Summary
A phony "grass-roots" letter-writing campaign in June against a controversial cap-and-trade climate bill in the U.S. House of Representatives underscores the public's need for transparency when the "grass roots" are seeded by paid lobbyists.
Rep. Tom Perriello of Virginia's 5th District was one of three Democrats who received bogus letters, supposedly from community groups in their districts, asking them to oppose the American Clean Energy and Security Act for fear it would dramatically raise people's electric bills.See the full content of this document
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Watering 'Grass Roots'
The letters actually were written by an ...
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