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Arizona Republic: Corporation Commission cozy with APS? Say it isn’t so!

2015-06-2

This article by Laurie Roberts was published by The Republic on May 22, 2015. Excerpt: So, I see that the then-chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission was playing digital footsiewith both an Arizona Public Service executive and the guy who runs a dark money group widely suspected of being a front for APS during last… Read more »

2015-06-2

This article by Evan Wyloge was posted to the AZCIR website on May 20, 2015. Excerpt: Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump repeatedly communicated with the executive director of a “dark money” group that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help elect the candidates he backed, while also keeping regular contact with those candidates, their… Read more »

2015-06-2

This article by Julia Pyper was published by Greentech Media on May 26, 2015 Excerpt: An investigation into Arizona Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone records found that he exchanged hundreds of text messages with a utility executive at Arizona Public Service, the head of a “dark money” group with ties to APS, and two pro-utility candidates in the… Read more »

2015-05-4

This article by Ryan Randazzo was originally published by The Arizona Republic on April 14, 2015. Excerpt: The Washington, D.C., area-based Checks and Balances Project specifically is interested in text messages that Stump might have sent to Arizona Public Service Co. lobbyists or other employees regarding solar policies. Stump is one of five elected utility regulators in the state… Read more »

2015-03-13

This article by Joby Warrick was originally posted by the Washington Post on Sunday, March 7, 2015. Excerpt: “The utilities are fighting tooth and nail,” said Scott Peterson, director of the Checks and Balances Project, a Virginia nonprofit that investigates lobbyists’ ties to regulatory agencies. Peterson, who has tracked the industry’s two-year legislative fight, said… Read more »

2015-01-15

This op-ed was originally posted by the Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Sunday, January 4, 2015. by Scott Peterson Is this the time for leniency? Former Gov. Bob McDonnell is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Spencer on Jan. 6. But with Virginia ranked 47th out of 50 states on the… Read more »

2014-12-22

This op-ed originally appeared in the Virginian-Pilot and PilotOnline.com. By Scott Peterson © December 21, 2014 For years, Virginians had confidence that their state government was run efficiently and well – at least compared to other states. “The Virginia Way” set us apart from other states with seemingly incorrigible corruption in their capitols. All that… Read more »

2014-08-16

This article was published in the Columbus Dispatch. By: Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch – August 13, 2014 11:34 AM Comments: 0 8 86 130 A group dedicated to shining “a light on the fossil fuel lobby’s influence and propaganda” is warring with the administration of Ohio Gov. John Kasich over his office’s response to… Read more »

2014-07-21

This Guest Editorial originally appeared in the Toledo Blade on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Excerpt: “We made this request in light of a recent $12,155 donation — the maximum contribution allowed by Ohio campaign finance law — by David Koch to Governor Kasich’s 2014 re-election campaign. We’re also curious about the significant donations the governor… Read more »

2013-07-30

It appears that Colorado oil and gas lobbyists are back to playing their old games of lies and misinformation. Monday, the industry-sponsored, blatantly anti-science group Energy in Depth (EID) put out new propaganda in an attempt to distract from the truth of how damaging oil and gas operations are to western air quality. In an… Read more »

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