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07-24-2016, 04:09 AM
Kaine accepted clothes, vacation as gifts
The former Virginia governor's $160,000 in disclosures could be a political liability for Clinton's leading VP pick.
By Isaac Arnsdorf | 06/30/16 05:21 AM EDT
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine took advantage of the state’s lax gift laws to receive an $18,000 Caribbean vacation, $5,500 in clothes and a trip to watch George Mason University play in the NCAA basketball Final Four during his years as lieutenant governor and governor, according to disclosures he filed.
Now a leading contender to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Kaine reported more than $160,000 in gifts from 2001 to 2009, mostly for travel to and from political events and conferences, according to disclosures compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project. The givers included political supporters, a drug company that soon after bought a facility in Virginia, and Dominion, the state’s biggest provider of electricity.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/tim-kaine-virginia-veep-mcdonnell-clinton-224888
Dominion?
Dominion
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Learn more about the threat drilling for methane gas poses to fresh water.
Type Methane gas drilling, oil and coal
Founded 1909
Headquarters Richmond, VA
Number of locations Clarksburg, WV
Revenue $15.2 billion
Dominion is a giant in energy production. The Richmond, Virginia-based company focuses on electricity, coal and gas, and most recently, nuclear. It is involved in the controversial practice of fracking for methane gas in the Northeastern U.S. in the Marcellus Shale region.Dominion is also one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S., with the majority of mines located in West Virginia. (More information about its coal production can be found below at the Dominion Coal Production section on this page.) Though lauded as an environmentally-friendly alternative to coal, fracking for gas has been linked to depleting drinking water resources of local communities and polluting the wells of the people living around drill sites. According to a 2010 article in Vanity Fair, "as use of the technique (fracking) has spread, it has been followed by incidents of water contamination and environmental degradation, and even devastating health problems." [1] And according to data released to the EPA, Halliburton, a major supplier of fracking fluid, admitted using 807,000 gallons of diesel-based chemicals in its fluids, in violation of an agreement drillers had with the EPA.[2]
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Dominion
So, "one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S." was giving gifts to Hillary's brand new Vice President choice?
Dominion won’t explain ties to anti-clean energy “bill mill” ALEC
May 7, 2014 by Ivy Main
Dominion Resources, the parent of Dominion Virginia Power, held its shareholder meeting today in Cleveland, Ohio. Unhappy Dominion shareholders have introduced many resolutions over the years seeking to reform aspects of the company’s business practices, from buying mountaintop-removal-mined coal to exposing investors to risks from climate disruption. Although Dominion routinely challenges the resolutions, seeking to keep them off the ballot, this year half a dozen resolutions made it through the legal obstacle course to be voted on.
https://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/05/07/dominion-wont-explain-ties-to-anti-clean-energy-bill-mill-alec/
Let me get this straight Dominion is "one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S."....was not only giving gifts to Tim Kaine, but they had ties to ALEC fighting clean energy bills too? Talk about establishment Democrats. Hillary's cozy and profitable relationship with Wall St and foreign governments and her choice of Vice President is getting gifts from drug companies and Dominion ("one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S."). I wonder what Bernie supporters will think about that. Frankly, I can't see how ANY Bernie Sanders supporters could vote for Hillary in the first place. But add in Tim Kaine's relationship with a drug company and Dominion, it's a no brainer for Bernie Sanders supporters to vote Johnson or Stein in November.
The former Virginia governor's $160,000 in disclosures could be a political liability for Clinton's leading VP pick.
By Isaac Arnsdorf | 06/30/16 05:21 AM EDT
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine took advantage of the state’s lax gift laws to receive an $18,000 Caribbean vacation, $5,500 in clothes and a trip to watch George Mason University play in the NCAA basketball Final Four during his years as lieutenant governor and governor, according to disclosures he filed.
Now a leading contender to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Kaine reported more than $160,000 in gifts from 2001 to 2009, mostly for travel to and from political events and conferences, according to disclosures compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project. The givers included political supporters, a drug company that soon after bought a facility in Virginia, and Dominion, the state’s biggest provider of electricity.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/tim-kaine-virginia-veep-mcdonnell-clinton-224888
Dominion?
Dominion
This article is part of the Coal Issues (http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Coal_Issues) portal on SourceWatch, a project of CoalSwarm and the Center for Media and Democracy. See here for help on adding material to CoalSwarm.
Learn more about the threat drilling for methane gas poses to fresh water.
Type Methane gas drilling, oil and coal
Founded 1909
Headquarters Richmond, VA
Number of locations Clarksburg, WV
Revenue $15.2 billion
Dominion is a giant in energy production. The Richmond, Virginia-based company focuses on electricity, coal and gas, and most recently, nuclear. It is involved in the controversial practice of fracking for methane gas in the Northeastern U.S. in the Marcellus Shale region.Dominion is also one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S., with the majority of mines located in West Virginia. (More information about its coal production can be found below at the Dominion Coal Production section on this page.) Though lauded as an environmentally-friendly alternative to coal, fracking for gas has been linked to depleting drinking water resources of local communities and polluting the wells of the people living around drill sites. According to a 2010 article in Vanity Fair, "as use of the technique (fracking) has spread, it has been followed by incidents of water contamination and environmental degradation, and even devastating health problems." [1] And according to data released to the EPA, Halliburton, a major supplier of fracking fluid, admitted using 807,000 gallons of diesel-based chemicals in its fluids, in violation of an agreement drillers had with the EPA.[2]
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Dominion
So, "one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S." was giving gifts to Hillary's brand new Vice President choice?
Dominion won’t explain ties to anti-clean energy “bill mill” ALEC
May 7, 2014 by Ivy Main
Dominion Resources, the parent of Dominion Virginia Power, held its shareholder meeting today in Cleveland, Ohio. Unhappy Dominion shareholders have introduced many resolutions over the years seeking to reform aspects of the company’s business practices, from buying mountaintop-removal-mined coal to exposing investors to risks from climate disruption. Although Dominion routinely challenges the resolutions, seeking to keep them off the ballot, this year half a dozen resolutions made it through the legal obstacle course to be voted on.
https://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/05/07/dominion-wont-explain-ties-to-anti-clean-energy-bill-mill-alec/
Let me get this straight Dominion is "one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S."....was not only giving gifts to Tim Kaine, but they had ties to ALEC fighting clean energy bills too? Talk about establishment Democrats. Hillary's cozy and profitable relationship with Wall St and foreign governments and her choice of Vice President is getting gifts from drug companies and Dominion ("one of the biggest producers of coal in the U.S."). I wonder what Bernie supporters will think about that. Frankly, I can't see how ANY Bernie Sanders supporters could vote for Hillary in the first place. But add in Tim Kaine's relationship with a drug company and Dominion, it's a no brainer for Bernie Sanders supporters to vote Johnson or Stein in November.