Senator Bernie Sanders said Hillary Clinton has received significant contributions from the fossil fuel industry … Not so much. We took a look at the numbers. First of all, Clinton’s campaign has not received money from oil, gas or coal companies, because corporations cannot donate to candidates’ campaigns. … [The] amount raised by Clinton represents less than one-half of 1 percent of her total fund-raising that the Center for Responsive Politics was able to track to specific industries, and the oil and gas industry is not among the top 20 industries that have helped finance her campaign.
When it comes to people who work in the oil and gas industry, Clinton has indeed raised more money than Sanders. She has collected about $308,000, compared to about $54,000 for Sanders, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks contributions by industry.
But that amount raised by Clinton represents less than one-half of 1 percent of her total fund-raising that the Center for Responsive Politics was able to track to specific industries, and the oil and gas industry is not among the top 20 industries that have helped finance her campaign.
Nearly $9 of every $10 donated to presidential candidates in this election cycle from the oil and gas industry has gone to Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/fact-check.html#/factcheck-142