POGO
1100 G Street, NW,
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005-3806
U.S.A.
phone (202) 347-1122
fax (202) 347-1116
501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization



POGO in the News - Natural Resources

 

A Win for Whistleblowers, By Kate SheppardMother Jones, August 5, 2010 

Despite Anger Over BP Spill, Washington Might Not Act, By Shashank Bengali and William Douglas, McClatchy NewspapersThe Miami Herald, July 30, 2010 

Three of every four oil and gas lobbyists worked for federal government, By Dan Eggen and Kimberly KindyThe Washington Post, July 22, 2010 

Groups seek investigation over oil industry hire, By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated PressSalon, July 21, 2010 

Minerals Management Serice and Offshore Drilling Regulation, Testimony By POGO's Danielle BrianHouse Committee Natural Resources | Energy and Mineral Resources, June 17, 2010 

Dick Cheney's Last Laugh, By Kate SheppardMother Jones, June 10, 2010 

Before Deepwater Horizon Disaster – Wyomingites Had Key Roles in MMS, By Rone TempestWyofile.com, June 2, 2010 

Obama Administration Official Resigns in Wake of BP Spill, By Yunji de NiesABC News, May 27, 2010 

Oil inspectors took company gifts, watchdog group finds, By Dugald McConnell and Carol CrattyCNN, May 25, 2010 

Oil Regulation or ‘Sex, Drugs, and Football’, By Larry DoyleWall Street Pit; Global Market Insight, May 25, 2010 

Report Details Ethics Violations Of Offshore Agency, With Brian NaylorNational Public Radio (NPR), May 25, 2010 

Feds neglect to collect billions from big oil, By Scott Hiaasen and Curtis MorganThe Miami Herald, May 22, 2010 

Why Is BP Calling the Shots in the Gulf?, With Matt GutmanABC News with Diane Sawyer, May 21, 2010 

Libertarian Paul defends oil and gas company, With Chris HayesThe Rachel Maddow Show, May 21, 2010 

Conflict of Interest Worries Raised in Spill Tests, By Ian UrbinaThe New York Times, May 20, 2010 

Can MMS restructuring save regulation?, With Rachel MaddowMSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show, May 14, 2010 

Regulatory Failure Marks Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, By David DayenBlog: Firedoglake, May 12, 2010 

A plan to split offshore oil agency, With Brett NeelyMarketplace, May 11, 2010 

Rules, Revolving Doors and the Oil Industry, By The EditorsThe New York Times; Room For Debate: A Running Commentary On The News, May 6, 2010 

There Will Be Blood, By Kate SheppardMother Jones, May 5, 2010 

Gulf Oil Spill Puts Spotlight on Regulator With Mixed Record, By Marian WangThe ProPublica Blog, April 29, 2010 

GAO again faults Interior royalty collection efforts, By Ben GemanThe Hill's E2 Wire: Energy & Environment Blog, April 15, 2010 

GAO Report: Interior Fails to Accurately Track Oil and Gas Production on Federal Leases, By Noelle Straub of GreenwireNew York Times, April 14, 2010 

Interior launches ethics program, By Katherine McIntire PetersGovernment Executive Magazine, September 24, 2009 

No More Sex and Drugs in the Interior Department, By Lydia DePillisThe New Republic, September 18, 2009 

Interior to Eliminate Royalty-In-Kind Program, By Noelle Straub and Ben GemanThe New York Times, September 16, 2009 

Salazar buries the RIK program, By Gregg CarlstromFederal Times, September 16, 2009 

Scandal-Plagued Oil Agency Revamping Itself, By Derek KravitzWashington Post Investigations, October 20, 2008 

Drilling Would Help No One But Mismanaged Oil Industry, By Steve ColbyHuffington Post, October 3, 2008 

MMS scandal spawns call for jail time, huge fines, By Derek SandsInside Energy, September 22, 2008 

Auditors assail improper relationship between Interior, oil industry, By Gregg CarlstromFederal Times, September 21, 2008 

Second Interior Official Pleads Guilty in Sex, Drugs and Oil Scandal, By Sharron CouttsProPublica, September 18, 2008 

US government oversight group calls on MMS to abandon RIK program, By Derek SandsPlatts , September 17, 2008 

Lakewood oil scandal overlooked, By Anne C. MulkernThe Denver Post, September 17, 2008 

GAO Auditors Question Interior's Collection of Energy Royalties, By Stephen PowerWall Street Journal, September 17, 2008 

Congress to investigate oil and gas royalty collections, By Katherine McIntire PetersGovernment Executive, September 16, 2008 

Inside the Beltway, By John McCaslinThe Washington Times, September 12, 2008 

Sex, Drugs, and Offshore Drilling, By James RidgewayMoJo Blog, September 11, 2008 

Sex Scandal At Federal Agency Is Not New, By Jeff Brady NPR: All Things Considered, September 11, 2008 

Oil-and-Sex Scandal Spawns Criticism, Hill Hearing, By Derek KravitzWashington Post Investigations, September 11, 2008 

Sex for Oil? Reports Blast Interior Dept., By Lisa Stark, Theresa Cook, Kate Barrett, Jason Ryan and Jack DateABC World News with Charles Gibson, September 10, 2008 

Scandal at Interior Department involving oil companies, By Tom CostelloNBC News: Nightly News, September 10, 2008 

Sex, drugs and oil: corruption scandal rocks US agency, Agence France Press, September 10, 2008 

Oil companies gave sex, drinks, gifts to federal overseers, By Greg GordonMcClatchy Newspapers, September 10, 2008 

How to Fix It: Stop Leasing Public Lands at Fire-Sale Prices, By James RidgewayMother Jones, September 1, 2008 

Taxpayer Watchdog: President Should Appoint MMS Director, Natural Gas Intelligence, March 17, 2008 

DOI officials dispute calls to change royalties program, By Nick SnowPenn Energy Oil & Gas Research, March 12, 2008 

Watchdog Group: MMS Director Should be Presidential Appointee, NGI's Daily Gas Price Index, March 11, 2008 

Justice Pounds a Watchdog, By Shawn ZellerCQ Weekly, February 24, 2008 

POGO loses suit over payment to whistleblower, by Gregg Leslie Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Blog, February 12, 2008 

Interior Seeks Repeal of Offshore Royalty Relief in FY '09 Budget, Natural Gas Intelligence, February 11, 2008 

Steward to head royalty-in-kind program at MMS; ran agency records projects, By Jean ChemnickInside Energy, January 21, 2008 

Interior Department unveils new ethics plan, by Anika GuptaGovExec.com, July 6, 2007 

Watchdog Group: Burton Exit First Step Toward Systemic Reform of MMS, National Gas Intelligence, May 14, 2007 

The Royalty Treatment, NOW by PBS, May 11, 2007 

Controversial Head of Interior's minerals agency resigns, By Tim KauffmanFederal Times, May 8, 2007 

Democrats Taking Closer Look at Agency Oversight of Oil, Gas Leases, By Jean ChemnickPolitico, April 17, 2007 

Senators Seek Way to Mend Faulty Oil and Gas Contracts, By Jean ChemnickPolitico, March 27, 2007 

BP faces new charges in corrosion, By Megan BaldinoKTUU, Alaska, February 5, 2007 

Lubrigate: Oil Company Cheated U.S. out of Millions, By Justin RoodTPMMuckraker.com, January 24, 2007 

Oil Royalties Slip-Sliding Away, By Jeff TylerMarketplace, January 16, 2007 

Letting oil companies say 'Trust us', By Ashley Milne-Tyte Marketplace, January 15, 2007 

Pipeline closed six hours due to leak, By Angela UnruhKTUU, Alaska, January 9, 2007 

Study Suggests Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., By Edmund L. AndrewsNew York Times, December 22, 2006 

A billion here, a billion there, By Edward T. PoundU.S. News and World Report , December 10, 2006 

Agency bills BP in fee dispute, By Brett ClantonHouston Chronicle, December 8, 2006 

Report: Oil Royalty Program Ineffective, By Ian TalleyHouston Chronicle, December 6, 2006 

Blowing the Whistle on Big Oil, By Edmund L. AndrewsThe New York Times, December 3, 2006 

Panel to analyze royalties system, By David IvanovichHouston Chronicle, November 15, 2006 

Oil giant tries to shirk royalty payments to Indians, By Michelle ChenThe NewStandard, October 11, 2006 

Uncle Sam is happy to get paid in crude, By David IvanovichHouston Chronicle, October 7, 2006 

Now, oil-rich leaders mock Bush team, By Jay BookmanAtlanta Journal-Constitution, September 25, 2006 

Department of Billion-dollar Bungling, By Douglas WallerTime, September 16, 2006 

Seattle firm softened warnings about BP’s pipeline monitoring, By Steve Miletich and Hal BerntonSeattle Times, August 26, 2006 

Report Criticizing BP's Controls Is Investigated After Alterations, By Jim CarltonWall Street Journal, August 25, 2006 

BP's Alaska Woes Are No Surprise For One Gadfly, By Jim CarltonWall Street Journal, August 12, 2006 

Crude Awakening, PBS NOW Show, June 16, 2006 

As Profits Soar, Companies Pay U.S. Less for Gas Rights , By Edmund L. AndrewsNew York Times, January 23, 2006 

Unocal to Pay U.S. More Than $21 Million for Underpayment of Oil Royalties, Department of Justice Press Release, December 3, 2001 

EPA to Transfer Ombudsman; Whitman Proposes IG Oversee Superfund's Sites Watchdog, By Edward WalshWashington Post, November 29, 2001 

Making them pay: How big oil companies shortchange taxpayers on royalties, By Jim MorrisU.S. News and World Report, May 14, 2001 

More public drilling? Let's collect bills first, USA Today, April 6, 2001 

EPA's Quiet Man in the Middle, Watchdog Group Honors Ombudsman for Being Public's Voice, By Edward WalshWashington Post, December 8, 1998 


 

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