The fossil fuel-funded Americans for Prosperity wrote a coalition letter on November 3, 2015 to Congress signed by 21 organizations calling for the elimination of the oil export ban and advocating against tax credits for solar or wind energy production.

As we have highlighted in past research, elected officials and the public should make note that while these groups claim to be “free market” think tanks and non-profits, in reality, they are operating as front groups for the Koch Brothers and other fossil fuel interests with a financial interest in eliminating the crude oil export ban and stoping the growth of renewable energy like wind and solar.

The Energy and Policy Institute examined the list of signatories and found the following:

19 of the 21 organizations signing the letter have either received funding from fossil fuel interests like the Koch brothers or ExxonMobil or have ties to the Koch political network.

18 of the 21 organizations have known financial ties to fossil fuel interests.

15 of the 21 organizations are directly tied to or serve essential roles in the Koch political network.