Before he became the man at the center of the Sex, Drugs, and Oil scandal, Gregory W. Smith ran a section of the Interior Department … more…
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A series of inspector general reports alleging cocaine use and government regulators literally jumping into bed with Big Oil would ma … more…
Update: We've just added the scandal under "Sex, Drugs, and Oil" to our Scandal Watch.
There's quite a scandal brewing at the Inte … more…
Oil companies may receive a $53 billion boon thanks to a royalty relief package designed to enhance the appeal of drilling in the Gul … more…
March 05, 2010
Do Big Polluters Buy Influence When They Fund Enviro Groups? Johann Hari, The Nation, March 05, 2010
November 17, 2009
Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa Ian Urbina, New York Times, November 17, 2009
November 12, 2009
American Adviser to Kurds Stands to Reap Oil Profits James Glanz and Walter Gibbs, New York Times, November 12, 2009
October 23, 2009
Details of Sen. LeMieux’s Work for Oil Group Remain Murky Alex Leary, St. Petersburg Times, October 23, 2009
September 23, 2009
U.S. Warns BP of Safety Issues at Texas Refinery Sheila McNulty, Financial Times, September 23, 2009
September 08, 2009
Sen. Martinez Lobbied Pentagon on Behalf of Big Donor Scott Hiaasen, Miami Herald, September 08, 2009