The ranks of lobbyists from cleantech, green energy and investment firms have swelled in recent years but are still heavily outgunned by manufacturing and power company lobbyists, according to a report from The Center for Public Integrity. Read More »
As climate change legislation has gone from pie-in-the-sky improbability to a concrete measure that can attract Republican support, it’s instructive to watch Exxon adjust its approach.
Sure, CEO Rex Tillerson is still an official carbon tax supporter, but it appears the company is hedging its bets.
To wit: an op-ed posted on the company’s Web site last week heralds natural gas as an immediate, low-emission solution to America’s energy needs.
There’s some boilerplate in there about a revenue-neutral carbon tax, but that’s just a nod to the company’s official stance. We guess that the real point of this op-ed is to make sure that natural gas has a privileged spot in any climate change legislation, which could revive the cratering price for the commodity. Read More »
