Dick Munson
@dickmunson
"Power Corrupts" "Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist" "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern" Focused on energy and agricultural entrepreneurs.
📷 MEDIA: I was on @WGNMorningNews this morning discussing "Power Corrupts" and how utility corruption is blocking clean energy while propping up dirty power plants. The billion-dollar bribery schemes that are rigging our energy future: tinyurl.com/power-corrupts…
Commonwealth Edison's former CEO sentenced to two years in prison for her role in conspiracy scheme that bribed House speaker in exchange for pro-utility legislation. Read the back story -- and of other utility scandals -- in "Power Corrupts." richardmunson.com
Author of “Power Corrupts,” @dickmunson, was recently a guest on Chicago’s @WGNMorningNews where he talked about scandals in the energy sector. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4eOCLnH
John Hooker of the ComEd Four sentenced to 18 months in prison for what judge called "secretive, sophisticated, criminal corruption." Read back story at "Power Corrupts." richardmunson.com
Dirty, not beautiful. With 'Big Beautiful Bill,' U.S. to Reverse Course on Clean Energy e360.yale.edu/digest/big-bea… via @YaleE360
💡FINALE: How do we stop utility corruption? ✔️Real penalties for corrupt executives ✔️Independent regulators ✔️Competitive markets ✔️Protected whistleblowers The comprehensive reform agenda: tinyurl.com/power-corrupts… Get the full investigation: richardmunson.com/book/power-cor…
The Capital Spectator (@jpicerno) included @dickmunson's “Power Corrupts” in this recent book roundup. Check out the rest: bit.ly/44js09h
🏦How did utility corruption become legal? Supreme Court decisions opened dark money floodgates and made bribery nearly impossible to prosecute. Ohio Senate races: $45K (2004) → $100M (2022) The legal framework that enabled billions in corruption: tinyurl.com/power-corrupts… 6/7
Utility corruption to be highlighted in July, when ComEd Four are sentenced. Read the back story in "Power Corrupts." John Hooker to be sentenced on July 14, Anne Pramaggiore on July 21, Mike McClain on July 24, and Jay Doherty on Aug. 5. richardmunson.com/book/power-cor…
Analysis of Trump's attack on clean energy. One Big Beautiful Bill Act to Scale Back Clean Energy Tax Credits Under Inflation Reduction Act | hklaw.com/en/insights/pu…
😟"If you're messing with us, we'll blow up your house." A utility lobbyist's threat to his FBI informant. Over coffee. At Starbucks. When corruption schemes unravel: tinyurl.com/power-corrupts… (newsletter 5 of 7)