Oklahoma Democrat Dan Boren was the biggest beneficiary from coal, oil, and gas interests, receiving more than $243,000 during 2009-10.
Foes of greenhouse gas authority got almost as much as all other Democrats
By Chris Hamby 6:41 pm, April 13, 2011
The 19 House Democrats who sided with the Republican majority last week in favor of preventing the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases received almost as much money from the coal, oil and gas industries as all other Democrats combined during 2009 and 2010, federal elections data shows.
The politicians, many from the southeast U.S. and coal-rich states such as Pennsylvania and West Virginia, received an average of almost $53,000 apiece from the fossil fuel industries during that time – nearly eight times the average received by Democrats voting against the bill introduced by Michigan Republican Fred Upton, chairman of the energy and commerce committee, according to an analysis of the elections data by iWatch and the Center for Responsive Politics .
