Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Ben Chandler Gets An Open Letter

I came across an open letter in the paper version of the Lexington Herald-Leader's city/state this morning. The open letter to my Representative Ben Chandler. From a group calling itself the "Consumer Alliance For Energy Security" which is basically(as you've probably guessed) a conglomerate of corporate gas, oil, and affiliated companies, a Front Company if you will. I scanned their list of members and I can't see one actual consumer group represented.
The agenda for Ben Chandler and all the other politicians these ads will be aimed at by good old CAFES? Why nothing but the opening up of unlimited drilling and exploration for gas and oil in offshore areas. I didn't see it stated but I'm sure that Wilderness and wildlife areas are tucked into their corporate front group agendas somewhere.
I assume Ben Chandler and all our other officeholders keep a handy list of front groups and who those groups are actually representing. As a hint here's a few "Front Group" names and who they ACTUALLY represent:

Consumer Alliance for Energy Security....oil, gas, chemical corporations

Center for Consumer Freedom....Tobacco, restaurant and alcoholic beverage industries

Global Climate Coalition....Oil and coal companies

National Wetlands Coalition....Utilities and major industrial companies, oil and gas

This has been another episode of "know who you're dealing with" presented as a public service to Rep. Ben Chandler and others who should be in the know.

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