Frackademia Update
The past six months have not been friendly to oil and gas drillers that rely on hydraulic fracturing to exploit shale and other unconventional petroleum sources. As natural gas and
The Paladino Problem
Buffalo developer and school board member Carl Paladino’s history of racism, sexism, and homophobia – and the powerful network that protects his influence and shields him from accountability
Freedom Fracked?
The oil and gas industry’s campaign to silence academic fracking critics
Frackademia in Depth
An analysis of the oil and gas industry’s case for fracking
Anatomy of an Industry Front Group
How the oil and gas industry runs the show at the Center for Sustainable Shale Development
Conflicts of interest in the Syria debate
An analysis of the defense industry ties of experts and think tanks who commented on military intervention
Big Green Fracking Machine
How gas industry insiders are funding and overseeing the environmental groups behind the Center for Sustainable Shale Development
Industry Partner or Industry Puppet?
How MIT’s influential study of fracking was authored, funded, and released by oil and gas industry insiders
Fracking and the Revolving Door in Pennsylvania
The oil and gas industry frequently argues that fracking means jobs. This appears to be especially true for former regulators and other public officials in Pennsylvania. (Click here to read
Operation Fiscal Bluff
How the “Fix the Debt” Budget Lobby is Protecting Billions in Defense Contracts for its Corporate Backers