Today, John Barrasso met with representatives of the oil and gas industry who paid Barrasso money in exchange for the opportunity to talk with him about legislative issues. During his time in Washington D.C., Barrasso has taken almost half a million dollars from big oil companies.
Sander Levin asked for money from energy industry political action committees – between $1,000 and $5,000 per PAC, according to the invitation sent out on behalf of Levin’s re-election campaign. In return for this money, the Energy Industry got pigs in a blanket.
The following is our transcription of testimony made this morning, November 19 2009, by Dr. Jeffrey Short of Oceana to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The topic: the environmental impact of offshore oil drilling on marine ecosystems and policy protections that should be implemented. Good morning. I am the Pacific Science Director for [...]
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