Tuesday, May 24, 2016

How Gas Drillers Rented Pennsylvania’s Government

Does anyone actually believe that the gas industry and their lobbyists spent this kind of money on PA's government without expecting - and getting, a significant "return on their investment"? 

This is why "lobbying, bird-dogging, petitioning", elected officials and trying to work through the nightmarish and cleverly rigged "regulatory system" is a complete waste of time, energy, and resources. 

This report is a "must read" for every Pennsylvanian to understand the depth and the extent of corruption in PA politics. - JT

How Gas Drillers Rented Pennsylvania’s Government 
Click this link below to read the full report. 
Top Executive Recipients in 2013-2014: 
  • Governor Tom Corbett - $794,884 
  • Republican Governors Association - $501,377 
  • Governor Wolf's Chief of Staff Katie McGinty - $72,500 
  • Governor Tom Wolf - $59,500 

Top Legislative Recipients in 2013-2014: 
  • Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati* - $101,788 
  • House Majority Leader Dave Reed – Cosponsor of Act 13 - $81,250 
  • Former Senator Tim Solobay – $63,192 
  • Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa – $48,700 
  • Representative Jeffrey Pyle* – $44,745 
  • Former Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi – $43,000 
  • Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman – $40,750 
  • House Speaker Mike Turzai – $27,500 
  • Senator Don White* – $25,200 
  • House Majority Caucus Administrator Brian Ellis – Cosponsor of Act 13 – $21,550 
  • Senator Kim Ward* – $18,500 
  • House Minority Leader Frank Dermody – $18,000 
* Serves on House or Senate Environment Resources & Energy Committee 

Lobbying: 2007-2014 total: $46,869,515 
Lobbying expenditures declined slightly to $9.1 million in 2014 from an all-time high of $9.6 million in 2012. The jump in 2012 spending likely reflected the efforts to pass and implement Act 13, but relatively stable levels in 2013 and 2014 demonstrate major ongoing attempts to influence policy. 

Gas Industry Lobbying in Pennsylvania by year: 
  • 2007: $1,733,056 
  • 2008: $2,941,195 
  • 2009: $3,209,763 
  • 2010: $5,260,532 
  • 2011: $6,253,185 
  • 2012: $9,568,046 
  • 2013: $8,843,073 
  • 2014: $9,060,665

John Trallo
Vice Chair, Shale Justice Coalition
Vice President: 
PA Community Right Network 
National Board of Directors
National Community Rights Network 
Opinions & editorials:
Citizen Sane/blog

"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson

No comments:

Post a Comment