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You can't be too rich or too dirty
Fossil interests plow money into Congress |
Joseph Romm |
09 Jun 2008 |
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| Rich and thin is passé. What's hot now is rich and dirty. Why is a smart energy and climate policy so elusive for this country? In three words -- money, money, money. The nation's energy bill is now about a trillion dollars. That means the super-rich fossil fuel companies have enormous profits they can spend on lobbying to ensure their continued dominance. How much? Jeff Goodell has the answer here: In the first quarter of 2008, Big Coal's new front gr ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, fossil fuels, lobbying (all these topics) |
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