FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2012 Checks and Balances Project launches Western Lands and Energy Dashboard In wake of State of the Union energy debate, watchdog group works to counter claims by API, Western Energy Alliance Denver – Today, the Checks and Balances Project launched its Western Lands and Energy Dashboard examining oil and gas… Read more »
The following statement is by Matt Garrington, Denver-based co-director of the Checks and Balances Project, in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. He can be reached at (720) 206-4348. “We applaud the President for calling for an end to taxpayer handouts to Big Oil. It’s time we invest in American innovation and… Read more »
Matt Garrington Wall Street started 2012 by ringing in the New Year for oil and gas speculators. On Tuesday, Ralph Hill, the CEO of WPX Energy Inc., rang the opening bell for the first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The evidence of speculation’s effect on the price at the pump… Read more »
In recent months, it appears that top national media outlets have started to cast a more skeptical eye at how “abundant” shale gas really is. The New York Times led the charge last year by analyzing “hundreds of industry e-mails and internal documents.” The Times concluded that shale gas has inherent risks, the geology varies,… Read more »
Yesterday, the Western Energy Alliance (WEA) announced that it had selected former lobbyist Tim Wigley as its new president. Wigley comes from the oil-and-gas lobbying firm, PAC/West where he managed its DC operations. The experience will come in handy when managing WEA’s $70,000 to $85,000 yearly spending habit of lobbying the federal government. According to… Read more »
Today, Greenpeace USA launched a new campaign that mocks the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) “Vote 4 Energy” advertising initiative. API’s multi-million dollar campaign, which launched this week, is advocating for more drilling and hydraulic fracturing in United States. Watch the ad below: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-NadlTFIA&feature=player_embedded] In a parody of API’s ad, “oil executives” say they vote for:… Read more »
Hal Harvey, founder of ClimateWorks, has a sharp piece on natural gas in today’s Los Angeles Times. Hal served on the first President Bush’s Energy Task Force of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality, and later on the Energy Panel of President Clinton’s President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. In this op-ed, Hal provides… Read more »
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WHAT MORATORIUM? GULF LEASE SALE BRINGS IN $337 MILLION Last Wednesday, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) continued its work to increase offshore energy development by holding the first gulf-area… Read more »
Recently, the Checks and Balances Project responded to an open casting call from the American Petroleum Institute (API) to be a part of their multi-million dollar ad campaign targeting the 2012 elections. API’s Energy Citizens campaign sent an email asking for “all ages and races to express their views in a Commercial Spot on American… Read more »
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND THE WEST Drilling activity is at its highest level in 24 years, and the U.S. is about to see a full year of net oil exports for the first time in 62 years…. Read more »
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