Dispatches from COP 24 Climate Change Summit in Poland
COP24 meets in Katowice, Poland, Dec. 3-14, 2018.
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Election Manipulators Use ALEC To Push Their Partisan Power Grabs Against Voters
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is up to it again: promoting new ways to restrict political representation and under one of the central foundations of American democracy.
The Climate Twilight Zone
Reducing CO2 emissions alone will not solve the climate problem at this late date. We must also get to work on removing CO2 from our skies.
ALEC Launches Effort to Protect Gerrymandering from Judges
Efforts to limit the courts' role in creating district maps come as 2020 redistricting looms.
'Law and Order' Trump Is Soft on Corporate Crime and Wrongdoing
The Trump administration has gone soft on enforcement policies that protect Americans from lawbreaking corporations.
Scott Pruitt Has Spent a Total of $4.6 Million on Security, New Disclosures Show — Including $1,500 on "Tactical Pants"
A Freedom of Information Act documents show the EPA administrator's expenses jumped $1.1 million from the last disclosure a month ago.
Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws
The American Legislative Exchange Council's newest member is Alibaba, a fast-growing Chinese corporation.
Revealed: Names of ALEC Lobbyist and Legislator Members
The names of hundreds of members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (“ALEC”), details of which are closely guarded by the group, are revealed in a document obtained by Documented through a public records request.
Coal Lobbyist Hosted Fundraisers for Senators Evaluating His Nomination for Top EPA Post
Andrew Wheeler, a coal lobbyist, is the nominee for deputy administrator at the EPA. His confirmation vote is expected on Wednesday.
Dispatches from COP23 Climate Change Summit in Bonn
This is a series of reports from guest contributor Alex Carlin about his observations from the 23rd annual “conference of the parties” (COP). All opinions expressed are his own. Please bookmark this page and check it for regular dispatches from the field about what's happening on the ground at these negotiations. --Editors
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