The focus at conservative Christian policy group Family Research Council this past month has been on fiscal policy — on the federal government’s and on its own. While the $14 trillion federal deficit has been characterized as a moral issue — one caused by irresponsibility and spending addiction — FRC More…
Congressional newspaper The Hill reports that as the standoff between the federal government and the medical marijuana industry continues, efforts are being made in Washington to resolve some of the issues that have led to the current atmosphere of mutual hostility.
The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) has More…
The American Independent has previously reported on the growing corporatization of the incipient medical marijuana industry at a time when medical marijuana dispensaries scrabble to hold on to their businesses in the face of a multi-pronged federal crackdown. But there are signs afoot that it just may become More…
Oil giant Exxon Mobil spent less money on lobbying in the second quarter (April to June) of this year than it did during the same period last year, despite ongoing efforts by the Obama administration and Congress to reshape the way oil companies can drill offshore in light of the More…
Update: Today, the Senate voted on the DISCLOSE Act — which would have required organizations involved in political campaigning to disclose the identity of large donors and would have barred foreign corporations, large government contractors, and TARP recipients from making political expenditures.
[Congress1] Public interest groups and Democratic Senate staffs More…
Still smarting from the Senate’s failure to pass climate legislation or even a scaled-down energy bill this year, environmentalists are huddling to come up with a new messaging strategy — one they hope will inspire action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This story is the third in a series on federal oversight of the nation’s 2.3 million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines. You can read the first story here and the second story here.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the federal agency that oversees the More…
With this week’s delay on the energy and oil spill bill, lawmakers are renewing their push to include a renewable energy mandate in the legislation. Politico notes this morning that 32 Democrats sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) calling for inclusion of an a renewable More…
Following a story in The Washington Post yesterday about the large number of oil industry lobbyists who formerly worked in the federal government, Michael Bromwich, who is in charge of restructuring the Interior Department’s offshore drilling oversight bureau, pledged to put restrictions on these so-called revolving door issues.
Speaking More…
The Washington Post does the math on the so-called “revolving door” between the federal government and the oil industry, underscoring the significant influence the industry has over Congress and the administration.
Here are the key numbers:
The Post analysis found that BP and other companies involved in the gulf
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