F Minus has uncovered these lobbying conflicts with our first-of-its-kind database of every fossil fuel lobbyist in Oregon–and in every other state. Join us on November 12 as we connect the dots between:

Don't miss our upcoming webinar. Learn how Portland Public Schools shares a lobbying firm with a trade association that helped defeat a ban on PFAS in Oregon this year. 👀https://actionnetwork.org/events/oregons-dirty-secret-pers-pfas-and-fossil-fuel-lobbyists?source=direct_link&

New report finds that fossil fuel lobbyists in Canada can operate with a much higher degree of secrecy than those in the US or EU. Learn more: @fminus.bsky.social https://www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/landmark-new-report-shows-canadian-lobbyists-represent-major-polluters-alongside-environmental-groups/

Who speaks for the 🌲🌲🌲 in the Canadian parliament? Incredibly, lobbyists for the Pathways Alliance and other fossil fuel mammoths also get paid to lobby for conservation orgs like the Nature Conservancy of Canada. This is outrageous and it's time for climate orgs to #firefossilfuellobbyists

Canada... O.... OH NO, CANADA?! What is going on with these lobbyists? www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/l...

Hiring a fossil fuel lobbyist is radically at odds with fighting the climate crisis,” said James Browning, executive director of F Minus." www.commondreams.org/news/univers...

21 fossil fuel companies. One American Cancer Society. Shared lobbyists = shared harm. Read the [march] F Minus report. 📉https://www.desmog.com/2024/03/20/f-minus-report-american-cancer-society-fossil-fuel-companies-public-health/

Calling everyone who cares about climate in Oregon. We are hosting an informational briefing on organizatons in Oregon who are unknowingly employing lobbyists that work for the SAME people driving the climate crisis. Don't miss this. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...

🐳🐳🐳 may need to hire their own, non-compromised lobbyist to save themselves because the firm Gowling WLG that’s registered to lobby for the Pacific Whale Watch Association also lobbies for TC Energy. Let’s #savethewhalesfromlobbyists @pacificwhalewatchassociation.com

Who speaks for the 🌲🌲🌲 in the Canadian parliament? Incredibly, lobbyists for the Pathways Alliance and other fossil fuel mammoths also get paid to lobby for conservation orgs like the Nature Conservancy of Canada. This is outrageous and it's time for climate orgs to #firefossilfuellobbyists

As reported in @desmog.com today, our new report with EDC exposes Canadian #fossilfuel lobbyists who also get paid to lobby FOR climate-health issues for health orgs and local governments. These lobbyists are working as #climatedoubleagents @environmentaldefence.ca www.desmog.com/2025/10/27/l...

"If voters get to know what corporations donate to campaigns, why don’t they get to know who’s introducing those corporations’ preferred legislation once in office?" oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/24/o...

Save the date! November 12th we are taking on Oregon, Forever Chemicals, and Double Agent Lobbyists. See you at the briefing. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...

This is smart politics. Taking the message to coastal red states, and honing in on homeowners insurance prices: www.eenews.net/articles/whi...

🗓 Join us Nov. 12th for “Oregon’s Dirty Secret: the Public School and PERS lobbyists who secretly work for oil, gas, and chemical companies,” a public briefing on how to align Oregon’s investments with its values. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...

Oregon has already taken bold steps toward divestment — including a 2024 law to end coal investments — but the fight isn’t over. The next step is exposing and ending these conflicts of interest. actionnetwork.org/events/orego...

We are looking for 5 more bold parents in Oregon ready to take on forever chemicals to become F Minus activists. Do you know anyone you'd recommend? Please send them our way! actionnetwork.org/forms/oregon...

Oregon parents deserve clean water. Forever chemicals (PFAS) are in our schools, rivers, and homes — and lobbyists are fighting to keep it that way. Join Parents Against PFAS to help protect our kids and communities. actionnetwork.org/forms/oregon...

When even a “green” state says no to a PFAS ban (looking at you California!), we need to follow the money... AND the LOBBYISTS. Oregon’s public institutions can lead where California stumbled. #PFASBan #CleanLobbying #ProtectKids

“It’s cynical and sick that the same lobbyists who helped convince Gov. Newsom to veto this PFAS ban actually lobbied for the ban at the same time on behalf of water agencies and other clients who desperately need help cleaning up PFAS,” -James Browning, Executive Director | F Minus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: "Veto of California PFAS ban driven by firms profiting off PFAS clean-up fund" fminus.org/veto-of-cali...

1️⃣ California just vetoed a PFAS ban.

California just vetoed a bill that would’ve banned PFAS “forever chemicals.” Even the most progressive states are bowing to industry pressure! Oregon: let’s do better. Clean water, clean kids, clean lobbying. #PFAS #Oregon #EnvironmentalJustice www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

With fossil fuels raising cancer rates, lobbyists can't ethically lobby for fossil fuels and cancer/health care groups — but that's exactly what some do. In Oregon, for example, lobbyists like Eames Consulting and Miller Public Affairs are working both sides of cancer. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyf...

While California protects utility ratepayers from paying for their utility's lobbying, Oregon has failed to do the same. Oregon lawmakers let SB 88 die in committee, letting fossil fuel utilities *spend customers' money* to fight the clean energy transition. Oregonians should demand they pass #SB88!

Oregon knows PFAS are a threat—50+ Oregonians testified to protect their communities from forever chemicals. #PFAS #orpol oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/23/f...

🚨 Chemical Conflict in CA 🚨 Lobbyists are playing both sides on toxic PFAS (“forever chemicals”). They profit from blocking bans and from clients desperate to clean up the mess.

BP works hard across America lobbying against the changes that would make a net-zero future possible. It's no surprise that they expect to drill for more oil and gas when their lobbyists are critical in blocking the transition to clean energy. #climatecrisis #lobbying #fossilfuels

💥 NEW NUMBER-CRUNCHING REPORT from Oil Change Int’l @oilchange.bsky.social The U.S. federal government is giving the fossil fuel industry $34.8 billion every year. *blinking emoji* #Climate oilchange.org/publications...

Lobbyists can’t keep playing both sides without accountability. Join us for “Exposing Double-Agent Lobbyists” — a digital briefing hosted by F Minus. 📅 Date: Today 🕓 Time: 2pm ET 📍 Online — RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/expos...

Don’t miss this vital conversation. Happening TOMORROW! Be part of the movement calling out “double agents” — and making clear that when institutions claim to serve the public good, they must walk the walk. actionnetwork.org/events/expos...

Nonprofits can’t afford to get played. If your lobbyists also work for fossil fuels or anti-democracy clients, they’re not on your side. James Browning in @npquarterly.bsky.social: how to avoid greenwashing + protect your advocacy. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-avoid...

We've designed a briefing to help inform journalists, researchers, and community members interested in learning more about double agent lobbyists. Come join us as we share new research, including conflicts uncovered in Oregon, California, New York, and Maryland. actionnetwork.org/events/expos...

Lobbyists are playing both sides on toxic PFAS (“forever chemicals”). They profit from blocking bans and from clients desperate to clean up the mess.

Several of Oregon’s leading anti-cancer organizations share lobbying firms with fossil fuel companies whose projects are exposing people to carcinogens. The American Cancer Society shares lobbyist Drew Hagedorn with Kinder Morgan, developer of Canadian tar sands oil. fminus.org/state/oregon/

In a time of growing distrust of government, we need to ensure intense conflicts of interest are addressed. Lets get rid of the fossil fuel double agents. We need 💥6💥 more signatures. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social

THPRD’s partnership with a firm that also represents BP America runs counter to its stated goals of stewardship and community well-being. Continuing to work with that firm tacitly supports fossil fuel interests. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

“It’s time for an ‘extreme conflict’ warning to go with the ‘extreme heat’ warnings that are becoming a fact of life for Oregonians,” said Aidan Bassett, Oregon Director of F Minus. fminus.org/oregon-natur...

F Minus has been canvassing neighborhoods around the Tualatin Hills park in Beaverton, and will be calling on the THPRD board to adopt a policy of not hiring fossil fuel lobbyists at THPRD’s public board meeting on Aug. 13 in Beaverton. fminus.org/oregon-natur...

We need your signature. It is time to drop the fossil fuel lobbyist 💥 actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

New research from F Minus reveals that THPRD—beloved for its conservation work—has paid $99,000 to a lobbyist who's been simultaneously paid $236,000 by BP, one of the most notorious contributors to the climate emergency. Even more baffling?

I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."

The Pollution Blanket. Say it loud. Say it often. Say it again.

F Minus is a watchdog initiative revealing conflicts of interest between trusted institutions and fossil-fuel lobbyists. Learn how we’re driving change through transparency and civic action. fminus.org#database

Tell the THPRD Board: Drop the Fossil Fuel Lobbyist! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Elon Musk caused the harm. Now his lobbyists are charging your community to clean it up.

Cities and advocacy groups all over the country are paying the same lobbying firms Musk uses to do his dirty work. Thanks to our friends at @fminus.bsky.social, we know who the firms are. Governments, agencies and allies need to ditch them. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall prospect.org/power/2025-0...

A jaw‑dropper from The American Prospect (7/28/25): lobby firms called “progressive” are playing both sides—representing green groups and transit agencies one day, and Musk/DOGE entities hurt by those same clients the next.

Read our latest (a collab w/ @fminus.bsky.social) in @prospect.org! "The dissonance of these lobbying firms working for Musk's company and the object of his destructive tour through government is only growing. And if the firms don't drop Musk, they run the risk of having Musk's victims drop them."

Children face the worst impacts of the climate crisis, yet YWCA of Portland shares a lobbying firm with BP America & Stand For Children shares one with Western States Petroleum Association. Time to divest from #fossilfuel lobbyists. See complete F Minus lobbyist list at fminus.org/state/oregon/