People will be more intrigued to believe Russian interference in US oil & gas then our politics – PB/TK
Congressmen: Russia Funds U.S. Anti-Fracking Groups to Suppress ‘Domestic Oil & Gas’ – By Thomas D. Williams / July 14 2017
The Russian government has been funding radical environmental groups to “suppress the U.S. domestic oil & gas industry,” according to leading Congressional House members.
In a newly released letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, the chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Lamar Smith (R-TX), and the chair of the Subcommittee on Energy, Randy Weber (R-TX) allege that Russia “is behind the radical statements and vitriol directed at the U.S. fossil fuel sector” and formally request that the Treasury Department launch an investigation into Russian funding of radical environmental groups.
Russian financing makes up a significant part of “a concerted effort by foreign entities to funnel millions of dollars through various non-profit entities to influence the U.S. energy market,” the congressmen assert in their letter.
They also reference public statements by European officials as well as the U.S. intelligence community declaring that “Russia and its government corporations are funding a covert anti-fracking campaign to suppress the widespread adoption of fracking in Europe and the U.S.—all in an effort to safeguard the influence of the Russian oil and gas sector.”
Continue to breitbart.com article: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/14/congressmen-russia-funds-u-s-anti-fracking-groups-to-suppress-domestic-oil-gas/
