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House Committee Poised for Potential Subpoena of PR Firm for Climate Disinformation

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FTI’s presentation highlighted its work, through Energy In Depth, at “debunking” peer-reviewed studies that link fracking to water contamination, as well as providing “facts” to media about how methane emissions from oil and gas were in decline. A screenshot from FTI Consulting’s 2015 presentation.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

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In a separate complaint, Dye also urged OPUC staff to follow up on alleged deficiencies in NW Natural’s gas meter testing practices the agency previously overlooked when it investigated the company’s meter testing program in 2005. Regulators and Utilities Increasingly in the Spotlight.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

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Ultimately, he filed 21 internal ethical misconduct complaints against colleagues and top executives, including current NW Natural CEO David Anderson, later elevating his concerns to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the body that regulates NW Natural. “Our asked Doug Tilgner, a manager at NW Natural, in a 2005 internal email. “I’d

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

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New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. million people find jobs since 2005. percent of its GDP.