Natural Gas Exports Lobbying Report

About the Series

DeSmogBlog and Republic Report released this report about natural gas lobbying on November 20, 2014.  Co-authored by Steve Horn and Lee Fang, the report is the result of ongoing investigations into natural gas industry lobbying for LNG exports.

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Natural Gas Exports: Washingtonโ€™s Revolving Door Fuels Climate Threat (click to download PDF)

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In This Series

onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:27 PST

Co-authored by Lee Fang and Steveย Horn. Executiveย Summary The 2014 U.S. congressional mid-term elections are now complete, and the Republican Party controls both the House of Representatives and ...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:27 PST

Keyย Findingsย  โ€”The Obama Administration and Key Democratic Leaders Increasingly Embrace LNG Interests: While the Obama White House and Democratic Party have presented themselves as leaders in add...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:27 PST

Introduction A growing body of research confirms that shale gas production, including the gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing (โ€frackingโ€), is a significant source of greenhouse ga...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:26 PST

Democrats and the Obamaย Administration President Obama came into office pledging to tackle climate change and to โ€œclose the revolving doorโ€ between lobbyists and government. But as the LNG debate...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:26 PST

Message as Massage: โ€œOur Energyย Momentโ€ The rush to hire Democrats for LNG export promotion has raised the specter of conflicts of interest for the White House and itsย allies. Blue Engine Message...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:25 PST

Bush Administration Aides and LNG Many ex-Bush Administration officials have passed through the government-industry revolving door and now lobby for or directly own key LNG industryย assets. One e...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:25 PST

Congressย  When lawmakers convened for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in July 2014, they were greeted with packets reminding them of the eventโ€™s sponsors: Cheniere, the LNG fir...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:24 PST

Koch Brothers and the Conservative Echoย Chamber The โ€œKochtopusโ€ tentacles reach into the LNG exports debate asย well. โ€œExporting Natural Gas will bring investments and jobs into our economy,โ€ ann...
onNov 19, 2014 @ 19:24 PST

(click image toย enlarge) Conclusion:ย Lobbying Heats Up. So Does theย Planet. โ€œThe ability to turn the tables and put the Russian leader in check lies right beneath our feet, in the form of vast s...