Jack Gerard

company American Petroleum Institute

info news media network

status "We don't want critics to know our game plan."

Greedy Lying Bastards: See the movie Exxon and the Kochs hope you don't

8 March 2013

The new film Greedy Lying Bastards (GLB for short) opens today in theaters in about 30 cities around the US. Go see it, first of all...there is a theater list here. And tell your friends about it.

The film contains some gems, including this clip of "Lord" Monckton, reacting to a question about the consensus that climate change is real and man-made:

VIDEO: Coal Polluter Lobbyist Confronted at Energy Event

15 November 2012

Today at a well-attended energy forum hosted by Politico, I shed some light on the role of coal lobbyist Jeffrey Holmstead in blocking pollution reductions for his coal utility and mining clients after he said we can't "regulate our way to clean energy." Here's the video:

PR Watch on the Election's Fossil Fuel Advertising: Hurricane Sandy Endorses Obama

5 November 2012

This guest article was written by Mary Bottari and Sara Jerving of the Center for Media and Democracy, crossposted from PR Watch.

What's on ALEC's polluter agenda tomorrow?

10 May 2012

Tomorrow, the American Legislative Exchange Council--known as ALEC--will host their 2012 Spring Task Force summit in Charlotte, NC. At tomorrow's meeting, the corporate front group will round up its various committees and prepare to peddle new state-level legislation to attack clean energy laws, protect polluting industries, privatize education, and suppress voters, among other big business schemes.

Senator Inhofe admits his views on climate science based on money

16 March 2012

But first, a dose of climate reality:

API's Jack Gerard Refuses to Answer Activists on Vote 4 Energy Advertising Costs

7 March 2012

We'll get to the encounter with Mr. Gerard below, but first, some context:

Following SEC complaint, Greenpeace asks TransCanada for honest Keystone XL jobs explanation

31 January 2012

Posted on behalf of Phil Radford, Greenpeace's Executive Director in the U.S.

SEC to Investigate TransCanada's Lies on Keystone XL Job Claims

26 January 2012

Today Greenpeace sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking them to stop TransCanada Corporation from continuing to illegally mislead investors and the American public with wildly inflated job creation claims for its Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.