With big oil companies earning huge profits, U.S. lawmakers want to take away some of the industry's tax breaks and use the money raised to promote alternative energy sources and energy conservation efforts

Informative site: which candidates receive money from which entities. The money trail prior to the elections ALWAYS has an impact on what happens AFTER the election. Plenty of links for other good info as well. A must-read for anyone who cares.

October 1987: The Federal Election Commission fines Falwell for transferring $6.7 million in funds intended for his ministry to political committees.

Inquiry after chemicals found at site 30 years after their disposal John Vidal, environment editor Monday February 12, 2007 The Guardian

Less than a year after a corroded pipeline ruptured causing the largest oil spill in Alaskan history, BP (British Petroleum) has continued to implement severe cost-cutting measures at its North Slope facilities, making it vulnerable to another environmen