Despite the renewed focus on corporate America’s influence over politics following the deadly assault on the United States Capitol Building–incited in part by eight Republican Senators–top corporations in the fossil fuel industry are hoping their contributions to the Senate seditionists go unnoticed.
The eight Republican Senators include: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).
“The insurrection at the Capitol left a deep wound in our democracy, and as we try to overcome that sad day as a nation, we must hold everyone accountable. These fossil fuel corporations, motivated by protecting their profits, funded the eight senators who voted to overturn the election results without any regard to the dangerous rhetoric they were spewing. The only way these fossil fuel companies can prove they are against sedition and treason is to demand a refund of their donations from these Senators. So far, their silence has been deafening,” said End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.
While some corporations have cut off or asked for refunds from members of Congress who attempted to overturn the election results, and some have engaged in a PR stunt by “pausing” all contributions, many top fossil fuel corporations have yet to take any action, hoping this blows over and that things will return to business as usual.
Below is a list of some of the top corporations in the fossil fuel industry that have given to the eight senators over the course of their careers and have yet to pause their contributions or demand refunds.
|
Oil/Gas/Coal Corporations |
Amount |
|
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC |
$14,000 |
|
CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$7,200 |
|
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION FED PAC |
$37,500 |
|
CONCHO RESOURCES INC PAC |
$2,700 |
|
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$30,000 |
|
DENBURY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$23,200 |
|
DIRECT ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEEPAC) |
$1,000 |
|
ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP. |
$1,000 |
|
ENERGY TRANSFER EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY PAC (ENERGY TRANSFER PAC) |
$22,500 |
|
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) |
$116,500 |
|
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$5,000 |
|
MDU RESOURCES GROUP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND |
$10,000 |
|
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$20,000 |
|
NOBLE ENERGY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$9,000 |
|
NUSTARPAC |
$10,000 |
|
ONE GAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$2,000 |
|
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$6,000 |
|
QEP RESOURCES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$7,500 |
|
SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PAC |
$5,000 |
|
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL |
$9,750 |
|
SHELL OIL COMPANY EMPLOYEES’ POLITICAL AWARENESS COMMITTEE |
$9,000 |
|
VISTRA ENERGY LEADERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA ENERGY |
$2,500 |
|
WPX ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$8,000 |
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY PAC |
$5,500 |
|
ALLIANCE COAL, LLC PAC |
$15,000 |
|
ARCH COAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARCHPAC) |
$48,500 |
|
CLOUD PEAK ENERGY RESOURCES LLC EMPLOYEE PAC |
$13,000 |
|
CONSOL ENERGY INC & CNX GAS CORPORATION PAC |
$5,000 |
|
CONTURA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,000 |
|
DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) |
$10,000 |
|
MURRAY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$14,000 |
|
NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMM. NACPAC |
$15,000 |
|
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC) |
$15,000 |
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