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PolluterHarmony: A Match Made In Washington

Congressmembers, are you too busy being indentured servants to corporations to find love?

Lobbyists, did that pickup line about healthcare flop with your beloved Senator?  Well, have you heard the one about “clean coal” yet?

Polluters, are you too shy to admit the things you’d like to do to Rep. Joe Barton

Well, you are all in luck.  Today marks the launch of PolluterHarmony.com, a new online matchmaking service designed to help dirty polluters and their lobbyists find that perfect politician to live forever in holy mmm…


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Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill Voted Down by Big Oil

A little data-crunching by the folks at Oil Change International finds that Senators who voted against the Lieberman- Warner Climate Security Act have received on average 3 times more oil money than those who voted for the Bill since 2000.

Avg Oil/Gas Money Per Vote

Yea (48) $54,948
Nay (36) $159,288

Check out Oil Change International's Follow the Money tool - a great resource for tracking the oil lobby's influence over elected representatives.

With such a close vote, do you think Lieberman-Warner would have passed if there was no such thing as an oil lobby in Washington?


Read more: Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill Voted Down by Big Oil



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