


Yes, as you mentioned, there are about 1,500, at least, lobbyists across the U.S. Oliver, welcome back to Democracy Now! Explain what you found and this contradiction of fossil fuel lobbyists representing the fossil fuel companies but also, for example, environmental groups.

The report is based on a new database by the group F Minus that was published online this week.įor more, we’re joined by The Guardian’s environmental reporter Oliver Milman, who is also author of the book The Insect Crisis. AMY GOODMAN: “'Double agents': fossil-fuel lobbyists work for US groups trying to fight climate crisis.” That’s the title of a damning new investigation by The Guardian that reveals how more than 1,500 lobbyists are working for fossil fuel companies at the same time they’re representing hundreds of cities, universities, Big Tech companies, and even environmental groups that claim they’re taking steps to address the climate crisis.
