
With its hefty bankroll and polished messaging, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity looked like a juggernaut going into the climate change debate on Capitol Hill. But ever since the House narrowly passed a measure in late June to set the country on a path to addressing global warming — a measure with plenty of concessions to coal but still lacking ACCCE’s support — the advocacy group has been beset by struggles. Read more
It’s Washington’s version of Family Feud, starring those well-connected Podestas. Today’s category: global warming. Read more
Don’t think that the “clean coal” blitz faded in the first months of the Obama administration just because newly filed disclosure forms show an 85 percent drop-off in lobbying by the companies participating in the effort. Read more
This week on the Center’s Public I podcast, Executive Director Bill Buzenberg talks to reporter Marianne Lavelle about a controversial new voice shaping the climate change debate on Capitol Hill. Read more

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