Out d’Coup LIVE | Aly Shaw, Research Analyst at LilSis on Big Oil’s big money play in PA

On this episode of Out d'Coup LIVE, Aly is a Pittsburgh-based research analyst working on the state power mapping program at the grassroots watchdog group, LittleSis (you know, the opposite of Big Brother?). We'll be talking about her new report, "The American Petroleum Institute Love Pennsylvania, As Its Lobbying Shows." In 2022, the API spent at least $1.8 million on lobbying Pennsylvania politicians - that's more than any other state. Why is Big Oil going all in on PA? We'll get into the details. 

Aly previously spent 8 years as an environmental justice organizer at Pittsburgh UNITED and labor organizer at UFCW Local 1776. Over the years she has led campaigns to prevent the privatization of Pittsburgh’s water system, to make drinking water safer and more affordable, and organized grocery store workers to win higher wages and safer working conditions during the COVID 19 pandemic. She received her BA in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master’s in Public Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. 

LINKS:

• Aly Shaw, "The American Petroleum Institute Love Pennsylvania, As Its Lobbying Shows," LittleSis, Eyes on the Ties | https://bit.ly/3MI4qsM 
• LittleSis.org | https://littlesis.org/ 
• Eyes on the Ties - News and analysis from LittleSis | https://news.littlesis.org/ 
• Follow Aly on Twitter @AlyMS77 | https://twitter.com/AlyMS77 

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