Category: Front Groups
“Hell to pay” if Trump targets EPA climate science, says U.S. Chamber official
A senior official with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned that if Trump tries to rescind the EPA's endangerment finding for greenhouse gasses, it will be a "huge, huge buzzsaw".
Electric Markets Research Foundation (EMRF)
The Electric Markets Research Foundation, or EMRF, is a front group for electric utilities. It has commissioned papers supporting utilities’ positions on issues like net metering and the need to extend the...
Documents reveal who’s behind RPS and RGGI repeal bills in New Hampshire
February 14, 2017 update: A bill to repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will be retained the committee for now, the bill’s sponsor told ICIS Analytics. Republican Jeb Bradley, the New Hampshire...
American Electric PowerAmerican Legislative Exchange CouncilFirstEnergyInstitute for Energy ResearchRenewable Energy Standards
Follow the money behind attacks on clean energy in Ohio
December 28, 2016 update: Republican Governor John Kasich has vetoed legislation – HB 554 – that would have effectively extended the freeze on Ohio’s clean energy standards for another two years...
Koch and Trump Factions Plan to Erase Climate Policy Gains
Forces from the Koch and Trump camps are converging around plans to erase some of the key climate policy gains of the past eight years. Koch group is hopeful Trump will...
Does Dominion support using Thomas Jefferson’s name to spread climate denial?
This relationship between a lobbyist for one of the nation’s largest utilities and an aggressive purveyor of attacks on climate science and policies warrants much deeper scrutiny than it has...
Strata Policy
Strata Policy, a 501 (c)3 non-profit research organization for environmental, energy, and public land issues is located in Logan, Utah. The organization is connected to the Utah State University’s Institute of Political...
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a coal-industry trade association working to increase the longevity of the coal industry. The association is comprised of coal industry companies and...
Heartland Institute
The Heartland Institute is a Chicago-based free market think tank that attacks the science behind global warming and routinely pushes for legislation weakening or repealing renewable energy policies. It has received...
Institute for Energy Research / American Energy Alliance
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a nonprofit “partner” organization of the American Energy Alliance, which is a 501(c)(4) grassroots organization designed to communicate IER’s policies to voters. The groups...