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Solar, Wind Power Groups Becoming Prominent Washington Lobbying Forces After Years of Relative Obscurity

  “In 1998, the entire alternative energy industry barely even registered as a political player in Washington, spending a mere $2.4 million on lobbying the federal government. Meanwhile, in the same year, the oil and gas, electric utilities and mining industries spent a combined $142 million advancing their own legislative interests. That landscape, however, has … [Read more…]