Month: May 2022
Alabama Commissioner Chip Beeker’s Catfish Farm Loans $100k to Campaign After Receiving PPP Forgiveness
An Alabama utility regulator is funding his re-election campaign with a loan from his private farm, which has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal subsidies, despite the regulator’s...
John Oliver explains utility scandals
Last Week Tonight explains how utilities harm customers and the climate, with little accountability due to influence over regulators.
Alabama Power-funded PAC builds almost $4 million election warchest
Alabama Commissioner Jeremy Oden may have used his office for campaign purposes
Xcel Energy funding climate opposition in Minnesota
The utility's PAC has given $114,949 to Republican candidates, funds, and party units since 2017