“Transparent” White House holding off-the-record lobbyist meetings
Flickr photo by Matthew and Tracie So the Obama administration is supposed to be all about transparency, particularly when it comes to lobbyists, right? Now it looks like even the do-gooders have made...
View ArticleIn wake of Japanese crisis, Obama should reject Duke Energy’s $10 million...
A $10 million line of credit provided to the Democratic National Committee by nuclear power company Duke Energy should be rejected by President Barack Obama. As the administration formulates its...
View ArticleObama misses the point on energy security
President Barack Obama should rethink his definition and strategy of energy security. While Obama touted lofty goals about cutting our dependence on foreign oil in his address today, he missed the...
View ArticleMoney and Democracy Update: Good government groups call on Obama to sign...
Stunning Statistics of the Week: $117.1 million: Amount the Republican Governors Association raised during the 2010 election cycle $55.3 million: Amount the Democratic Governors Association raised...
View ArticleMoney and Democracy Update: Obama rakes in business cash, momentum builds to...
Stunning Statistics of the Week: $5.6 million: Amount President Barack Obama has raised from business executives this year $5.2 million: Amount GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney has raised from...
View ArticleHeld Hostage by Bank of America
Flickr by I-5 Design and Manufacture President Obama has promised that, “Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail.” He continues to use similarly vivid...
View ArticleU.S. Chamber’s Pro-Fracking Tour Proves Its Limited Knowledge of Energy...
Come one, come all. Gather ’round for a pair of misguided tours touting the benefits of fracking, one organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the other by the American Petroleum Institute. The...
View ArticleObama’s support of fracking undermines his goal of reducing greenhouse gases
By Nick Stracco President Barack Obama has outlined his second-term plan to address climate change. While the president laid out some positive actions that put us on the right path, including calling...
View ArticleWhy the Koch’s Love Renewable MLPs
Sorry for the wonky title. But I’m concerned about growing environmental activist support for adding renewables to a popular tax-dodge for the oil industry, Master Limited Partnerships. The Koch...
View ArticleObama budget falls short, includes giveaway to corporate tax evaders, omits...
Today, President Barack Obama released the budget for what will cover his last year in office. Even though he called for a greater emphasis on “middle-class economics” during the State of the Union...
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