The Independent Oil and Gas Association (IOGA) of New York has called on the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) to initiate an investigation into apparent violations of lobbying laws by the group known as “Artists Against Fracking,” which is led by Beatles star John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean Lennon.
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IOGA Seeks Investigation Into Yoko Ono’s ‘Artists Against Fracking’
The Independent Oil and Gas Association (IOGA) of New York has called on the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) to initiate an investigation into apparent violations of lobbying laws by the group known as “Artists Against Fracking,” which is led by Beatles star John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean Lennon.
Drillers Sue U.S. Forest Service Again Over Water Issues
Attorneys for the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin to find the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in contempt for refusing to follow his 2009 order to process oil and gas development proposals in the Allegheny National Forest.
Inspector General Reports Reveal Seamier Side of MMS
Three related reports delivered to Congress last Wednesday revealed the underbelly of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) that few knew about — one that involves drug usage, sex with oil industry contacts and between employees involved in the agency’s royalty-in-kind (RIK) program, as well as rigging of contracts and other financial misconduct at high levels.