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George Will Bamboozling Again On Global Warming
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With efforts to stop climate change back in the news, the Washington Post's George Will has re-started his efforts to bamboozle on the topic.
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Vitter Wants EPA To Delay Rules On Pollutant -- Mirroring Stance Of Industry That Backs Him
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Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) is blocking an EPA nomination because he wants the agency to delay establishing safety procedures for formaldehyde. Meanwhile, major emitters of the dangerous chemical have... More
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Yet Another Forged Climate Change Letter From Bonner
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Congressional investigators have found yet another forged letter to a lawmaker -- purporting to be from a local group, but really sent by the DC astroturf lobbying firm Bonner & Associates on behalf... More
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Bonner Paid Productivity Bonus To Employee Who Forged Letter
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We've now obtained the letter to Congress from Bonner's lawyer that we told you about earlier -- in which Bonner hilariously claims that its client, a coal industry group, was the "victim of a fraud"... More
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Astroturf Firm Bonner Institutes New No-Forgery Quality Control Policy
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Bonner & Associates, the DC 'strategic grassroots' firm facing a Congressional investigation for sending forged letters opposing the climate bill to members of Congress, is instituting a new No... More
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Bonner: We're The Real Victims Of Forged Letters!
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The story of those forged letters to lawmakers sent by a Washington lobby firm has taken another interesting turn.
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"Sensitive" Oil Industry Memo Lays Out Plan For Astroturf Rallies Against Climate Change Bill
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A leaked memo sent by an oil industry group reveals a plan to create astroturf rallies at which industry employees posing as "citizens" will urge Congress to oppose climate change legislation.
Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Coal Industry Group Responds To Congress On Forged Letters -- But Won't Give Details
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The coal industry lobbying group on whose behalf those forged letters were written has responded in part to a congressional inquiry about the matter -- but won't offer any details.
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Group Whose Name Was Signed To Forged Letter: 'It's Outright Deceit'
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Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), whose office has received eight letters forged by lobbyist firm Bonner and Associates, revealed the names of two more groups whose name was signed to the letters without... More
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Forged Letters Not The First Case Of Coal Industry Group's Bamboozlement
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A spokesman for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, the coal-industry group on whose behalf those forged letters were sent, has called the episode an "isolated incident."
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