, litigation centers, media outlets, extremists, and climate deniers.