Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill Voted Down by Big Oil [2]
A little data-crunching by the folks at Oil Change International finds that Senators who voted against the Lieberman- Warner Climate Security Act [8] have received on average 3 times more oil money than those who voted for the Bill.
Avg Oil/Gas Money Per VoteYea (48) $54,948
Nay (36) $159,288
Check out Oil Change International's Follow the Money tool [9] - 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?
TAGS: climat change [10], global warming [11], Government Policy [12], Kevin Grandia [13], lieberman warner climate security act [14], oil lobby washington [15], US [16]
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