By Barry Massey Associated Press
Excerpt:
"All of the Republican candidates are aligned with the oil industry in opposition to environmental regulations imposed by Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson's administration to restrict the use of pits for onsite waste disposal at drilling operations.
Producers contend the rules make drilling too costly and have contributed, along with lower energy prices, to an industry downturn in New Mexico.
No other Republican gubernatorial hopeful has received as much money from oil and gas interests as Martinez. ("An analysis of state campaign finance reports by The Associated Press found that Martinez collected about $215,000 from oil and gas donors from October through early April. That's half of the $428,065 she raised during the most recent campaign finance reporting period." -- from article)
But the industry also is a large contributor to GOP candidate Doug Turner, providing him $118,000 from October through April. About $100,000 of that came from Ray and Karen Westall and Loco Hills-based companies tied to them.
The oil and gas money represents about three-fifths of contributions Turner received during the past six months, excluding personal loans he made to the campaign." More>>>>
Oil interests biggest donor to GOP gov candidate (Susana Martinez) Posted: 04/27/2010 12:00:00 AM MDT |
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