Silencing Dissenters

5 08, 2016

Petro Global News: Report: Over a dozen state AGs signed ‘secrecy pact’ to hide details of energy firm probes

2016-12-11T17:07:17-05:00August 5th, 2016|AG Collusion, Conflict of Interest, Inquisition, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Nicolas Torres Petro Global News Documents obtained by a non-profit legal group allegedly reveal that more than a dozen U.S. attorney generals agreed to keep details of probes into energy firms secret. The Energy and Environment Legal Institute said Thursday that it has obtained a copy of a “Common Interest Agreement” signed by 17 state and territorial attorneys [...]

5 08, 2016

Energy in Depth: AGs Signed Agreement to Keep #ExxonKnew Documents Secret

2016-12-11T17:07:17-05:00August 5th, 2016|AG Collusion, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Katie Brown, PhD Energy in Depth This week, Reuters broke the news that a Common Interest Agreement pertaining to state investigations into ExxonMobil has finally been made public through litigation by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) – and its contents are pretty revealing. It is well established that a Common Interest [...]

5 08, 2016

Energy in Depth: AGs Signed Agreement to Keep #ExxonKnew Documents Secret

2016-12-11T17:07:18-05:00August 5th, 2016|AG Collusion, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Katie Brown, PhD Energy in Depth This week, Reuters broke the news that a Common Interest Agreement pertaining to state investigations into ExxonMobil has finally been made public through litigation by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) – and its contents are pretty revealing. It is well established that a Common Interest [...]

4 08, 2016

Horner 8/4/16 Interview on the Vicki McKenna Show (WIBA)

2016-12-11T17:07:18-05:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Common Interest Agreement, Conflict of Interest, Horner, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

On August 4, Senior Legal Fellow Chris Horner appeared on the Vicki McKenna talk radio show on WIBA.  Chris discussed the "common interest agreement," a secrecy pact, that was signed by numerous attorneys general to hide from public records requests as they sought to silence climate change dissenters.  Click below to hear the interview. [podcast [...]

4 08, 2016

Morning Consult: State AGs in Exxon Investigation Signed Controversial Legal Agreement

2016-08-04T17:28:41-04:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Common Interest Agreement, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Jack Fitzpatrick Morning Consult A right-leaning group involved in the legal battle over 17 states’ and territories’ investigations into Exxon Mobil Corp. obtained a legal agreement between the state attorneys general. According to the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, the agreement broadly conceals communications between the states in order to subvert public records laws. The institute obtained a [...]

4 08, 2016

Morning Consult: State AGs in Exxon Investigation Signed Controversial Legal Agreement

2016-08-04T17:28:41-04:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Common Interest Agreement, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Jack Fitzpatrick Morning Consult A right-leaning group involved in the legal battle over 17 states’ and territories’ investigations into Exxon Mobil Corp. obtained a legal agreement between the state attorneys general. According to the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, the agreement broadly conceals communications between the states in order to subvert public records laws. The institute obtained a [...]

4 08, 2016

The Hill: State AGs sought to keep climate probe details secret

2016-08-04T17:17:39-04:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Common Interest Agreement, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Timothy Cama The Hill A group of liberal state attorneys general signed a pact earlier this year to keep secret their attempts to punish fossil fuel companies for climate change, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by a conservative-leaning group. A wide-ranging “common interest agreement” between the 18 attorneys general, led by [...]

4 08, 2016

The Hill: State AGs sought to keep climate probe details secret

2016-08-04T17:17:39-04:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Common Interest Agreement, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Timothy Cama The Hill A group of liberal state attorneys general signed a pact earlier this year to keep secret their attempts to punish fossil fuel companies for climate change, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by a conservative-leaning group. A wide-ranging “common interest agreement” between the 18 attorneys general, led by [...]

4 08, 2016

Washington Free Beacon: State AGs Tried to Hide Climate Probe Geared to Punish Fossil Fuel Companies

2016-08-04T12:06:18-04:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Conflict of Interest, Inquisition, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Samantha Harris The Washington Free Beacon Eighteen liberal state attorneys general signed a pact in May to keep a joint investigation of Exxon Mobil Corp. and attempts to punish other fossil fuel companies over climate change issues secret, according to documents obtained by a free market think tank. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute [...]

4 08, 2016

Washington Free Beacon: State AGs Tried to Hide Climate Probe Geared to Punish Fossil Fuel Companies

2016-08-04T12:06:18-04:00August 4th, 2016|AG Collusion, Conflict of Interest, Inquisition, Media Coverage, RICO, Silencing Dissenters, Stonewalling, War on Coal|

by Samantha Harris The Washington Free Beacon Eighteen liberal state attorneys general signed a pact in May to keep a joint investigation of Exxon Mobil Corp. and attempts to punish other fossil fuel companies over climate change issues secret, according to documents obtained by a free market think tank. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute [...]

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