Bill Moyers: What do Oregonians for Sound Fuel Policy, Californians for Energy Independence and Save Our Jobs all have in common? Theyre all astroturf organizations that were activated by one fossil fuel lobbying group to derail green initiatives in West Coast states. Bloomberg Businessweek, which is usually not prone to hyperbole, called it a conspiracy.
In all, there are 16 of these supposedly grassroots groups that are actually part of a coordinated and well-funded campaign to make sure Washington,...