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Winds of Change Newsletter, September 2008 See sidebar for table of contents
Another Reason We Need Clean Elections
The Associated Press reported that in the first three
months of 2008, a coal industry-backed group spent nearly $1.9 million
lobbying against congressional efforts to combat global warming through
mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
The American Coalition for Clean (sic) Coal Electricity
lobbied against the legislation, which Senate Republicans then blocked.
According to the AP, the groups members include
Allegheny Energy (parent company of Appalachian Power) and several other
power companies, as well as several coal companies including CONSOL,
Arch and Natural Resource Partners.
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