by Michael Bastasch Daily Caller Democratic gubernatorial offices around the country have been relying on the same activist-drafted, cookie-cutter talking points when it comes to discrediting critics of the Obama administration’s global warming agenda. Documents obtained by the Energy and Environment Legal Institute and published Wednesday by The Washington Free Beacon reveal how Democrats circulated [...]
by Lachlan Markay Washington Free Beacon Supporters of a controversial Environmental Protection Agency regulation commissioned Democratic pollsters to plot ways to attack the motives and credibility of the regulation’s critics, documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon reveal. Aides to a dozen Democratic governors and the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial advocacy arm circulated talking points and [...]
by Larry Bell Newsmax Information obtained by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (EE Legal) through state and federal Freedom of Information Act public record requests reveal a richly funded and closely coordinated network including the White House, governors-in-hiding and “green energy” subsidy seekers to advance the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. The full report [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow As Appearing in the Flash Point Report In the early 1970’s, the Environmental Protection Agency forced automakers to cut emissions. And the cars were awful. I remember a 1972 Chevy Caprice station wagon, 140 horsepower, 4300 lbs. Chevy claimed the horsepower was 160 – even at that, it [...]
by Chris Horner, E&E Legal Senior Legal Fellow As Appearing in the Investor's Business Daily Hypocrisy, thy name is Barack Obama. The president has singled out industrialists Charles and David Koch for supposedly orchestrating a movement to undermine his agenda, especially the various "climate change" policies that he's pushing via unprecedented federal regulation. These policies [...]
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2015 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 'Climate' Policies Already Killing the Most Vulnerable: E&E Legal Releases Energy Poverty Videos Providing the Ugly Truth Behind Policies Sought by Pope Francis, Other Faith Leaders; Remind Americans of Pres. Obama's Call to Look to Europe Washington, D.C. — This week’s Papal addresses to Congress [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in Enter Stage Right The President thought government spending was out of control, so he vetoed the appropriations bill. Congress was determined to have its way, though, and overrode the veto, restoring funding despite his objections. However, it took ten days for full funding to [...]
by JV DeLong Forbes / Law & Regulation The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute is a D.C.-based advocacy group dedicated to “free market environmentalism through strategic litigation.” Recently, E&E has been examining environmental policy by searching public records and filing FOIA requests with state and federal agencies, and then tenaciously litigating over the resulting efforts [...]
by Lachlan Markay Washington Free Beacon The office of Kentucky’s governor failed to provide documents through an open records request that show the Democrat’s staff collaborating with the White House and leading environmental activists on a controversial anti-coal regulation, according to a conservative legal group. The Energy and Environment (E&E) Legal Center filed an appeal to [...]
For Immediate Release September 14, 2015 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 What's the Matter With Kentucky?: Records Indicate that Office of Kentucky Attorney General Conway Did in Fact Receive a Request it Denied Receiving, Seeking a Ruling on Untrue Claim by Kentucky Governor Beshear's Office that it has 'No Records' Responsive to a "111(d)" FOIA [...]
