Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

[Allan]

Two things that don't exist in other advanced democracies: gerrymandering and the abominable practice below.

The wishes and very well being of Americans are irrelevant in the face of what can only be described as bribes.

The Republican lawmakers who voted for Donald Trump’s anti-environment tax and spending bill have accepted more than $105m in political donations from the fossil fuel industry, a new analysis has found, raising concerns about their relationship with big oil.

Signed into law last month, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to oil and gas companies and their executives, alongside provisions to scale back credits for clean vehicles, wind and solar which were enshrined by Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lycanthrope]

"Can I get extra grift on my taco?"

 

[Lursa]

Nothing remotely surprising there. Not one iota.

It's the conservative agenda in general anyway.

 

[Bullseye]

Two things that don't exist in other advanced democracies: gerrymandering and the abominable practice below.

The wishes and very well being of Americans are irrelevant in the face of what can only be described as bribes.

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

www.theguardian.com

Laughable. LW silliness. Never heard of the group doing the "study". Did they compare how much Soros and other LW gazillionaires donated to Dems?

 

[Allan]

It's the conservative agenda in general anyway.

Democrats as well.

 

[Bergslagstroll]

Two things that don't exist in other advanced democracies: gerrymandering and the abominable practice below.

The wishes and very well being of Americans are irrelevant in the face of what can only be described as bribes.

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

www.theguardian.com

Republican politicians have also gotten billions of dollars from fossil fuel dictatorships during the last decades.

Bush's sordid Saudi ties set template for Trump – he was just more subtle

The former president has been widely praised for his command of foreign policy. The reality, writes the author of House of Bush, House of Saud, was much more complex – and dark

www.theguardian.com

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-saudi-arabia?srsltid=AfmBOopiiXMPoKKuDNFyyRKc4WSbmNdZUc_2_KvQZx8zmu-2vxCIrJyL

The Trump franchise is expanding in the Middle East — and so are ethical concerns

The Trump-branded projects have drawn scrutiny in Washington from the president’s political opponents and even some allies.

www.nbcnews.com

So they ignoring both the urgent need to reduce CO2 emissions and the economic opportunities.

Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, UN report shows

The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.

www.euronews.com

 

[Helix]

 

[Lursa]

Democrats as well.

Much less so.

 

[Allan]

Much less so.

A little less corrupt is still corrupt.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Welfare queens

 

[Lursa]

A little less corrupt is still corrupt.

I'm not referring to corruption, I'm referring to an anti-conservation agenda.

 

[venice_ca]

Two things that don't exist in other advanced democracies: gerrymandering and the abominable practice below.

The wishes and very well being of Americans are irrelevant in the face of what can only be described as bribes.

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

www.theguardian.com

A situation made worse by the 2010 Citizens United decision by SCOTUS.

$$$$ = speech.

 

[Integrityrespec]

Two things that don't exist in other advanced democracies: gerrymandering and the abominable practice below.

The wishes and very well being of Americans are irrelevant in the face of what can only be described as bribes.

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

www.theguardian.com

So what? All the folks in Congress accept money from the people they advocate for.

 

[Bergslagstroll]

So what? All the folks in Congress accept money from the people they advocate for.

Republican voters also benefits from renewable energy while Republican politicians instead care about their wealthy donors

Republican states are going strong on solar and wind, but not for the climate

People are building clean energy for economic and energy security reasons, and that's fine.

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com

Clean energy generates major economic benefits, especially in red states » Yale Climate Connections

But a Trump-era funding freeze could disrupt investments in clean energy projects.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Trump hates wind power. But these Texas Republicans are embracing it

Wind turbines have become a financial lifeline in rural areas, but state legislators are now targeting them

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bergslagstroll]

A little less corrupt is still corrupt.

The US seems extreme in that regard while the problem also exist in other countries. A big cause is the last decades of increased inequality that concentrated wealth and power to the economic elite.

Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy

The Republican tax bill is set to worsen inequality, government data shows. It’s part of a 50-year trend that’s affecting the social fabric as well as the economy.

theconversation.com

While even under the corrupt Trump administration does progressive show it's possible to reduce the influence of big money. Like for example that Arizona democrats now reduce oligarchs influence over their primaries.

Arizona Democratic Party Moves to Stop Billionaires From Buying Primaries | Common Dreams

"Congratulations to the Arizona Democrats for getting the ball rolling on this enormously important issue," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Other states should follow suit."

www.commondreams.org