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Powering the Sunshine State: 2008 Campaign Cash Weighs in on Climate Change Debate
Publication Date: April 2009
Publisher(s): National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.)
Author(s): Denise Roth Barber
Funder(s): Energy Foundation; Pew Charitable Trusts; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Ford Foundation
Funder(s): Energy Foundation; Pew Charitable Trusts; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Ford Foundation
Topic: Energy (Energy policy)
Environment (Weather and climate)
Politics (Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups)
Keywords: climate change; vehicle emissions
Type: Report
Coverage: Florida
Abstract:
The Florida State Legislature is considering several bills to address climate change and clean energy. Electric utility companies, auto dealers and others with a major stake in the outcome of these bills are influencing the debate, having made substantial contributions to Florida lawmakers during their 2008 election campaigns.