In response to a juror question regarding the slow pace of change on the diversity front, Seidenberg said she believes we're "early in the cycle," and that once universities start graduating more women with backgrounds in science and mathematics, more will funnel into the industry.
The Sunlight Foundation's got the goods on the tangled web of staffers-turned-lobbyists who help the industry funnel money to Lincoln and her colleagues.
According to a study by the night life association, the industry funnels close to $3 billion a year into the city's economy.
This was just another reminder that the banks, despite nearly bringing down the economy last year, still rule on Capitol Hill, which is directly related to the massive amount of money the industry funnels to campaigns.
Perhaps it's the more than $13.4 million the coal industry has funneled to the GOP since 2000 (approximately 80percentt of its total campaign contributions).
Does this sound familiar?In China, too, the state draws up long-term plans, funnels cash to industries it deems strategic and works hand-in-glove with national champions, like Huawei and Haier (see article).
What little new money is made available will again be funneled into targeted "industry-academic" partnerships.
In an editorial, the Times observed that "Coke and other beverage makers have long funneled money to industry-leaning scientists and formed innocent-sounding front groups to spread the message that sugary sodas have no deleterious effect on health and should not be taxed or regulated".
In August, the Department of Energy issued a report calling for changes in the way that energy markets are regulated, which would funnel money to the coal industry.
But he's not been a fan of federal policies pursued under both Republican and Democratic administrations that funnel applied research funding to industry and academia to commercialize specific energy technologies.
