“Big oil companies and other special interests have spent millions of dollars in lobbying and campaign contributions to defeat clean energy and global warming legislation, according to a new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
The study “Dirty Money” found that the top 35 spending companies and trade associations invested more than $500 million in lobbying and campaign contributions from January 2009 to June 2010 to defeat clean energy legislation. This political pressure spending convinced enough senators to oppose clean energy measures that would have created jobs, reduced oil use, and cut global warming pollution.”
[Source: The Center for American Progress Action Fund is the sister advocacy organization of the Center for American Progress. ]
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Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist 
Hi Stefe, I just read your last tweed about the big oil companies … oh gof, it’s just the same all over the world Here the atomic industry makes the rules – instead of the goverment ….
How long will ist last ??? Sometimes its so horrible.
However, best wishes to Canada and good luck,
Rüdiger