Bank of America and Wells Fargo are sponsors of this week’s climate summit. They also finance major fossil fuel projects the climate movement is opposing.
Fracking
Climate Summit Co-Chair Michael Bloomberg Backs Fracking & Invests in Fossil Fuels
Michael Bloomberg is sold as a climate hero. But he supports fracking and pipelines while investing his billions in fossil fuels.
Corporate Astroturfers Push for Bayou Bridge Pipeline & Criminalization of Protesters
The oil and gas industry is paying PR firms to create the appearance of “grassroots” campaigns that back the Bayou Bridge Pipeline.
Cuomo Campaign Manager Lobbies for Oil & Gas Pipeline Company
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign manager lobbies for fossil fuel pipeline corporation Williams Companies – and Cuomo’s oil and gas industry ties don’t end there.
New Report Shows Trump & Wall Street Ties, Polluting Effects of Proposed Danskammer Gas Plant
Photo: Mriya Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry are pushing for yet another fracked-gas power plant in New York State. Danskammer Energy LLC, owned by private equity firm Tiger Infrastructure Partners, is proposing a new 525-575 megawatt gas-fired power plant in the Town of Newburgh, New York. If built, the plant will lock in …
Will Andrew Cuomo Finally Shut down the CPV Fracked Gas Power Plant?
. The Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) 680-megawatt fracked gas power plant in Wawayanda, New York has been dealt a blow. Last week, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation declined to renew a crucial air permit the plant requires to begin operations in the state. The plant needed to have a Title V Clean …
Will Jerry Brown Curb Fossil Fuel Production or Continue Business as Usual?
Jerry Brown has a choice to make: will he curb fossil fuel production or continue the status quo?
FERC Comissioner to Become Head of Water Privatization & Fracking Wastewater Lobby
FERC commissioner Robert F. Powelson is becoming the head of the lobbying group for private water corporations. It’s yet another example of FERC’s revolving door.
Will Pennsylvania Regulators’ Ties to Fracking Industry Influence Their Decision on the Mariner East Pipeline?
As a major decision looms on the controversial Mariner East pipeline, a majority of deciding regulators have ties to the fracking industry and to pipeline owner Sunoco.
Who’s Profiting off the Mountain Valley Pipeline?
Opposition to the Mountain Valley Pipeline is heating up. Here is a primer on the corporate profiteers behind the pipeline.
Andrew Cuomo Headlines Environmental Gala Funded by Big Oil Companies
Andrew Cuomo is trying to position himself as a progressive leader on the environment and climate issues. So why is he headlining a gala bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry?
Meet the Trump Insider That’s Lobbying for Competitive Power Ventures
Fossil fuel lobbyist Michael McKenna was the head of Donald Trump’s energy department transition team. Now he’s lobbying FERC – which sits in that same department – on behalf of Competitive Power Ventures.