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Tally of Interests on Climate Bill Tops a Thousand

August 10, 2009

More than 460 new businesses and interest groups jumped into lobbying Congress on global warming in the weeks before the House neared its historic vote on climate change legislation, a Center for Public Integrity analysis of just-disclosed lobbying records shows. Read more

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The ‘Clean Coal’ Lobbying Blitz

April 21, 2009

They’ve brought coal above ground. Read more

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The Climate Change Lobby Explosion

February 25, 2009

In his address to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama pledged nothing less than a transformation in the way America uses energy in order to “save our planet from the ravages of climate change” and reinvigorate a troubled economy.

Specifically, the president asked Congress to send him legislation “that places a market-placed cap on carbon pollution.” The new president has pledged to set annual targets that put the nation on course to an 80 percent reduction (from 1990 levels) in fossil fuel emissions by 2050. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she plans a floor vote on climate change before December, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said late last week that he would attempt to bring a global warming bill to the Senate floor by summer’s end. Read more

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The Climate Lobby’s Nonstop Growth

May 20, 2009

Makers of sneakers, blue jeans, and computer network servers joined forces late last fall and vowed a bigger push in Congress on climate change. Meanwhile, consumer-owned utilities — relatively quiet in the global warming debate compared to the big investor-owned power companies — decided they needed to weigh in once a new president took office. Food producers felt they, too, needed to watch the global warming issue more closely to protect their interests. And promoters of electric vehicles saw their long-awaited chance for a boost from Uncle Sam if their needs were addressed in a climate bill. Read more

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Climate Change Lobbying Dominated by Ten Firms

May 20, 2009

Hundreds of lobbyists are cramming into Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building this week for the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s mark-up of landmark legislation to curb global warming through a complex cap-and-trade system. But some of those lobbyists will carry a bit more weight — or at least a heftier client list — than others. Read more

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The Climate Lobbyists

February 25, 2009

A sampling of power players: Read more

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Carbon as a Commodity

February 25, 2009

With the global economy in meltdown, and faith in Wall Street wizardry at a low — to say the least — it’s perhaps an odd time for a push to put the fate of the planet into the hands of the market. Read more

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Transportation Agencies Steer into Climate Change Debate

February 25, 2009

Public transit advocates were almost nowhere to be found when the Senate debated climate change back in 2003. But today, transit agencies and their allies are among many new players jumping into the climate debate, as the stakes grow higher, and the prospective benefits — a cleaner world and cold cash — grow clearer. Read more

Who’s Lobbying?

Type in the name of a special interest in the global warming debate to see who is making its case on Capitol Hill. You can also search by lobbyist, sector, time frame, or money. Typing in a dollar amount will show lobbying expenses at that amount or higher. In most cases, the amount displayed is for lobbying on all issues, not just climate.

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