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Lobby Money: Fossil Fuel Versus Environmentalists

November 29, 2009 By TXsharon

There are currently 5 lobbyists for every member of Congress.

For the 2nd quarter of 2009, oil & gas and coal mining spent the following on lobbying:

  • Chevron $6,485,000
  • Exxon Mobil $4,657,000
  • BP America $4,270,000
  • ConocoPhillips $3,300,000
  • American Petroleum Institute $2,120,000
  • Marathon Oil Corporation $2,110,000
  • Peabody Investments Corp $1,110,000
  • Bituminous Coal Operators Association $980,000
  • Shell Oil Company $950,000
  • Arch Coal, Inc $940,000
  • Williams Companies $920,000
  • Flint Hills Resources $820,000
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation $794,000
  • National Mining Association $770,000
  • American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity $714,000
  • Devon Energy $695,000
  • Sunoco $585,000
  • Independent Petroleum Association of America $434,000
  • Murphy Oil USA, Inc $430,000
  • Peabody Energy $420,000
  • Rio Tinto Services, Inc $394,000
  • America’s Natural Gas Alliance $300,000
  • Interstate Natural Gas Association of America $290,000
  • El Paso Corporation $261,000
  • Spectra Energy $279,000
  • National Propane Gas Association $242,000
  • National Petrochemical & Refiners Association $240,000
  • Nexen, Inc $230,000
  • Denbury Resources $200,000
  • Nisource, Inc $180,000
  • Petroleum Marketers Association of America $170,000
  • Valero Energy Corporation $160,000
  • Bituminous Coal Operators Association $131,000
  • Natural Gas Supply Association $114,000
  • Tesoro Companies $119,000

Compare that to what the environmentalists spent:

  • Environmental Defense Action Fund $937,500
  • Nature Conservancy $650,000
  • Natural Resources Defense Council $277,000
  • Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund $243,000
  • National Parks and Conservation Association $175,000
  • Sierra Club $120,000
  • Defenders of Wildlife $120,000
  • Environmental Defense Fund $100,000

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    November 29, 2009 at 3:18 am

    So, now it becomes abundantly clear why our WP's are on our(ordinary citizens who live on the land) side!

  2. Anonymous says

    November 29, 2009 at 4:55 am

    With that kind of money chasing the politicians, there is no wonder that the system is rotten to the core.

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