The Claim: The Clinton team “has received more than $4.5 million from lobbyists, bundlers, and large donors connected [to] the fossil fuel industry.”
The Question: Is that number accurate?
The Short Answer: No, it’s inflated.
The Long Answer: We’re talking about $1.2 million, bundled by nine contract lobbyists with ties to the fossil fuel industry. It’s about one-quarter of Greenpeace’s overall number.
Just relying on disclosure records, it’s a stretch to assert that it’s all, or even mostly, fossil fuel money. The real issue is whether these nine lobbyists represent fossil fuel companies not just in their work, but in their bundling….