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Big oil spent $115m obstructing climate laws in 2015, NGO says
2016-04-07 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Giants of the oil and gas industry spent millions of dollars last year to manipulate lawmakers and public discourse on climate change, an NGO claimed on Thursday. Exxon, Shell and three trade associations spent US$114 million, according to data compiled by London-based non-profit organisation Influence Map. Lobby group the American Petroleum Institute spent the most at $65 million, followed by Exxon Mobil on $27m and Shell on $22m last year. Two smaller trade groups, the Western States Petroleum...
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