July 2011 - Page 2 of 2 - Checks and Balances Project

THE BALANCE SHEET | July 6, 2011

2011-07-7

Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SPECULATING THE PRICE OF GAS According to a new report from the University of Massachusetts, “speculative commodities trading” has inflated the price of gas cost the consumer ” an extra 83 cents a gallon in May,… Read more »

Yes. $77 billion.

2011-07-6

Think Progress has a new report on corporate welfare for Big Oil. The next time you watch the dollar figure at the pump increase a lot faster than the gallons pumped amount, think $77 billion. Read more to find out what we mean.

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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