by Dr. David W. Schnare, E&E Legal General Counsel As Appearing in the Daily Caller The so called “green energy” movement is sinking to a new low in its fanatical mission to eradicate the use of fossil fuels in America. Two examples of this obsessive hostility and deception reveal just how far “green” activists are [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) former head of policy described his private email account as a “channel” for “offline chats” with left-wing environmental lobbyists, according to newly released emails. Former EPA Policy director Michael Goo wrote to an environmental lobbyist in 2011 “if you want to have an offline [...]
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 Washington, D.C. - Today, after a long-delayed, nearly 500-page document production from EPA last week, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) updated its report detailing the degree to which EPA worked with outside special interest groups such as the Sierra Club, Clean Air Task Force [...]
On September 16, E&E Legal's Senior Legal Fellow Chris Horner discussed the ongoing scandal involving several Attorneys General and their attempt to shut down climate change dissent on Audrey Russo's REELTalk radio program.
by Christopher Matthews Wall Street Journal On first blush, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s probe into Exxon MobilCorp.’s accounting practices raises some questions. For instance, why is the top cop in New York investigating the Texas-based company’s financial disclosures, a job more commonly handled by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission? But Mr. Schneiderman [...]
For Immediate Release: September 15, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 Washington, D.C. - Today, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) will once again be forced to file suit against a "Climate RICO" state attorney general's office for its role in a political coalition using law enforcement powers to silence opposition to the "climate" agenda. This most recent [...]
by John Siciliano The Washington Examiner A conservative group says it has uncovered a "scandalous" connection among billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer, the Democratic Party and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who wants to run for governor. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute said Wednesday it uncovered new documents that add to questions [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Deep-pocketed environmental groups have spent more than $3.3 million in the last week to support Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s election bid and attack Republican opponent Donald Trump. NextGen Climate Action spent more than $1.4 million since Sept. 8 attacking Trump’s candidacy, mainly through a sizable digital advertising campaign, according [...]
by Chris White The Daily Caller Environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer compared himself to David in a David and Goliath-like fight against wealthy conservative groups working to influence climate policy issues. “I see this as a David and Goliath situation, Steyer, who earned his billions as a hedge fund manager, said in an interview on This [...]
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2016 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 703-981-5553 Washington, D.C. – Documents released today by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) add to questions raised over the weekend with the release of correspondence showing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s recruitment of eco-billionaire Tom Steyer to support his run for governor. These [...]