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Gladwyn d’Souza<p>‘<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DoubleAgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DoubleAgents</span></a>’: fossil-fuel lobbyists work for US groups trying to fight climate crisis <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/05/double-agent-fossil-fuel-lobbyists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/05/double-agent-fossil-fuel-lobbyists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a> </p><p>“It’s incredible that this has gone under the radar for so long, as these <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lobbyists</span></a> help the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>industry</span></a> wield extraordinary <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>power</span></a>,” said James Browning, a former Common Cause lobbyist who put together the database for a new venture called F Minus. “Many of these cities and counties face severe costs from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climatechange</span></a> and yet elected officials are selling their residents out.”</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CynicalCalculations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CynicalCalculations</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/conflictofinterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conflictofinterest</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/keepitintheground" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>keepitintheground</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GoldenHandshake" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GoldenHandshake</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/revolvingdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>revolvingdoor</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corruption</span></a> American Style: Of the 473 commissioners for whom Heern could find information on what they did after they left utility regulation, 50% of them went to work for one of the industries they regulated, or in an industry-adjacent role such as consulting.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GoldenHandshake" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GoldenHandshake</span></a><br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CorporateTheocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateTheocracy</span></a> <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-06-08/the-revolving-door-at-public-utilities-commissions-its-alive-and-well-boiling-point" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/newsle</span><span class="invisible">tter/2023-06-08/the-revolving-door-at-public-utilities-commissions-its-alive-and-well-boiling-point</span></a></p>
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