No Summer Vacation For The Koch Brothers And Their Political Agenda

The Koch brothers’ political action committee notched a record month of political donations in June.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

KochPAC, the political action committee of billionaire investors Charles and David Koch, notched a record month of political donations in June, giving $262,000 to dozens of politicians, political parties and other PACs, according to the latest Federal Election Commission records. The record donations in a non-election year increase the Kochs’

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After The Zimmerman Verdict, It’s Full Steam Ahead For ALEC And ‘Stand Your Ground’

The American Legislative Executive Council is responsible for the Florida law and continues to work closely with conservative lawmakers and corporations.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

The recent acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges related to the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin sent shockwaves through the U.S., applauded by some and vociferously protested by others. In the wake of the jury’s dismissal of all charges, Rev. Al Sharpton has called for a national day of action across 100 cities on Saturday, demanding

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Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa’s Iconic Sand Bluffs In New Form Of Mountaintop Removal

Mining corporations have adopted a method of mountaintop removal, blasting away entire hills laced with this frac sand devastating Iowa’s famous bluffs.

Steve Horn and Trisha Marczak
By Steve Horn and Trisha Marczak

This is a collaborative report by Mint Press News and DeSmog's Steve Horn.  Within immediate vicinity of a central battleground of the Black Hawk War of 1832, land rife with a resource necessary for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is in the crosshairs of an industry prepared to turn the area into a battle zone once again. The

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ALEC Bill To Deem Undercover Factory Farm Investigators ‘Terrorists’

Trisha Marczak Legislation aimed at cracking down on the animal rights industry is all the rage in state legislatures around the nation, with some bills deeming those who secretly film acts of animal abuse at factory farms “terrorists.” While touting the bill as one that seeks to protect animals living in factory farms, animal rights […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

Trisha MarczakLegislation aimed at cracking down on the animal rights industry is all the rage in state legislatures around the nation, with some bills deeming those who secretly film acts of animal abuse at factory farms “terrorists.”While touting the bill as one that seeks to protect animals living in factory farms, animal rights groups say it

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Residents, Activists Turn To Civil Disobedience To Black Land From Keystone XL

61-year-old Alec Johnson locked himself to a piece of heavy machinery set to begin construction of Keystone XL in Oklahoma.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

On April 22, 61-year-old Alec Johnson locked himself to a piece of heavy machinery set to begin construction of Keystone XL. He was successful in delaying construction of the pipeline in Tushka, Okla., yet more importantly for Johnson, he sent a message to the industry and the nation that Americans are dedicated to protecting their land. Johnson

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Big Oil In Bed With Lawmakers: How Industry Is Infiltrating Political Process

Before the U.S. oil industry’s hydraulic fracturing process made headlines and sparked protests throughout the nation, its executives were hard at work, winning the hearts and minds of lawmakers key to the success of its lucrative journey into the nation’s subsurface rock. Through the use of trained military psychological warfare experts, and with the help […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
In this July 27, 2011 file photo, the sun shines over a Range Resources well site in Washington, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Before the U.S. oil industry’s hydraulic fracturing process made headlines and sparked protests throughout the nation, its executives were hard at work, winning the hearts and minds of lawmakers key to the success of its lucrative journey into the nation’s subsurface rock. Through the use of trained military psychological warfare experts, and

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