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Ohio Money Tree is a great resource for getting to connections between people and money.
As a precursor though, read Bill Callahan on the Ohio connection to the Utah coal mining disaster and how Robert E. Murray, head of Murray Energy Corporation (no website it appears) which is involved in the tragedy, is a resident of Pepper Pike (no, I don’t know him, though I’m curious to know if he’s related to the Sandusky Murrays, with whom I am familiar; I can tell you that the Sandusky Murrays appear to give to Dems while Robert E. does not).
Then, Jeff Coryell fleshes out the connections further in this post and opines about the implications for Ohio’s mines and miners, many of whom allow Murray to turn a profit and support politicians of his choice.
So, then, you know – I couldn’t ignore an energy company with a guy who heads it living in Pepper Pike and the fact that Pepper Pike’s state rep, Josh Mandel, is not only a Republican (to whom Jeff indicates Murray likes to give) but that he’s also vice chair of the Public Utilities committee in the house (boy, might that look regrettable with him being gone for the next several months? do you think they knew?) and he’s a member of the Alternative Energy committee.
Check this out from Josh’s July 18 letter to constituents, on the subject of “Independence from Foreign Oil”:
I believe passionately in working to eliminate our nation’s dependence on foreign oil. While much of this issue must be handled at the federal level, I am working to help identify economic incentives for Ohio companies who are on the cutting edge of turning resources like coal, human waste [????], animal waste, restaurant waste and agricultural products into fuel.
Wow – what’s with the waste, waste and more waste? Okay – well – cutting edge and all.
But notice the first possibility he names: coal. Why isn’t the last – agricultural products, as in corn and ethanol – first? I don’t know. But check out what Murray told Congress in June 2001.
Anyway…
Off I went to Ohio Money Tree and sure enough, Josh received $500 from Murray and $500 from Murray’s company’s PAC (Murray’s company has a PAC?).
Be sure to check out the other elected officials who’ve benefitted from Mr. Murray’s company’s PAC’s largesse: Ohio House Speaker, Jon Husted is young king coal with $10,000, Mary Taylor received $6,000, and even Ken Blackwell reaped $5,000. But you don’t have to stop there – the list goes on and on.
Sigh. I’m going to check Google news and see what the latest is on the mine. Ohio Money Tree won’t be updating with new gifts from Mr. Murray anytime before they get the miners out.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:05 am August 9th, 2007 in Politics
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