"Oil Industry Document Reveals Plans To Fight Clean Energy Initiatives"

"SAN JOSE, Calif. — The West's leading trade group for the oil industry has collaborated with, and in some cases funded, an array of groups to combat what it calls "aggressive anti-oil initiatives," according to a presentation obtained by climate activists and shared with the San Jose Mercury News.

The 32-page document lists 16 groups that the Western States Petroleum Association is working with to influence public opinion and public policy in California, Oregon and Washington, including groups such as "Californians Against Higher Oil Taxes," "Oregonians for Sound Fuel Policy" and "Washington Consumers for Sound Fuel Policy."

To climate activists, the power point presentation lays bare, in the starkest of terms, the industry's efforts to scuttle the West's groundbreaking global warming laws."

Dana Hull reports for the San Jose Mercury News December 2, 2014.