Clean Energy Boycott Makes Sen. Inhofe Big Oil MVP
Clean Energy Boycott Makes Sen. Inhofe Big Oil
MVP
The National Wildlife Federation
(http://bit.ly/Vyuhf) recently uncovered a
little-known legislative scorecard and Voter
Guide (http://bit.ly/hgMs) from the American
Petroleum Institute, revealing Sen. James
Inhofe (R-OK) earned a perfect score from the
oil industry’s top trade association last year.
That news came as Sen. Inhofe organized a rare
boycott as the top Republican on the Senate
Environment and Public Works
(http://bit.ly/5jyzY) Committee. Concerned that
Republicans outside of his committee may be
willing to craft a bipartisan compromise on
energy legislation, Sen. Inhofe organized the
Republican members of his committee to boycott
last week’s markup of the Clean Energy Jobs
& American Power Act and obstruct the
overall legislative process.
“Senator Inhofe has taken his team off the
field before the real action has even started.
Behind the scenes, you can be sure Big Oil is
giving Sen. Inhofe a standing ovation,” said
Jeremy Symons, senior vice president of the
National Wildlife Federation. “The oil industry
has led a multi-million dollar assault on clean
energy and climate legislation to protect its
profits at the expense of America’s energy
security. Now, Sen. Inhofe is once again coming
through in the clutch for Big Oil.”
To commemorate (http://bit.ly/3GP4Pk) Sen.
Inhofe’s status, the National Wildlife
Federation has issued a limited-edition trading
card (http://bit.ly/1P0zPM) with some of Sen.
Inhofe’s career milestones, including more than
$2 million taken in contributions from Oil
& Gas industry interests since the 1998
cycle.
“The Clean Energy Jobs Act will ease our
dependency on oil, create new jobs by investing
in made-in-America clean energy, and reduce
pollution to protect our children’s future,”
said Jeremy Symons. “Senators should roll up
their sleeves and show up to work on the energy
reform America needs now.”
Contact: Jeremy Symons, National Wildlife
Federation, (202) 306-7902, symons@nwf.org