CMD NEWS ABOUT Climate

• Documents show how a pipeline company paid Minnesota millions to police protests

  By Alleen Brown and John McCracken | February 9th, 2023 at 5:45 AM (CST)

  From riot gear to PR to Dairy Queen, records show every expense Enbridge reimbursed after the Line 3 protests.

• Koch Industries Hedges Its Bets With Solar

  By Don Wiener | January 23rd, 2023 at 10:13 AM (CST)

  Over the past two years, Koch Industries and its astroturf political arm, Americans for Prosperity, have spent millions lobbying Congress to kill President Biden's agenda, with the Inflation Reduction Act and its stalled predecessor, Build Back Better, among its top targets.

• Weighing a Rematch Against Manchin, West Virginia AG Derides ESG Wokeness

  By Don Wiener | January 11th, 2023 at 12:58 PM (CST)

  West Virginia's Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R), a leading critic of investing that incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, is considering a U.S. Senate rematch against incumbent Senator Joe Manchin (D) in 2024.

• ALEC Doubles Down on Punishing ESG Firms

  By David Armiak | December 9th, 2022 at 3:38 PM (CST)

  At last week’s States and Nation Policy Summit, the American Legislative Exchange Council doubled down on its latest strategy of protecting the fossil fuel industry by blacklisting “woke” companies that embrace climate protection goals.

• ALEC Lawmakers and Corporate Lobbyists Meet in D.C. to Debate Rewriting the Constitution, Punishing Socially Responsible Businesses, and Protecting Misinformation

  By David Armiak | November 30th, 2022 at 3:57 PM (CST)

  The American Legislative Exchange Council meets this week in Washington, D.C., for its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington, where rewriting the U.S. Constitution, "woke" capitalism, and protecting hate speech and misinformation are at the top of the agenda.