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Amount the fossil fuel industry spent during the 113th Congress (2013 & 2014) on contributions to Congress’ campaigns: $42,373,561
Oil, Gas, and Coal lobbying total 2013: $156,776,386
Oil, Gas, and Coal lobbying total 2014 : $151,437,335
TOTAL amount spent by Big Oil, Gas, and Coal in 113th Congress: $350,587,282 ($350 million and change)
TOTAL 2013 & 2014 amount given to fossils in federal production and exploration subsidies: $41,840,275,998 (41.8 billion and change)
(More details on fossil fuel subsidies available here)
Divide total subsidies by total money spent by the industry and you get 119.
$1 in. $119 out. That’s a 11,900% return on political investment. Not bad.
http://priceofoil.org/fossil-fuel-industry-in...n-the-u-s/
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=E01
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=E1500