ACCCE and Bonner knew of faked letters to members of Congress even before House voted on energy bill

This story gets dirtier with each new development. You'll recall that a D.C.-base astroturf lobbying firm, Bonner & Associates, was busted for sending forged letters to members of Congress during the debate on the energy bill last spring. The company's defense was that a rogue employee was responsible. But, Bonner & Associates, and its client, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), knew about the faked letters before the House voted, but apparently "did nothing" about it:

A grassroots lobbying firm knew several days ahead of a critical House climate change vote that letters it sent to members claiming local nonprofit groups opposed the bill were fake.

Working on behalf of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), the firm Bonner & Associates has acknowledged that it sent about a dozen forged letters to three House Democrats who were seen as critical swing votes.

The head of the ACCCE also acknowledged learning of some of the forgeries the day before the vote, a discovery he said “appalled” him.

But both the firm and the coal group did nothing to inform the members or the misrepresented companies about the forged letters ahead of the vote.

So dirty. Not only are these people willing to destroy the environment, they've got zero integrity.

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