Portal:Water/Opportunities for Citizen Journalists

Help us uncover the oil and gas industry's public relations and propaganda efforts behind the push for fracking. If you see an ad from a company or front group minimizing the consequences of drilling for oil and gas in shale, please contact our new tipline: tipline AT sourcewatch.org. Help us research the profits, executive pay, lobbying expenditures and safety records of the companies pushing to expand shale oil and gas drilling. Here is a research guide on:

• How to Research U.S. Corporations

• How to Research Front Groups

A list of corporations that deserve greater scrutiny (there are dozens of corporations listed on the Marcellus Shale page):

• America's Natural Gas Alliance
• Atlas Energy Resources or Atlas Inc.
• Apache Corporation
• Cheniere Energy, Inc.
• CNG Now ("Clean" Natural Gas Now)
• Devon Energy Company
• EnCana Corporation
• Gazprom
• Statoil
• XTO Energy, Inc.