Los Angeles Times | Oil industry pumped cash into lobbying as fight over energy bill raged Los Angeles Times More than a dozen oil companies or oil industry groups spent almost a total of $11.3 million on lobbying in the period between July 1 and Sept. 30. The single largest portion was the $6.7 million spent by the Western States Petroleum Assn., the ... Oil industry's spending surged as it fought California climate bill Oil companies ramped up lobbying to block California mandate |