Handcuffed_to_Money.jpg It is said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That statement has proven itself true time after time in both politics and business, but I would like…
Kochtopus money bags.jpg Over the last 12 months, DeSmogBlog contributors have helped spread the word about some of the most dastardly deeds of Charles and David Koch. Here are some…
toxic water 2.jpg The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) has released a startling report showing that coal ash dumps near coal-burning power plants are leaching arsenic and other toxic chemicals into…
Here in Canada we have media reports on Rahim Jaffer breaking the lobbying rules but there being absolutely no consequences. Shepherd says she sent the file to the RCMP because…
Here, on the need to make sure that any lobbying legislation in Saskatchewan doesn’t merely create new ways for an already-insular government to peddle access and shut out dissent. For…
Money.jpg In a November 25 article titled, "Millions Spent in Albany Fight to Drill for Gas," The New York Times reported: Companies that drill for natural gas have spent more…
Assorted content to end your week. – Charlie Angus’ concerns about the Cons’ Albany Club schmoozing nicely parallel my take on the entire lobbying apparatus they’ve built up: Mr. Angus…
Obama-Keystone XL-Hillary.png TransCanada Corp, the company hoping to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, spent $540,000 on lobbying in the third quarter of 2011, according to lobb...
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador will be using registered Nalcor lobbyist Tim Powers as an election commentator but Powers will apparently be commenting as part of a group of journalists…
Picture 2.png The British Columbia Ministry of Energy was designated a “lead agency” in a backroom collaboration with Alberta and Saskatchewan to address water concerns for the provin...
(h/t)James Fallows at the Atlantic is having a blast with it. These things don't happen in Canada, thankfully.
ObamaKXL_beach_200x167_0.gif The New York Times editorial today calls on the State Department and President Obama to reject the disastrous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which it correctly label...
It's somewhat surprising to see one of the architects of a PMO noted for an obsessive aversion to transparency pushing for a lobbying registry in Saskatchewan. But I have to…
I had a great question on Facebook and when I started a response it went from being a comment to a full-fledged note to finally this post. The issue is…
