Category: Front Groups
Hawthorn Group
The Hawthorn Group is a public affairs and corporate communications firm that has frequently worked with utilities and been central to a number of scandals involving the industry. Hawthorn describes...
Blocking renewable energy is a top state legislative priority for network of pro-fossil fuels think tanks
The State Policy Network (SPN) announced on its website last month that it will focus on working with state lawmakers to prevent states from adopting wind and solar power in...
Michigan Energy First
Michigan Energy First is a 501(c)(4) dark money group run by several DTE Energy executives that anchors a network of front groups affiliated with the utility. Michigan Energy First has...
Smarter NY Energy
Smarter NY Energy Smarter NY Energy is an anti-electrification campaign launched by the propane industry. In early 2023, members and allies of the New York State Energy Coalition, an oil heat...
Save Our Stoves / Natural Gas: Limitless OpportunitySave Our Stoves
Save Our Stoves / Natural Gas: Limitless Opportunity Save Our Stoves, also referred to as “Natural Gas: Limitless Opportunity,” is a campaign run by the Florida Natural Gas Association. Executive officers...
Natural Gas for the Next Generation
Natural Gas for the Next Generation Natural Gas for the Next Generation is a front group promoting methane gas, focusing on Pennsylvania. The group does not list its members or...
Voices for Cooperative Power
Voices for Cooperative Power Voices for Cooperative Power is an advocacy campaign created by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) – the trade association for electric cooperatives. NRECA launched...
Coalition for Cleaner Affordable Energy
Coalition for Cleaner Affordable Energy Coalition for Cleaner Affordable Energy is a Nevada-based front group that includes Southwest Gas as a “partner” along with many of the gas utility’s allies....
SC Clean Energy For All
SC Clean Energy For All SC Clean Energy For All was a front group created in 2019 to undermine pro-solar legislation passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives. The...
Affordable Energy for New Jersey
Affordable Energy for New Jersey Affordable Energy for New Jersey is a front group created in 2020 that promotes methane gas and fights renewable energy and electrification policies. Many business...