fueling calif
ab 32 implementation gp, califirnians for energy indep; care, alliance for ca biz, tank the tax, ca drivers alliance; ca mfg and tehnol assoc; californians aginst higher taxes; fed up at the pump; califirnians against higher oil taxes; fueling ca
cmta calif mfg technol assoc
Status: Dormant
Spawned: 2006
Info: The ironically named group works to kill AB 32. It’s a c4, meaning they don’t have to reveal their funding, but the principle organizations running AB32IG are the California Chamber of Commerce, CMTA and WSPA.
Contact: @AB32_IG
stop fooling ca
Status: Largely dormant
Info: Positioned itself as the “legitimate” recruiting tool for WSPA, bringing mainstream and other pro-clean fuel stakeholders into its fold (i.e., Avis, United Airlines, UPS.) Represents itself as representing the interests of consumers on fuel prices, but closely aligns itself/its messaging with WSPA. Sole purpose is to derail the LCFS. Sole funding from Chevron.
Fun Fact: Fueling California is Stop Fooling CA’s namesake
Contact: Twitter: @FuelingCA
HIRED GUN Austin Lee, Capitol Public Affairs (lead consultant)
HIRED GUN Platinum Advisors (consultant)
Info: Oil industry-funded front group [originally named “Californians for a Safe, Secure Energy Future”] focused on support for fracking, against oil severance, and against AB 32.
Members include: California Chamber of Commerce, California Independent Petroleum Association (CIPA), Independent Oil Producers’ Agency, National Federation of Independent Business/California and WSPA.
Contact: Twitter: @NRGIndependence
HIRED GUN Bicker Castillo & Fairbanks – BCF worked on No on Proposition 23 campaign in 2010.
HIRED GUN Sabrina Lockhart (PR)
Info: WSPA/CMTA/Chevron/CalChamber front group.
Contact: Twitter: @JobsNotTaxes
HIRED GUNS:
Redwood Pacific (lead consultant) – Spinoff of Goddard Clausen, which was a lead consultant in the Yes on Prop 23 campaign http://www.redwoodpacific.com/ (Redwood Pacific registered CAHT’s URL http://morejobsnottaxes.com.ipaddress.com; address on this letter is Redwood Pacific; see this case study on Redwood Pacific’s web site)
HIRED GUN Beth Miller, Miller Public Affairs (PR)
oil taxes
Status: Defunct (now redirects to Californians for Energy Independence)
Info: Oil industry-funded front group that opposed the oil severance tax (also known as “Stop the Oil Tax”).
HIRED GUN Redwood Pacific (lead consultant) – Spinoff of Goddard Clausen, which was a lead consultant in the Yes on Prop 23 campaign http://www.redwoodpacific.com/
Phone # on web site is the same phone # as for “Californians for Energy Independence”
Status: Defunct (now redirects to Californians for Energy Independence)
Info: Oil industry-funded front group that opposed the oil severance tax (also known as “Stop the Oil Tax”).
HIRED GUN Redwood Pacific (lead consultant) – Spinoff of Goddard Clausen, which was a lead consultant in the Yes on Prop 23 campaign http://www.redwoodpacific.com/
Phone # on web site is the same phone # as for “Californians for Energy Independence”