DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There, he met with OPUC staff in person and exchanged emails with Lori Koho, then OPUC’s senior official overseeing natural gas utilities. He hoped that his list of complaints would show “how the unethical culture [at NW Natural] goes all the way to the top,” as one of his emails to Koho explains.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A recent example Arena cited was the oil industry’s effort to opportunistically seize on Russia’s war in Ukraine to promote long-standing policy wishes, while misleading the public by blaming climate policy for causing higher energy prices. A year earlier, two deadly oil and gas infrastructure explosions had rocked Firestone, Colorado.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Stanford science historian Ben Franta and I continue our discussion of these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 7: 1981. And the company was monitoring all scientific research and policy activities, through a single collection point. Document 8: 1981.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

To identify the powerful actors most actively lobbying against these key EU regulations and policies, DeSmog analysed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, media events, and meetings held with various EU bodies over the past two years. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

SDG&E is an innovative San Diego-based energy company that provides clean, safe and reliable energy to better the lives of the people it serves in San Diego and southern Orange counties. SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE). 2 years – Experience working in the energy sector or with a utility.

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