Big Oil Buys Democratic Support for Keystone XL

October 19, 2011By Steve KretzmannBlog Post, Featured, Separate Oil and State

Earlier today, twenty-two House Democrats sent a letter to President Obama expressing their support for the Keystone XL pipeline project.  The letter was announced in a press release from TransCanada.  Both the letter and the press release predictably recycle discredited arguments for Keystone XL on energy security and jobs. What TransCanada didn’t mention is that … Read More

Keystone XL Crime Scene Investigation

October 11, 2011By Steve KretzmannBlog Post

Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth, the Other 98% and DeSmogBlog have mapped the tangled web of corruption around the Keystone XL pipeline.  Check it out and then click the image to send your letter demanding that President Obama reject the lobbyists and say no to Keystone XL.      

Senators Opposing End of Oil Subsidies Received Five Times More in Big Oil Campaign Cash

May 17, 2011By Steve KretzmannBlog Post, Research & Opinions, Separate Oil and State 19 Comments

Find out how much oil money your elected representatives take by visiting the Dirty Energy Money site. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators that blocked a vote on legislation to end taxpayer subsidies to oil companies have received five times more in campaign contributions from oil and gas interests than those who voted to begin debate, according to … Read More

Senate Finance Committee Awash in Campaign Cash from Big Oil

May 12, 2011By Steve KretzmannResearch & Opinions

Media Contacts: Adam Smith, Public Campaign Action Fund, (202) 640-5593, asmith@publicampaign.org Steve Kretzmann, Oil Change International, (202) 497-1033, steve@priceofoil.org For Immediate Release May 12, 2011 Senate Finance Committee Awash in Campaign Cash from Big Oil Committee Republicans take 4 times more oil money than Democrats, on average As representatives of the biggest oil companies are … Read More