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Senate candidate Michael Whatley says data center opposition ‘isn’t organic’


Let’s examine Republican US Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s record after he said opposition to data centers was “not organic.”

As Cardinal & Pine’s Dylan Rhoney explains, most of Whatley’s career has been working as a lobbyist.

Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), where Whatley was executive vice president for 11 years, has clients including major oil, gas, and utility companies.

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CEA has also been accused of “ginning up” non-organic support for energy projects. And there’s one other important detail that got left out of this conversation.

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