tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045964927169399404.post5396299210084579788..comments2017-08-25T22:36:22.018-07:00Comments on Economic Sounds and Sights: Links to Data and Information Visualization Resources for Economics, Finance, and the Current CrisisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045964927169399404.post-105877120705069602008-10-17T08:57:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:57:00.000-07:00That Follow the Oil Money tool from Oil Change Int...That Follow the Oil Money tool from Oil Change International is really interesting! I never knew how "oily" my representatives and senators were until this. It's so easy to use to! Oil Change must be really on top of these issues. While research is really important for clean energy, the blocks in Congress have to be overcome as well, and influential oil money is one of them!KPinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404439832553085218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045964927169399404.post-90718478089379024232008-10-16T12:52:00.000-07:002008-10-16T12:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for mentioning Oil Change International. It...Thanks for mentioning Oil Change International. It's a great organization--they work on exposing the cozy connections between Congress and Big Oil.<BR/><BR/>The interactive database you mention (www.followtheoilmoney.org) is a resource for anyone interested in hard numbers on which representatives accept how much in oil money and from whom–and then how that corresponds to their votes on energy and policy bills. What you’ll find isn’t surprising, but it is pretty interesting.<BR/><BR/>There’s also another fun tool, an “oily dollar ATM” that, when you enter your zip code, displays a big dollar bill with the member’s photo and how much money they’ve taken from the oil industry. The idea is that anyone can print them out and use them to raise awareness about just how much corruption there really is!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674596421677784594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045964927169399404.post-2498716605973650352008-10-13T15:30:00.000-07:002008-10-13T15:30:00.000-07:00Spelling is now fixed!Spelling is now fixed!Lynn Marentettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087071578329079976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045964927169399404.post-3056417954087763862008-10-11T18:26:00.000-07:002008-10-11T18:26:00.000-07:00Nice list, and thanks for the link! But you misspe...Nice list, and thanks for the link! But you misspelled my name ...Robert Kosarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362389456588608134noreply@blogger.com