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Sempra LNG Lobbyists Ghost Wrote Louisiana Officials’ Letters Supporting Gas Storage Project

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natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Sempra is among the companies that the lobbying firm actively represents, according to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program. “We In 2012, the Bayou Corne salt dome collapsed, creating a sinkhole more than 300 feet across. Farnum with a request.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

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He filed 21 internal complaints in 2012, then bumped them up to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the group that regulates utilities in the state, later that year. In late 2012, several months after Dye took his complaints to OPUC, NW Natural fired him. Systemic Failures of Oversight.

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New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say 

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‘Annoying Consequences’ Among the new documents is an October, 1970 article in Dutch trade publication Chemisch Weekblad (Chemical Weekly), in which two authors from the University of Leiden reported on their research into “chemistry and ethics” — including the results of interviews with petrochemical executives.

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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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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. A Sidelined Solution.