Rep. Heller

In his short career in Congress, Heller has already taken tens of thousands of dollars in contributions from industries that contribute to global warming. In the five short months he’s been in Congress, Heller has taken a whopping $40,950 from the oil and gas and automotive industries. He has also taken significant contributions from other industries that contribute heavily to global warming, including the mining industry, as well as $58,757 from corporate lobbyists.

Industry Contributions

	Oil & Gas	Automotive	Lobbyists	Mining
Career Total	$15,500	$25,450	$58,757	$13,500

Source: opensecrets.org

In the 110th Congress, Heller sits on the House Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over many issues that impact wildlife and deals directly with the global warming crisis.

Given his sizable contributions from industries that only worsen the global warming crisis, it’s no surprise that Heller chooses to keep his head in the sand when it comes to global warming.

Heller wants to continue our crippling dependence on oil. Instead of reducing our country’s dependence on oil and dealing with our global warming crisis, Heller supports extracting global warming-producing oil reserves from shale as a means of resolving our energy crisis.

When he had an opportunity to help fight global warming in 2007 with his vote on H.R. 6, Heller stood with corporate polluters and their lobbyists and voted against repealing billions in subsidies to energy companies.

Heller, a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, voted in June 2007 against legislation to help combat global warming and protect wildlife from its impacts.”