[Mb-civic] Bush Follows Demands of Donors on Global Warming

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BUSH FOLLOWS DEMANDS OF DONORS ON GLOBAL WARMING

 

In 2000, President Bush promised that, if elected, he would work to reduce carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.[1] Yet, upon taking office, he withdrew American support from the Kyoto Treaty to regulate carbon dioxide,[2] and he dismissed a report from his own Environmental Protection Agency pointing out carbon dioxide's critical role in global warming.[3] Now, with the White House having done nothing to address the growing problem, elected attorneys from New York City and eight states filed a lawsuit this week to force five utilities to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.[4] 

Why has President Bush reversed his position on carbon dioxide/global warming, and why has he refused to confront these energy companies himself? Because they are among the top donors to Republicans and the Bush-Cheney campaign. 

Among the defendants in the case are: 

Southern Company, a company that has given almost a half million dollars to Republicans congressional candidates[5] since 2000; has given more than $1.1 million in soft money to the Republican Party;[6] and whose executives[7] and political action committee[8] have given more than $79,000 directly to the Bush-Cheney campaign. 

American Electric Power Company, a company that has given more than $550,000 to Republican congressional candidates[9] since 2000 and whose executives[10] and political action committee[11] have given $24,000 to the Bush-Cheney campaign. 

Cinergy Corporation, a company that has given almost $200,000 to Republican congressional candidates[12] since 2000; has given more than $360,000 in soft money to the Republican Party;[13] and whose executives[14] and political action committee[15] have given more than $27,000 to the Bush-Cheney campaign. 

Sources: 

1. "Representative Tom Allen Criticizes Bush Broken Promise on CO2 Emissions from Power Plants," Representative Tom Allen, 03/14/01, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47259. 
2. "USA withdraws from Kyoto protocol ," Directorate of Environmental Affairs, 3/29/01, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47260. 
3. "Bush Disses Global Warming Report ," CBSnews.com, 06/04/02, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47261. 
4. "Suit targets carbon dioxide emissions by utilities ," Indystar.com, 07/22/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47262. 
5. "Southern Co 2004 PAC Summary Data," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47263. 
6. "Soft money donors found for Southern Co.," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47264. 
7. Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47265. 
8. "Southern Co 2004 PAC Summary Data," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47263. 
9. "American Electric Power 2004 PAC Summary Data ," Opensecrets.org, www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00096842&cycle=2004. 
10. Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47266 . 
11. "American Electric Power 2004 PAC Summary Data," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47267. 
12. "Cinergy Corp 2004 PAC Summary Data," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47268. 
13. "Soft money donors found for Cinergy," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47269. 
14. Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47270. 
15. "Cinergy Corp 2004 PAC Summary Data," Opensecrets.org, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=47268. 

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