Want to find out how much coal money your legislators are taking from an industry that has buried more than 1000 miles of streams, and destroyed more than 470 mountaintops in Central Appalachia alone?
FollowTheCoalMoney.org, a joint project of Oil Change International and Appalachian Voices, tracks the dirty coal money funding our Congress.
The coal industry is lobbying our political leaders in ever increasing numbers, but unfortunately that’s just half the equation. In addition, they are directly lining the pockets of our politicians through campaign contributions.
In the 2006 elections, coal companies donated over 8 million dollars to Congressional and Senate campaigns and those donations are pouring in for this election cycle.
The data is provided by Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to making campaign contribution information available and easily understandable through OpenSecrets.org.
The press has been all over McCain and Obama for taking contributions from these types, but they are not alone. Check out this tool to see where your politician ranks.
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