Dirty Money-Our Missouri Government Leaders

Another Letter to: Rep. Russ Carnahan, Sen. Kit Bond, Sen. McCaskill,

Dear Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Bond, and Ms. McCaskill-

I encourage 'Leading by Example'.  When I read that my Elected Leaders have a combined Political Contributions of $455,759.00-From the Oil and Coal Industry.  I  feel my Government Representatives are being influenced by the Oil and Coal Corporations. 

I encourage you to vote for meaningful legislation that will move our Great State and assist in the Nation's move towards Energy Independence. If more of our Electricity was supplied by Renewable Energy- We would require less Coal and Oil. 

Its obvious to even the Lay-Person that Global Warming is REAL with Oil and Coal being the biggest culprits.  In staying with our States Theme: 'Show Me'.  I believe we have the perfect opportunity to 'Show' the Union how we are directing our Great State towards Energy Independence.

I am just one small voice and share my views with my combined 4,000 average monthly readers via my web sites.  When it comes time for RE-Election in the Future.  Renewable Energy Production and Weatherization will be 'Hot-Bed' Issues.  I would like to report to my Readers that Our Current Leaders have voted for Renewable Energy Production and Weatherization.  Rather than reporting how our Current Leaders are voting for Big Oil and Big Coal.

I would also like to offer Guest Post Opportunities for you to share your Views on Renewable Energy Production and Weatherization. 

Thank you for your time.  My best to you and yours.

Build Green,
Scotty

http://www.stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com

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Congress' inability to pass meaningful energy legislation is simply unacceptable.  I am convinced that if we're going to end our addiction to fossil fuels, Congress must end its addiction to fossil fuel campaign finance.  Please assure me that you will no longer accept campaign contributions from the oil, coal, and gas industries. "You Three have collected:$455,759.00 from the Oil and Coal Organizations"
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Missouri Legislators-Zip Code 63109

Recently I posted some interesting facts about our Government Leaders and their ties to Big OIL. I will be: 'contacting and reporting' the findings of my areas Missouri Legislators Stance on Renewable Energy Producing Systems and Weatherization.

Prior Articles can be found:

Our Sorry Ass Politicians and Renewable Energy Policy

I've been secretly hoping our chosen leaders were directing our Nations Energy Policy in the right direction. When I read articles such as this one I get T-d off.LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!! If you...

St Louis Renewable Energy: Politics and Climate Change July News

Jul 29, 2010-Politics and Climate Change July News. Hot enough for you? It's not hot enough for our Senators, clearly. Record-breaking temperatures around the country and around the globe didn't cause any groundswell of support for climate ...

St Louis Renewable Energy: Oil and US Politics-Following the Oil Money

Jul 29, 2010-You can also check contributions during political campaigns. Barack Obama received $898, 251 from oil companies during his winning 2008 campaign, most of that coming from ExxonMobil ($113646). BP gave President Obama $39405. ...

The zipcode you entered, 63109-3558, is currently in:

• Senatorial district 001 - Senator Jim Lembke
• House district 066 - Representative Michael Vogt
• U.S. House district 03 - Congressman Russ Carnahan

At the time of this posting I have sent emails to the above people, Scotty


Your statewide elected officials are:

• Governor Jay Nixon
• Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder
• Secretary of State Robin Carnahan
• State Auditor Susan Montee
• State Treasurer Clint Zweifel
• Attorney General Chris Koster

Your US Senators are:

• Senator Christopher 'Kit' Bond
• Senator Claire McCaskill

Email Sent to the Senators above, with Request on their Views and Stance in regard to: Renewable Energy and Weatherization- Aug 1st. Scotty
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Scott's Contracting
scottscontracting@gmail.com
http://www.stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com
http://www.stlouisrenewableenergy.com
scotty@stlouisrenewableenergy.com

Our Sorry Ass Politicians and Renewable Energy Policy

I've been secretly hoping our chosen leaders were directing our Nations Energy Policy in the right direction. When I read articles such as this one I get T-d off. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!! If you need help finding your legislators I'll be glad to assist. email me

Why We Advocate July 29, 2010

An anecdote, to start with…

A colleague, on a recent visit to Washington DC, found himself in conversation with a recently retired, well-known and -respected U.S. senator. He took the opportunity to ask him what it would take for a congressman to vote for an issue that he knew in his heart was right for the country and the planet, irrespective of partisan attachments and personal considerations. The retired senator (whom, in order not to betray a trust, we will not name, but who is known as a strong supporter of energy independence) replied that only when the congressman no longer needed an influx of money, e.g., after he had decided not to run for office again, might this happen. Until then he would always vote in accordance with his source of funding, working hard to produce whatever arguments were needed to justify his vote.

Lamentably, the above is probably not particularly surprising to readers. The pernicious influence of 'big money' in politics (one would say 'campaigns' except that campaigns seem to be a permanent condition of politics today) is well known, but it's sobering to hear a veteran legislator sympathetic to renewable energy confirm, in effect, that until our industry can throw money at his former colleagues with as much abandon as does the fossil fuel industry, then that latter industry can absolutely count on congressional votes in its favor. What works for the country, what is needed for the health of the planet, what can revitalize American jobs and create new industries here will always lose out to the demands of the campaign chest.

Unless…

Well, there's always an 'unless', isn't there? And in this case, it came from the retired senator, who asserted that the only exception to the above-described dynamic would occur if the congressman were convinced that enough constituents would predicate their vote for or against him on a single issue, to negate the effects of massive campaign contributions.

And that's why we advocate. We beat the drum for solar energy and all the reasons why it makes sense - energy independence, climate regulation, clean energy, sustainability and more - because we want our elected legislators to hear something other than the sound of money falling into their war chests. And we work for the day when those legislators turn to their deep-pocket corporate contributors and say (apologetically) that they would like to oblige them on this upcoming vote, but there are so many voters in their districts demanding action on clean energy that, for once, they have to do what the people want.

Wouldn't that be special?

Article sent by email to me from: http://www.solar-nation.org

This is a follow-up to articles:

• St Louis Renewable Energy: Oil and US Politics-Following the Oil Money

You can also check contributions during political campaigns. Barack Obama received $898, 251 from oil companies during his winning 2008 campaign, most of that coming from ExxonMobil ($113646). BP gave President Obama $39405.

• St Louis Renewable Energy: Oil and Gas Political Contributions

Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center. ..

• St Louis Renewable Energy: Politics and Climate Change July News

Politics and Climate Change July News. Hot enough for you? It's not hot enough for our Senators, clearly. Record-breaking temperatures around the country and around the globe didn't cause any groundswell of support for climate ...

• Politics as usual-The bill is SJ Res. 26.

Obama's greenhouse gas rules survive Senate vote ... Build Green, Scotty -- Scott's Contracting scottscontracting@gmail.com http://stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com http://www.stlouisrenewableenergy.com

Oil and Gas Political Contributions

	Scotty-Not all the Tables Copied to Page See Links at bottom of Page for Complete Tables Oil & Gas: Money to Congress Total contributions: $13,872,160 Rank Organization Amount Dems Repubs Source Indivs PACs Soft $ 1 Koch Industries $724,300 14% 86% 2 Exxon Mobil $548,214 13% 87% 3 Chevron Corp $516,891 18% 82% 4 Valero Energy $467,000 17% 83% 5 Marathon Oil $378,190 23% 76% 6 Occidental Petroleum $314,050 20% 80% 7 Williams Companies $311,500 26% 74% 8 American Gas Assn $250,500 43% 56% 9 Devon Energy $230,970 12% 87% 10 Chesapeake Energy $228,480 57% 43% 11 Anadarko Petroleum $227,150 21% 79% 12 ConocoPhillips $201,947 29% 71% 13 Mewbourne Oil Co $180,500 5% 95% 14 Pilot Corp $164,140 5% 95% 15 Plains Exploration & Production $154,700 23% 76% 16 Bass Brothers Enterprises $145,215 40% 60% 17 Enterprise Products Partners $145,150 19% 81% 18 Independent Petroleum Assn of America $144,500 25% 75% 19 Red Apple Group $140,100 61% 38% 20 Society of Indep Gasoline Marketers $133,500 63% 37% METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs, soft money donors, and individuals giving $200 or more. (Only those groups giving $5,000 or more are listed here. Soft money applies only to cycles 1992-2002.) In many cases, the organizations themselves did not donate; rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. All donations took place during the 2009-2010 election cycle and were released by the Federal Election Commission on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center. Top 20 Members Candidate Amount McCain, John (R-AZ) $2,677,524 Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) $2,137,225 Gramm, Phil (R-TX) $1,682,814 Cornyn, John (R-TX) $1,652,150 Barton, Joe (R-TX) $1,458,530 Inhofe, James M (R-OK) $1,231,523 Pearce, Steve (R-NM) $998,178 Young, Don (R-AK) $981,263 Obama, Barack (D) $973,551 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $862,561 Nickles, Don (R-OK) $841,388 Vitter, David (R-LA) $791,335 Dole, Bob (R) $781,705 Landrieu, Mary L (D-LA) $758,744 Domenici, Pete V (R-NM) $747,897 DeLay, Tom (R-TX) $690,140 Conaway, Mike (R-TX) $652,718 Sessions, Pete (R-TX) $645,864 Tiahrt, Todd (R-KS) $628,073 Santorum, Rick (R-PA) $614,17 Party Split: Dems: Repubs: Others: $3,421,498 $7,053,733 $16,250 All Candidates: $10,491,481 Incumbents Only: $7,951,271 House # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 186 $9,443 $1,756,453 Republicans 164 $20,691 $3,393,312 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 350 $14,714 $5,149,765 The US House of Representatives has 435 members and 5 non-voting delegates. Totals may exceed 440 due to mid-term replacements. Senate # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 48 $26,939 $1,293,054 Republicans 34 $44,249 $1,504,452 Independents 2 $625 $1,250 TOTAL 84 $33,319 $2,798,756 The US Senate has 100 members. Totals may exceed 100 due to mid-term replacements. The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more. All donations took place during the 2009-2010 election cycle and were released by the Federal Election Commission on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center. Big Oil and Gas Political Contributions Election Cycle
	2010*	14	$13,872,160	$8,131,890	$5,740,270
	2008*	16	$35,690,662	$25,594,958	$10,095,704
	2006*	14	$20,372,756	$12,089,647	$8,283,109
	2004*	16	$26,077,264	$18,963,016	$7,114,248
	2002	13	$25,037,766	$8,514,319	$6,450,281
	2000	10	$34,323,192	$11,353,899	$6,928,043
	1998	8	$21,622,444	$6,342,453	$6,767,892
	1996	7	$26,015,197	$9,621,114	$6,539,583
	1994	7	$17,729,113	$6,712,122	$6,492,029
	1992	7	$20,581,722	$8,834,872	$6,462,523
	1990	8	$10,911,614	$4,829,390	$6,082,224
	Total	10	$252,233,890	$120,987,680	$76,955,906

Soft Money Contributions	Donations to Democrats	Donations to Republicans
N/A	$3,952,205	$9,900,476
N/A	$8,137,815	$27,534,717
N/A	$3,629,686	$16,653,466
N/A	$5,063,900	$20,989,499
$10,073,166	$5,028,030	$19,999,841
$16,041,250	$7,054,356	$26,759,817
$8,512,099	$5,040,155	$16,501,692
$9,854,500	$5,960,180	$19,628,720
$4,524,962	$6,652,777	$11,054,891
$5,284,327	$6,907,222	$13,491,397
N/A	$4,161,315	$6,749,999
$54,290,304	$61,587,641	$189,264,515

% to Dems	% to Repubs
28%	71%
23%	77%
18%	82%
19%	80%
20%	80%
21%	78%
23%	76%
23%	75%
38%	62%
34%	66%
38%	62%
24%	75%

Tables Provided by: http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/totals.php?cycle=2010&ind=e01

†These numbers show how the industry ranks in total campaign giving as compared to more than 80 other industries. Rankings are shown only for industries (such as the Automotive industry) -- not for widely encompassing "sectors" (such as Transportation) or more detailed "categories" (like car dealers).

*These figures do not include donations of "Levin" funds to state and local party committees. Levin funds were created by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions of $200 or more from PACs and individuals to federal candidates and from PAC, soft money and individual donors to political parties, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. While election cycles are shown in charts as 1996, 1998, 2000 etc. they actually represent two-year periods. For example, the 2002 election cycle runs from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002.

Data for the current election cycle were released by the Federal Election Commission on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

NOTE: Soft money contributions to the national parties were not publicly disclosed until the 1991-92 election cycle, and were banned by the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act following the 2002 elections.

Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics.

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