Lobbying firm poses as nonprofit, forges letter to congressman urging him to vote against climate bill

From the astroturfing file comes this recent story of Washington lobbying firm Bonner & Associates, which sent a letter to Virginia congressman Tom Perriello urging him to vote against the climate bill working its way through the House of Representatives. The person at the lobbying firm who wrote the letter signed it, “Marisse K. Acevado,” with a title from Creciendo Juntos, a nonprofit organization that fights for Hispanic causes in the community. Things is Marisse K. Acevado doesn’t e…

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