AAUW learned in early August through news reports that our name was being forged in letters to Congressional representatives. These letters were meant to appear to be written from members of organizations comprising grassroots networks. In AAUW’s case, the letter (PDF) was sent from a Charlottesville, Virginia, branch, which is not even in existence. Furthermore, [...]
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Advancing the Clean Coal Agenda by Forging AAUW’s Name
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged #BAD09, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, AstroTurf, Blog Action Day, Clean Coal, climate change, Lobby, lobbyist, Markey (D-MA), Setting the record Straight on October 15, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Polluter Fraud Citizen Tip Line Launches
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged American Petroleum Institute, Astro-turf, Center for American Progress, Clean Coal, Forged records, NAACP, NWF, Sierra Club on September 2, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Lobbyists funded by the coal industry are under investigation for forging letters to Congress — going so far as to falsify and steal the letterhead of civil rights, senior, and other interest groups and send letters on their behalf to members of Congress. Recent weeks have also seen the American Petroleum Institute create a new [...]
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