Calif. lawmakers reject ban on plastic shopping bags, which critics say are major pollutant

Calif. rejects ban on plastic shopping bags

Paper or … ? California lawmakers to decide whether state should ban plastic shopping bags

Calif. bill seeks to ban plastic shopping bags

Applied Materials spent $320,000 lobbying government on renewable energy legislation in 1Q

Applied Materials spent $320,000 on lobbying in 1Q

THE INFLUENCE GAME: BP spends big in Washington, but will that help in Gulf oil spill crisis?

Former US President Bill Clinton

BP spends big in Washington, but will that help it survive during Gulf oil spill crisis?

The Dalai Lama
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Under threat, ethanol fuel industry fights to regain its footing

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Ethanol doubles its efforts

United Airlines spent $600K lobbying in 4th quarter on passenger rights, cockpit electronics

John Kerry

Wal-Mart spent $1.78 million lobbying in 4Q on health care reform, credit card issues

Wal-Mart spent $1.78 million lobbying in 4Q

Nuclear loan guarantee for Southern Co. energy giant raises hackles of environmentalists

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Sierra Club names Michael Brune as new executive director; Carl Pope to remain with group

Sierra Club names new executive director

SAN FRANCISCO — Environmental group Sierra Club has named its first new leader in 18 years — an activist who once took over the intercom of a Home Depot to tell customers not to buy lumber from ancient forests.
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