Maryland’s ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.

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What is a troubled industry to do in order to survive? Well, if you’re a lobbyists for Canadian fisheries, the answer may be to simply massacre the competition. A recently disclosed proposal calls for the killing of a whopping 220 thousand grey seals to combat declining fish stocks in the waters off Nova Scotia–lobbyists say the seals have been eating too much cod. The…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Prior to the vote on the climate bill back in June, Congressman Tom Perriello (D-VA) received a a letter from Hispanic community group Creciendo Juntos urging him to vote against the bill — the trouble is that the letter was forged and sent on behalf of an undisclosed client by lobbyists Bonner & Associates. The Charlottesvill…Read the full story on TreeHugger