American Petroleum Institute:Articles

The following articles are related to the main SourceWatch page on the American Petroleum Institute.

• Wendy Benjaminson, "Petroleum industry funds new benzene study," Associated Press, April 28, 2005.
• Dina Capiello, "Oil industry funding study to contradict cancer claims: Research will analyze effects of benzene on workers in China," Houston Chonicle, April 29, 2005.
• Mark Hand, "API highlights oil industry challenges despite record profits", PR Week, November 11, 2005. (Sub req'd).
• Ted McKenna, "US petroleum trade group to expand outreach in '07", PR Week, November 16, 2006. (Sub req'd).
• Stephan Tychon, "from 'Oil & Gas' to 'Gas v. Oil': global energy transition II", Global Screen Paper of the WSC, Bruxxelles, March 21, 2006. Submission to the European Commission, DG Energy.
• Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, "American Petroleum Institute Hosts Conference Call with Bloggers, Journalists," Treehugger blog (Discovery Communications), April 20, 2007.
• "Oil Industry Group Paid Lobbyist $200K," Associated Press, August 28, 2007.
• "Court Declines Pollution Case," Associated Press, January 14, 2008.
• Press release, "NFL and Rebuilding Together 'Kickoff to Rebuild'," Rebuilding Together via PR Newswire, February 1, 2008.
• Megan Lee, "Shiver me chili beans," Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming), February 17, 2008.
• Ian Talley, "US Oil Industry Fights Blame For High Gasoline Prices," Dow Jones Newswire, March 31, 2008.
• The Heritage Foundation, "Why are gas prices so high?," Heritage blog "The Foundry," March 31, 2008.
• Chris Baltimore, "Oil execs to take heat from US lawmakers Tuesday," Reuters, March 31, 2008.
• Tom Doggett, "Senators ask Big Oil to help poor on fuel costs," Reuters, April 1, 2008.
• Timothy C. Barmann, "State House hosts oil group’s exhibit," The Providence Journal (Rhode Island), April 2, 2008.
• Jasiri Whipper, "Volunteers band together for rebuilding: More than 100 help make 6 homes energy-efficient," The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), April 27, 2008.
• Jennifer Rivera, "CEO of American Petroleum Institute explains high gas prices," WPTV-5 (NBC TV affiliate in West Palm Beach, Florida), May 19, 2008.
• Dave Schuler, "Blogger Conference Call With Peter Robertson," Outside the Beltway blog, May 20, 2008.
• "American Petroleum Institute spent $1.3M lobbying in 1Q: American Petroleum Institute pumped $1.3 million into lobbying Washington in 1st quarter," Associated Press, May 22, 2008.
• Glenn Hess, "ACC's Gerard Moves On: Chemical industry leader accepts top job at API," Chemical & Engineering News, June 9, 2008.
• Carol Christian, "No U.S. restrictions on oilsands," Fort McMurray Today (Alberta, Canada), June 12, 2008.
• David Ivanovich and Bennett Roth, "Energy issues consume Capitol Hill: Democrats, Republicans dig in as they battle over solutions," Houston Chronicle, June 12, 2008.
• Press release, "The Pipeline Group Offers Safe At Home School Program," The Pipeline Group via PR Newswire, July 10, 2008.
• Miles Grant, "What's in a name? Big Oil tries to hide behind an acronym," Gristmill blog, Grist.org, July 29, 2008.
• "API makes 'mistake' releasing US oil data early," Reuters, August 6, 2008.
• "Industry groups file lawsuit over polar bear rule," Associated Press, August 28, 2008.
• Jeff Yeager, "Oil Industry Commercial Misleads the Public: How the API Contributes to Our Oil Addiction," TheDailyGreen.com, October 13, 2008.
• Ayesha Rascoe, "Congress likely to back offshore drilling: API head," Reuters, November 14, 2008.
• Press release, "Rebuilding Together Presents the American Petroleum Institute With the 2008 Community Builder Award," Rebuilding Together via PR Newswire, November 14, 2008.
• Chris Casteel, "Energy industry seeks more offshore access: Officials say expanding drilling, exploration will create jobs," The Oklahoman, February 26, 2009.
• Brett Clanton, "Offshore Technology Conference: Drillers gain some traction in offshore drilling push," Houston Chronicle, May 6, 2009.
• "API slams cap-and-trade compromise," Upstreamonline, May 15, 2009.
• Ian Talley, "Panel Adds Free Permits To CO2 Bill," Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), May 16, 2009.
• Devil's Advocate, "Blogger Conference Call With the API," Right Wing News, May 19, 2009.
• Darren Samuelsohn, "Complaints from left and right as House climate markup nears," Greenwire / New York Times, May 18, 2009.
• Brett Clanton, "Union quits plant safety talks," Houston Chronicle (Texas), August 4, 2009.
• Ariel Schwartz, "American Petroleum Institute Demonstrates How to Screw Up a Grassroots Event," FastCompany.com, August 21, 2009.
• Sam Eaton, "Oil industry report targets climate bill," Marketplace (text of radio report), August 24, 2009.
• Kate Sheppard, "Lobby horse: Majority of 'Energy Citizens' rallies organized by oil-industry lobbyists," Grist.org, August 21, 2009.
• Steve Lynn, "San Juan County energy workers rally against legislation," The Daily Times (Farmington, New Mexico), August 22, 2009.
• Alan Guebert, "Farm and Food: The company you keep," JournalStar.com (Lincoln, Nebraska), August 29, 2009.
• "'Energy Citizens' rally vs. climate, energy bill," Associated Press, August 31, 2009.
• Nick Snow, "Administration attempts to justify tax proposals surprise Gerard," Oil & Gas Journal, September 15, 2009.