Drilling Marcellus Shale: Unlimited Natural Gas Company Contributions to Pennsylvania Politicians

Submitted by neilzusman on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 09:56

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Common Cause Pennsylvania,

Source:

Marcellus Money (2010)

URL:

http://www.marcellusmoney.org/

Keywords:

opinion

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It’s possible that there is $1 trillion worth of natural gas beneath the ground of Pennsylvania. With that kind of money at stake, out-of-state drilling companies are flocking to Pennsylvania and so are their lobbyists.

Use this site to find out which gas companies have been giving unlimited contributions to Pennsylvania politicians… and who's been taking them.

Common Cause Pennsylvania is a non-profit, non-partisan citizens' lobby organization.  We are dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy,  reinventing an open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest, and empowering ordinary people to make their voices  heard in the political process.

We work to strengthen public participation and to ensure that the political process serves the public interest, rather than the special  interest.  Common Cause Pennsylvania conducted the data research available on this website as part of its "Deep Drilling, Deep Pockets"  report, released in May of 2010.