Keystone XL Environmental Impact Consultant’s Cozy Relationships with Fossil Fuel Interests

2013-03-31

Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the consulting firm hired to perform the supplemental environmental analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline works for and has worked for fossil fuel companies with a stake in the Canadian Tar Sands. Mother Jones’ Andy Kroll exposed the conflicts of interest in an exclusive story, which included unredacted documents that show the… Read more »

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The Hanger Rule: How many times can one plug pro-industry talking points?

2011-07-1

Isaac Newton taught us that for every action there is an equal or opposite reaction, and in John Hanger’s case that means answering in pro-industry talking points anytime something bad is said about the gas industry. We call it  ‘The Hanger Rule.’ Hanger is the former head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection and now… Read more »

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