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7/08/2023 2:18 am  #1


Lobbying

♫ Lets all go to the lobby,
 lets all go to the lobby,
lets all go to the lobby,
To get ourselves a bribe. ♪

F- (F Minus) website asks, “Is your lobbyist failing on climate?”
I think this is aimed at organizations who pay lobbyists to advocate for them, not us po’ folk.
We all suspect much of the lobbying is done in cigar smoke filled cloakrooms, or on private planes.
However F- lists the 1500 or so state level above board registered lobbyists in each state, so I looked at PA. duh
 
PA state level lobbyists = 159, going through the 7 pages of lobbyists it lists the lobbyist and who they work for showing 89 working only fossil fuel interests and 1 working for no fossil fuel interests.
But it’s deceptive in they show between 1 and 13 clients of each, but click on the tiny "view all"...
For example...
 GMEREK, RICHARD Date: 03/31/2022 they only show PA Independent Oil & Gas. View all shows...
84 Lumber Construction
ACCENTURE LLP Consultant
ACCESSMATTERS Health care
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES Tobacco
AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY Insurance
Apple Inc Tech
Bucks County Bar Association Legal
CATERPILLAR INC. Automotive
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Steel
Comcast Corporation   Telecommunications
County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Trade  association
Delaware County Bar Association  Legal
Family Health Council of Central PA, Inc.  Nonprofit
GGR, INC. PAC   PAC
Gmerek Government Relations, Inc.  Advocacy
HIGHMARK INC  Health care
Kane is Able  Consultant
LKQ Corporation  Automotive
Londonderry Township  Government
MARIO LEMIEUX FOUNDATION   Nonprofit
Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc   Health care
Mohegan Sun Pocono  Hospitality
Montgomery Bar Association  Legal
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa  Hospitality
PA Fitness Alliance  Health care
Parx Casino  Gambling
PENNSYLVANIA AAA FEDERATION  Automotive
Pennsylvania Foundations Association  Education
PENNSYLVANIA INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION   Fossil fuels
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS   Utilities
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION   Gambling
Shippensburg University Foundation   Education
Sola Salon Studios   Service
 
They call Philadelphia Gas Works a utility, but that could be fossil fuel column also.
Each of the 159 in PA they only list the name of a person so I don't know if they have flunkies working for them or not. However I am sure they have a huge effect on the laws and rules that govern our lives.
 


 Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.
 
 

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