The influence of big money in politics is no longer open to interpretation, thanks to the SCOTUS decision in Citizens United in 2010, which declared money is protected speech. It is common knowledge that Republican politicians are more often the recipient of contributions from the gas and oil companies than Democrats; more that seven times as much, as this article indicates.

Despite this, the renewable business community has grown by leaps and bounds. This report from the World Economic Forum details the growth of renewables in recent years.

The influence of money on positions regarding the continued burning of fossil fuels as compared to the use of renewables is obvious. When a major political party basically rejects climate-warming science in favor of their donors, we witness the corruption of public policy in favor of money.