Ad Defends Rick Scott Over Claims He Took Money From Oil Company

Submitted by Anonymous on August 11, 2014 - 12:39pm

A new ad hitting television airwaves this week is firing back atNextGen Climate over a recentad attackingGov. Rick Scott for ties to an oil drilling company.

NextGen Climate, whichis backed by liberal billionaire and environmental activist Tom Steyer, attempted to throw mud on Scott over the environment in two separate ads. One of the ads, called "Fountain," says Scott"drank from a fountain of campaign cash" from an oil driller Dan A. Hughes Co., which threatened drinking water for 7 million Floridians.

The Republican Party of Florida's newest ad, "Fiction," claims Scott held the polluter accountable, with the Department of Environmental Protection fining Dan A. Hughes $25,000 for"unauthorized actions," for using an"enhanced extraction procedure," similar to fracking, without a permit. The ad also says Scottshut down the company's wells.

"Fiction" also takes a shot at former Gov. Charlie Crist, who has been accused by the party of jet-setting across the state on private planes owned by polluters.

The ad will be running in Fort Myers and the West Palm Beach area, where the "Fountain" ad is currently showing.

View the ad below:

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