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DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation

DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group subpoenaed in an expanding investigation by state attorneys general into the funding of climate change denial by ExxonMobil, according to court filings reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).

ExxonMobil has now received separate subpoenas from both the New York and U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Attorneys' Offices. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and DCI Group have also been subpoenaed by the U.S. Virgin Islands for records relating to their role in helping ExxonMobil with climate change denial. Read the rest of this item here.

CMD Exclusive: Why I Chose to Get Arrested in Defense of Our Democracy

On April 18, I joined hundreds of fellow citizens who were arrested as part of a non-violent act of civil disobedience on the steps of our U.S. Capitol.

I stood with people of all ages and all walks of life as part of a growing movement to reclaim an America that guarantees the unimpeded right to vote for all and a government that works for the people instead of the powerful plutocrats.

I was there as someone who has worked for Clean Elections and ethical government for 20 years, and on behalf of my colleagues at the Center for Media and Democracy. Read the rest of this item here.

ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin

Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Faust struck down the state's private-sector "right-to-work" law late today.

In February 2015, Governor Walker and the Wisconsin legislature pushed through a private-sector right-to-work bill over the objections of thousands of workers and 450 Wisconsin construction firms who rallied against the bill. Workers in right to work states union and nonunion workers in RTW states have lower wages and fewer benefits, on average, than comparable workers in other states. have significantly lower wages and fewer benefits. The battle over "right to work" and the future of Wisconsin's workforce was the subject of a New York Times magazine cover story. Read the rest of this item here.

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-<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin]</h3>
+<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation]</h3>
-[[Image:WI_Capitol_rotunda_protests270px.jpg|270 px|center]]Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Faust struck down the state's private-sector "right-to-work" law late today.
+[[Image:ExxonMobil_Baton_Rouge-Adbar_CC_BY-SA_3.0-270px.jpg|270 px|center|frame|<center><small>Image: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0</small></center>]]DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group [http://www.prwatch.org/files/dci_usvi_subpoena.pdf subpoenaed] in an expanding investigation by state attorneys general into the funding of climate change denial by ExxonMobil, according to [http://www.prwatch.org/files/dci_usvi_subpoena.pdf court filings] reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).
-In February 2015, Governor Walker and the Wisconsin legislature pushed through a private-sector right-to-work bill over the objections of thousands of workers and 450 Wisconsin construction firms who rallied against the bill. Workers in right to work states [http://both union and nonunion workers in RTW states have lower wages and fewer benefits, on average, than comparable workers in other states. have significantly lower wages] and fewer benefits. The battle over "right to work" and the future of Wisconsin's workforce was the subject of a [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/magazine/scott-walker-and-the-fate-of-the-union.html ''New York Times'' magazine cover story.]
+ExxonMobil has now received separate subpoenas from both the New York and U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Attorneys' Offices. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and DCI Group have also been subpoenaed by the U.S. Virgin Islands for records relating to their role in helping ExxonMobil with climate change denial. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation here].
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+<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13087/cmd-exclusive-why-i-chose-get-arrested-defense-our-democracy CMD Exclusive: Why I Chose to Get Arrested in Defense of Our Democracy]</h3>
+[[Image:Arn_Pearson-Demoncracy_Awakening270px.jpg|270 px|center]]On April 18, I joined hundreds of fellow citizens who were arrested as part of a non-violent act of civil disobedience on the steps of our U.S. Capitol.
-[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/02/12743/wisconsin-introduces-verbatim-alec-right-work-bill CMD quickly exposed the bill] as a verbatim American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) measure authored by ALEC member legislators, including ALEC's National Chair and Wisconsin State Senator Leah Vukmir. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin here].
+I stood with people of all ages and all walks of life as part of a growing movement to reclaim an America that guarantees the unimpeded right to vote for all and a government that works for the people instead of the powerful plutocrats.
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-<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13080/alec-touted-transparency-pushing-panama-free-trade-agreement ALEC Touted "Transparency" in Pushing for the Panama Free Trade Agreement]</h3>
-[[Image:Panama_papers-cash270px.jpg|270 px|center]]An unprecedented leak of millions of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how some of the world's most powerful figures hide their wealth from taxation and public scrutiny. But it also exposes the bankruptcy of the promises of transparency and better governance that helped corporate interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sell the American public on "free trade" with Panama.
-The "[http://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/56febff0a1bb8d3c3495adf4/ Panama Papers]" document how members of the global elite from [http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/panama-papers-money-hidden-offshore Russian President Vladimir Putin], to multiple members of [http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/the-panama-papers-how-the-worlds-rich-and-famous-hide-their-money-offshore China's Politburo], to a [http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/leaked-papers-fifa-ethics-committee-credibility-crisis-juan-pedro-damiani-eugenio-figueredo FIFA ethics committee member] have secreted billions of dollars—much of it likely acquired through corruption and questionable financial schemes. The growing scandal has already prompted Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/world/europe/panama-papers-iceland.html?_r=0 to resign], on April 5, has British Prime Minister David Cameron defending his family [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36007718 tax dealings in Panama], and much of the 3.4 terabyte leak has yet to be analyzed. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13080/alec-touted-transparency-pushing-panama-free-trade-agreement here].
+I was there as someone who has worked for Clean Elections and ethical government for 20 years, and on behalf of my colleagues at the Center for Media and Democracy. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13087/cmd-exclusive-why-i-chose-get-arrested-defense-our-democracy here].
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-<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/03/13067/alec-exposed-corporate-polluters-undermining-clean-power-virginia-see-more Corporate Polluters Undermining Clean Power in Virginia]</h3>
+<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin]</h3>
-[[Image:Dominion_Dump_ALEC_Now-sign270px.jpg|270 px|center]]The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter and the Center for Media and Democracy released [http://wp.vasierraclub.org/ALECExposed.pdf ALEC EXPOSED: Corporate Polluters Undermining Clean Power in Virginia], a report that reveals the influence that ALEC and its political allies have exerted to stymie state climate and clean energy policies.
+[[Image:WI_Capitol_rotunda_protests270px.jpg|270 px|center]]Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Faust struck down the state's private-sector "right-to-work" law late today.
-The report focuses on ALEC's efforts to stop the [http://content.sierraclub.org/creative-archive/sites/content.sierraclub.org.creative-archive/files/pdfs/1131CleanPowerPlan_FactSheet_06_web.pdf Clean Power Plan], which sets the nation's first-ever protections against harmful carbon pollution by giving each state a carbon reduction goal to help cut national carbon pollution from power plants by 32% from 2005 levels by the year 2030. EPA has estimated that by 2030 the Clean Power Plan will prevent 150,000 asthma attacks and up to 6,600 premature deaths annually. The Clean Power Plan is an important part of the U.S. commitment to reduce harmful carbon pollution. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/03/13067/alec-exposed-corporate-polluters-undermining-clean-power-virginia-see-more here].
+In February 2015, Governor Walker and the Wisconsin legislature pushed through a private-sector right-to-work bill over the objections of thousands of workers and 450 Wisconsin construction firms who rallied against the bill. Workers in right to work states [http://both union and nonunion workers in RTW states have lower wages and fewer benefits, on average, than comparable workers in other states. have significantly lower wages] and fewer benefits. The battle over "right to work" and the future of Wisconsin's workforce was the subject of a [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/magazine/scott-walker-and-the-fate-of-the-union.html ''New York Times'' magazine cover story.] Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin here].
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