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F Minus is exposing the extent to which fossil fuel lobbyists also represent people, communities, and businesses being harmed by the climate crisis.
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As reported in @desmog.com today, our new report with EDC exposes Canadian #fossilfuel lobbyists who also get paid to lobby FOR climate-health issues for health orgs and local governments. These lobbyists are working as #climatedoubleagents @environmentaldefence.ca
www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/l...
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups
In a major conflict of interest, F-Minus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.
www.desmog.com
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November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Did you miss our virtual briefing on Oregon's Dirty Secret? You can watch the recording here to learn about PFAS, PERS, and Double Agents youtu.be/z60gb3CnYuk
Oregon PFAS and PERS
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hey Climate leaders. Would you pledge to not hire lobbyists that also work for Big Oil? Why or why not? #FMinus #DoubleAgents
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oregon's Public Schools share a lobbyist with PFAS offenders.
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join our virtual briefing regarding Oregon's Dirty Secret today at 12pm Pacific. We will share our work about PERS, PFAS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists play BOTH SIDES of the climate crisis. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...
Oregon’s Dirty Secret: PERS, PFAS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Oregon’s public dollars are meant to serve the public good — not fund pollution, corporate deception, or fossil fuel lobbyists. Join F Minus and Oregon advocates for a timely briefing on how public i...
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Join us tomorrow. Together with our friends, Divest Oregon and Beyond Toxics, will explore why Oregon MUST fire forever chemical double agent lobbyists. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/l...
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups
In a major conflict of interest, F Minus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
F Minus has uncovered these lobbying conflicts with our first-of-its-kind database of every fossil fuel lobbyist in Oregon–and in every other state. Join us on November 12 as we connect the dots between:
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Don't miss our upcoming webinar. Learn how Portland Public Schools shares a lobbying firm with a trade association that helped defeat a ban on PFAS in Oregon this year. 👀https://actionnetwork.org/events/oregons-dirty-secret-pers-pfas-and-fossil-fuel-lobbyists?source=direct_link&
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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New report finds that fossil fuel lobbyists in Canada can operate with a much higher degree of secrecy than those in the US or EU. Learn more: @fminus.bsky.social

https://www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/landmark-new-report-shows-canadian-lobbyists-represent-major-polluters-alongside-environmental-groups/
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups
In a major conflict of interest, FMinus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.
www.desmog.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Who speaks for the 🌲🌲🌲 in the Canadian parliament? Incredibly, lobbyists for the Pathways Alliance and other fossil fuel mammoths also get paid to lobby for conservation orgs like the Nature Conservancy of Canada. This is outrageous and it's time for climate orgs to #firefossilfuellobbyists
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Canada... O.... OH NO, CANADA?! What is going on with these lobbyists? www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/l...
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups
In a major conflict of interest, FMinus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.
www.desmog.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hiring a fossil fuel lobbyist is radically at odds with fighting the climate crisis,” said James Browning, executive director of F Minus." www.commondreams.org/news/univers...
US Climate Groups Call on Multiple Industries to Fire Their Fossil Fuel Lobbyists | Common Dreams
Eleven groups united on Thursday, "calling on lobbyists to pick a side in the climate fight."
www.commondreams.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
21 fossil fuel companies. One American Cancer Society. Shared lobbyists = shared harm. Read the [march] F Minus report. 📉https://www.desmog.com/2024/03/20/f-minus-report-american-cancer-society-fossil-fuel-companies-public-health/
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Calling everyone who cares about climate in Oregon. We are hosting an informational briefing on organizatons in Oregon who are unknowingly employing lobbyists that work for the SAME people driving the climate crisis. Don't miss this. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🐳🐳🐳 may need to hire their own, non-compromised lobbyist to save themselves because the firm Gowling WLG that’s registered to lobby for the Pacific Whale Watch Association also lobbies for TC Energy. Let’s #savethewhalesfromlobbyists

@pacificwhalewatchassociation.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Who speaks for the 🌲🌲🌲 in the Canadian parliament? Incredibly, lobbyists for the Pathways Alliance and other fossil fuel mammoths also get paid to lobby for conservation orgs like the Nature Conservancy of Canada. This is outrageous and it's time for climate orgs to #firefossilfuellobbyists
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As reported in @desmog.com today, our new report with EDC exposes Canadian #fossilfuel lobbyists who also get paid to lobby FOR climate-health issues for health orgs and local governments. These lobbyists are working as #climatedoubleagents @environmentaldefence.ca
www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/l...
Landmark New Report Shows Canadian Lobbyists Represent Major Polluters Alongside Environmental Groups
In a major conflict of interest, F-Minus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.
www.desmog.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"If voters get to know what corporations donate to campaigns, why don’t they get to know who’s introducing those corporations’ preferred legislation once in office?"

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/24/o...
Oregon’s weak disclosure rules let lobbyists play both sides • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Because Oregon has weak lobbying disclosure and transparency rules, lobbyists are not required to inform clients nor obtain their consent before representing adverse interests.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Save the date! November 12th we are taking on Oregon, Forever Chemicals, and Double Agent Lobbyists. See you at the briefing. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...
Oregon’s Dirty Secret: PERS, PFAS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Oregon’s public dollars are meant to serve the public good — not fund pollution, corporate deception, or fossil fuel lobbyists. Join F Minus and Oregon advocates for a timely briefing on how public i...
actionnetwork.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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This is smart politics. Taking the message to coastal red states, and honing in on homeowners insurance prices:
www.eenews.net/articles/whi...
Whitehouse tours red states for climate change talks
The senior Democrat has visited North Carolina, Texas and Florida, and has more stops planned.
www.eenews.net
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🗓 Join us Nov. 12th for “Oregon’s Dirty Secret: the Public School and PERS lobbyists who secretly work for oil, gas, and chemical companies,” a public briefing on how to align Oregon’s investments with its values. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Oregon has already taken bold steps toward divestment — including a 2024 law to end coal investments — but the fight isn’t over. The next step is exposing and ending these conflicts of interest. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We are looking for 5 more bold parents in Oregon ready to take on forever chemicals to become F Minus activists. Do you know anyone you'd recommend? Please send them our way!
actionnetwork.org/forms/oregon...
October 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM