ICYMI: Maddow to U.S. Chamber Members: “You Can’t Do Both”
An Accountable.US review of Chamber membership and affiliates found 24 companies or their leaders who signed on to the New York Times advertisement.
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API Appropriates Earth Day to Push Scientifically Dubious Climate Plan
Whether it is on Earth Day or any other day, API’s public relations gimmicks can’t erase its decades-long record of denying climate science and fighting meaningful efforts to address the climate crisis.
Read moreEarth Week Reminder: API Blames Communities of Color for Impacts of Pollution
API has called science linking increased health risks in communities of color to oil industry pollution an “attack” on the industry and suggested the numbers could be explained by “genetics.”
Read moreSenate Republicans Threaten Economy with Debt Limit Brinkmanship After Enabling Multi-Trillion Dollar Trump Tax Cuts For the Rich
Senate Republicans are dusting off their old playbook from the Obama era and threatening to force the nation into defaulting on its debt obligations.
Read moreEarth Week Reminder: API Has Donated Millions to Climate Denier Politicians
American Petroleum Institute (API) has donated millions of dollars to anti-science politicians, while claiming to be champions of the environment
Read moreCNN: Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights
Progressive activists are calling on major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with the US Chamber of Commerce.
Read moreBig Businesses Must Choose: Support The U.S. Chamber Or Support Voting Rights For All Americans
Accountable.US review of Chamber membership and affiliates found 25 companies or their leaders who signed on to the New York Times advertisement.
Read moreMSNBC: Transcript: The Rachel Maddow Show
Summary: Interview with White House national climate adviser, Gina McCarthy. Interview with Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, a member of the Judiciary Committee. Well, now those big American businesses who signed that statement…
Read moreTalking Points Memo: Sen Republicans’ Special Interest-Fueled Obstruction Delayed The Inevitable
We’ve known for some time that Senate Republicans were laying the groundwork to obstruct the new administration, particularly when it came to opposing President Biden’s Cabinet nominees.
Read moreAnd the API Pipeline Award Goes to…Phillips 66 CEO with Record of Environmental Violations
API praised a company that was forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in environmental and workplace penalties over the past year for its environmental stewardship.
Read moreEarth Week Reminder: API Has Spent Millions Lobbying Against Climate Solutions
The American Petroleum Institute has spent millions of dollars lobbying against meaningful efforts to address the climate crisis.
Read moreWatchdog: Publishers Should Reconsider Buying Barr’s New Book
Publishing houses should think long and hard before they give a microphone to the senior officials behind Trump’s egregious policies.
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