{"id":604,"date":"2008-08-14T08:59:42","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T13:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/08\/14\/follow_the_coal_money\/"},"modified":"2008-08-14T08:59:42","modified_gmt":"2008-08-14T13:59:42","slug":"follow_the_coal_money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/08\/14\/follow_the_coal_money\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Coal Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2008\/07\/sheryl_canter.jpg' alt='Sheryl Canter' height=\"80\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"8\" class=\"blogAuthorPic\" \/><i>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Environmental Defense Fund can&#8217;t comment on the candidates in this year&#8217;s historic election because of our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/02\/12\/election_commentary\/\">tax status as a 501c3 charitable organization<\/a>. But it&#8217;s okay for us to provide interesting sources of information, and here&#8217;s one: a site that tracks <a href=\"http:\/\/coalmoney.priceofoil.org\/\">which lawmakers receive money from the coal industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very detailed and very interesting, with multiple ways to browse or search. Take a look!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund can&#8217;t comment on the candidates in this year&#8217;s historic election because of our tax status as a 501c3 charitable organization. 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