Liberty Mutual’s Climate Conflicts Deepen as Jay Hooley Takes Helm of ExxonMobil Board
Hooley owns $1.2 million in Exxon stock and nows heads board, raising further alarm over Liberty’s governance conflicts on climate.
The Pro-Israel Billionaires Influencing Pennsylvania’s Elections
Out-of-state billionaires are donating big to pro-Israel groups splurging on state elections to defeat progressive candidates.
Fossil Fuel Industry Mobilizes Front Group To Weaken NY Climate Law
A new astroturf “coalition” that’s pushing fossil fuels in New York State is backed by a slew of major oil and gas companies.
Real estate & private equity billionaires set to profit from NY clean grid investments
Clean power transmission projects planned for New York will be built and owned by Blackstone Group and Related Companies.
Utilities Continue to Profit from Pandemic Misery & Obstruct Energy Transition
Here are some resources on how to research and map utility power that is super-exploiting captive customers amidst the pandemic.
New Report from Color of Change & LittleSis Maps Widespread Corporate Backing of Police Foundations in Major Cities
The new report examines the corporate backing of police foundations in nearly two dozen cities & the harms inflicted on Black communities.
The Iraq War ‘spinmeister’ and high-powered lobbyists behind Pegula’s stadium shakedown
A war propagandist from the Bush administration and well-connected Albany lobbyists are working to extract $1.4 billion in subsidies from New Yorkers.
Wall Street is Coming After Our Utilities. It’s Time to Fight Back.
Private equity and mega-banks are targeting the electric, gas and water utilities we all depend on.
How elite, oil-backed think tanks worked to lift the ban on US crude oil exports
Brookings Institution, CSIS, and seven other influential think tanks funded by the oil industry pushed to expand US oil exports, typifying a relationship admitted to by ExxonMobil lobbyists years later.
Gig work front group run by lobbying firm Mercury falsely claimed support from Buffalo community organizations
Uber and Lyft-backed group falsely claimed that several community groups in Buffalo endorse its effort to deny workplace protections to app workers in New York.