May 22, 2021Member-onlyColonial Pipeline Seeks To Postpone New Estimates On Historic NC SpillIn a recently released letter by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Colonial Pipeline — who has been asked for a third revised volume estimate for their massive spill in Huntersville, NC last year — has asked State regulators to allow them to postpone releasing new numbers for the…News3 min readNews3 min read
May 21, 2021Member-onlyColonial Pipeline Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Following Cyberattack, ShutdownA class action lawsuit filed in the State of Georgia is accusing Colonial Pipeline Company of negligence following their response to the cyberattack and subsequent shutdown that created gas shortages throughout the southeast United States. …Oil And Gas3 min readOil And Gas3 min read
May 20, 2021Member-onlyLobbyist For Russian Pipeline Donated Over $540K To Democrats Since 2017According to FEC records, Vincent Roberti —one of D.C.’s most powerful lobbyists, and owner of his own firm, Roberti Global — has donated nearly $545,000 to Democratic Party institutions and candidates since 2017, while also bundling nearly $250,000 more. …Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Apr 22, 2021Member-onlyCompany Behind NC Pipeline Spill Taps Top Manchin Aide To Lobby CongressNew disclosures show Colonial Pipeline, the embattled pipeline company responsible for the 1.2M gallon (and growing) pipeline spill in Huntersville, NC last year, quietly added former Manchin aide Elliot Howard to their lobbying team in March. Howard, who began working for Manchin in 2016, worked his way up from being…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Apr 17, 2021Member-onlyThe NC Colonial Pipeline Spill Keeps Getting BiggerAccording to a new press release from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Colonial Pipeline Company — whose pipeline leaked over a million gallons of gasoline into the Oehler Nature Preserve in Huntersville, NC last August — ”verbally informed” state regulators that their most recent estimate of 1.2 million…Pipeline3 min readPipeline3 min read
Mar 30, 2021Member-onlyRegulators Condemn Colonial Pipeline As “Risk To Public Safety” In New ReportA scathing new report filed by the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding Colonial Pipeline 1,200,000 gallon gasoline spill in Huntersville, NC last August condemns the safety of the aging 5,500 mile project, stating: “PHMSA’s ongoing investigation indicates that conditions may exist on the Colonial Pipeline System that…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Feb 4, 2021Member-onlyCompany Behind NC Pipeline Spill Inspected Less Than 50% In 2019, Improperly Kept RecordsAccording to an annual inspection report filed with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Colonial Pipeline — whose 5,602 mile interstate pipeline spilled over 1,200,000 gallons of gas in Huntersville, NC last August— only inspected a maximum of 2,542 unique miles of pipe in 2019, accounting for roughly 45%…Oil4 min readOil4 min read
Feb 2, 2021Member-onlySoros Foundations Put $24M+ Into Pro-Biden Dark Money Network In 2019Recently revealed information shows that George Soros' nonprofit Open Society Policy Center (OSPC) gave heavily to both Sixteen Thirty Fund — the dark money group that spent $55,000,000 funding pro-Biden SuperPACs in 2020 — and its “sister" organization, New Venture Fund, with cumulative donations of $9,600,000 and $14,500,000, respectively. The…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jan 24, 2021Member-onlyEmhoff’s Ex-Firm To Lobby For Defense Company Tied To Biden CabinetNew lobbying disclosures show artificial intelligence-focused defense company, SparkCoginition Government Systems (SGS), has hired global megafirm DLA Piper — where Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, was a longtime partner — to lobby the federal government on issues pertaining to the AI legislation contained and “business development…4 min read4 min read
Jan 19, 2021Member-onlyBiden’s Energy Pick Was Chair Of Nonprofit That Spent $60M To Elect HimAn examination of FEC data shows that the dark money nonprofit of which President-elect Biden’s pick for Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, was a board co-chair, spent nearly $60,000,000 on influencing the 2020 election in hopes of a Joe Biden win during her tenure. New personal finanial disclosures — first reported…Biden3 min readBiden3 min read
