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Lobbyist’s Disclosure Documents Raise Serious Questions in Chevron-Ecuador Lawsuit

October 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Today, I offer evidence suggesting Ben Barnes, lobbyist for the plaintiff in a lawsuit that could cost San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron $27 billion, has been reading this blog.  It takes a while to explain, but I think you’ll find it offers worthwhile and relevant information about the Chevron lawsuit now being tried in a thoroughly-corrupt [...]

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Chemical Industry Leaders Object to Anti-Terror Bill

September 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Twenty-seven of the nation’s leading chemical and petrochemical manufacturers, purchasers, distributors and related organizations signed on to a letter sent to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chair and ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, respectively.  In the letter sent this morning, they expressed four major concerns about H.R. [...]

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Majority Oppose Senate Global Warming Proposal

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

As the Senate is poised to vote on the Lieberman-Warner America’s Climate Security Act, a new poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose the higher energy costs the bill would impose.
The poll, conducted by the National Center for Public Policy Research, found 65% of Americans reject spending even a penny more for gasoline in [...]

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