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Shareholder Advocacy of Increasing Importance to Energy Companies: As You Sow Strategist Michael Passoff
BEZINGA – May 27, 2011 – Shareholders are demanding that the energy‐industry self‐regulate in order to minimize risk, says Michael Passoff, chief strategist for the environment and fracking at the shareholder advocacy group As You … MORE
Major bloc of Chevron, Exxon Shareholders Vote to Look Closer at Fracking
THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT – May 26, 2011 – Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson today admitted the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, comes with certain risks, telling reporters at the company’s … MORE
Morning Energy: It’s the Bizarre Senate
POLITICO – May 26, 2011 – A shareholder resolution asking Chevron to prepare a report on the environmental and financial risks of fracking got only 41 percent of the shareholder vote Wednesday and a similar … MORE
On Our Radar: Oil Shareholders Demand Fracking Disclosures
THE NEW YORK TIMES – May 26, 2011 – At an annual meeting, nearly a third of Exxon Mobil shareholders back a proposal requiring greater transparency by the company on the risks of hydraulic fracturing, … MORE
RELEASE: Exxon, Chevron Shareholders Send Strong Message Today About Need to Disclose Environmental and Financial Risks of ‘Fracking’
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – May 25, 2011 – At today’s annual meetings of Chevron and ExxonMobil, shareholders sent a strong message by voting in favor of resolutions filed by the shareholder advocacy group … MORE
Large Percentage of Exxon, Chevron Shareholders Vote for Fracking Study
THE COLORADO INDEPENDENT – May 25, 2011 – Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson today admitted the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, comes with certain risks, telling reporters at the company’s … MORE
Chevron, ExxonMobil Hear from Shareholders on ‘Fracking’
FINANCIAL ADVISOR MAGAZINE – May 25, 2011 – Shareholders at today’s annual meetings of Chevron and ExxonMobil showed strong support for resolutions that would require the companies to report on environmental and financial risks of … MORE
Chevron and Exxon Shareholders Send Strong Message Today About Need to Disclose Environmental and Financial Risks of Fracking
TRIPLE PUNDIT – May 25, 2011 – At today’s annual meetings of Chevron and ExxonMobil, shareholders sent a strong message by voting in favor of resolutions filed by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, … MORE
Big US Oil Companies Face Growing Fracking Concern
REUTERS – May 25, 2011 – Large blocks of investors in the two largest U.S. oil companies on Wednesday demanded more disclosure about the environmental risks of extracting oil and gas through hydraulic fracturing.
Exxon Under Pressure on Gas Fracking
THE HILL – May 26, 2011 – Reuters reports that shareholders are pressing Exxon Mobil and other companies about the safety of hydraulic fracturing, a common but controversial method of developing gas wells.
RELEASE: Shareholder Advocates Declare ‘Fracking’ Not Sustainable for Environment or Investment
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – May 19, 2011 – On Wednesday, May 25 resolutions filed by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow will be voted on by investors at the annual meetings of … MORE
RELEASE: Shareholder Advocates Expose Coal Industry’s Financial Erosion
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – May 4, 2011 – This month resolutions filed by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow will be voted on by shareholders at the annual meetings of three U.S. … MORE
Filing Shows CMS Energy CEO Pay Disparity
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Shareholders Can Question ‘Fracking’
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER – April 5, 2011 – If you don’t like natural gas companies drilling in your Pennsylvania backyard, you have shareholder democracy on your side.
Investors Target “Fracking,” Political Contributions, and Network Neutrality This Proxy Season
SUSTAINGENUITYSM – February 9, 2011 – A wide variety of resolutions have been filed for this proxy season, targeting issues like fracking, political contributions, network neutrality and oil sands.
Investors Seek Disclosure of ‘Fracking’ Oil, Gas Risks
BUSINESS INSURANCE – January 25, 2011 – Investors have filed shareholder resolutions asking several major oil and gas companies to disclose the environmental and financial risks associated with natural gas fracturing, or “fracking,” operations and … MORE
U.S. Investors Target “Fracking,” Political Contributions, Network Neutrality
RESPONSIBLE INVESTOR – January 25, 2011 – US responsible investors have filed a wide variety of resolutions ahead of the forthcoming proxy season, targeting issues as diverse as “fracking”, political contributions, network neutrality and oil … MORE
Shareholders Demand Fracking Risk Disclosure
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER – January 24, 2011 – Investors have filed shareholder resolutions urging nine major oil and gas companies to disclose risks of their U.S. natural gas fracturing, or fracking, operations.
Shareholders Demand Some Fracking Answers
THE MOTLEY FOOL – January 21, 2011 – The specter of BP’s (NYSE: BP) Deepwater Horizon disaster last year, and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, hasn’t been put to rest. This … MORE
Shareholders Challenge Gas Companies on Fracking
FINANCIAL TIMES – January 21, 2011 – A group of US investors have filed shareholder resolutions with nine oil and gas companies, pressing them to disclose plans for managing risks associated with the technology being … MORE
Investor Groups’ Resolutions on Hydraulic Fracturing ‘Hit a Nerve’
SNL FINANCIAL – January 21, 2011 – A coalition of environmentally minded investors is calling on leading oil and gas companies to improve transparency related to hydraulic fracturing practices and adopt policies that will mitigate … MORE
Coal Ash: Let Your Voice Be Heard
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE – Oct. 25, 2010 – The Environmental Protec
EPA Must Regulate Coal Ash – Investor Group
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS – Sep. 17, 2010 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should adopt federally‐enforceable regulations governing coal ash disposal to prevent costly environmental and public health impacts, says a group of investors representing … MORE
RELEASE: Coal Ash Should be Better Regulated by EPA, Say Investors
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – September 15, 2010 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should adopt federally‐ enforceable regulations governing coal ash disposal to prevent costly environmental and public health impacts, says a group … MORE
EPA Urged To Adopt Enforceable Regulations For Coal Ash
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES – Sep. 15, 2010 – Investment groups managing over $240 billion in assets under management urged the U.S. Environmental Protec
SRI Investors Fight For More Coal Ash Regs
FINANCIAL ADVISOR – Sep. 15, 2010 – More than 20 investor groups are asking for new regula
ANALYSIS-Investors urge safeguards on US shale gas drilling
CNN MONEY – Jun. 29, 2010 – Concern about the safety of drilling for natural gas in shale formations is leading investors to demand assurances from energy companies and prompting state lawmakers to call for … MORE
Investors Urge Safeguards On US Shale Gas Drilling:
REUTERS – Jun. 29, 2010 – Concern about the safety of drilling for natural gas in shale formations is leading investors to demand assurances from energy companies and prompting state lawmakers to call for tighter … MORE
RELEASE: Strong Votes on Hydraulic Fracturing Send Clear Message to Natural Gas Drillers
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – June 23, 2010 – As BP* shareholders face the suspension of their dividends as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, investors at other oil and gas companies … MORE
RELEASE: Ultra Petroleum Shareholders Call for Disclosure of ‘Fracking’ Risks
AS YOU SOW – June 14, 2010 – A proposal asking Ultra Petroleum to disclose what it is doing to reduce risks from toxic chemicals in natural gas drilling, and consider alternatives, won the support … MORE
Shareholder Activists Set Out To Drill Oil Companies
BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK – Jun. 13, 2010 – It may seem unthinkable that a company with so formidable a public image and financial track record as BP (BP) is fighting to save its reputation—and potentially, its … MORE
Exxon’s “Frack Attack” And What Shareholders May Do About It
TRIPLEPUNDIT – Jun. 09, 2010 – ExxonMobil believes in public disclosure regarding its use of toxic chemicals. Either that, or it is funding lobbying groups to oppose regulations for disclosure.
Investors Press Power Companies For Plans On Coal-Ash Waste
WALL STREET JOURNAL – May 27, 2010 – Investors are putting pressure on utility companies to examine risks posed by coal-ash waste from power plants.
ExxonMobil Resolution Gets Notable Support
FINANCIAL ADVISOR – May 26, 2010 – Although it was defeated, a shareholder resolution that would have required ExxonMobil to disclose what it’s doing to reduce risks from natural gas drilling got five times the … MORE
Keep Your Eyes On Exxon
FINANCIAL ADVISOR – May 21, 2010 – Exxon Mobil will be the next company to be in the spotlight for what it is—or is not doing—when it uses a controversial means of extracting natural gas … MORE
RELEASE: ExxonMobil Shareholders Question Risks of Natural Gas ‘Fracking’
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – May 20, 2010 – As concern grows about the use of toxic chemicals in natural gas drilling, investors are pushing energy companies to disclose what they are doing to reduce … MORE
RELEASE: Shareholders Urge CMS to Come Clean on Coal Ash
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – May 17, 2010 – CMS Energy, whose coal ash landfill at the Karn‐Weadock plant has contaminated groundwater and is leaking heavy metals into Saginaw Bay, faces a shareholder proposal this … MORE
Investors Raise Coal Ash Disposal Issues With Coal Utilities
TRIPLEPUNDIT – May 06, 2010 – As regulators debate emission caps and utilities install filters and scrubbers to reduce toxic particles from going into the atmosphere – we have to take a minute and remember … MORE
RELEASE: Firstever Shareholder Vote on Coal Ash Risks
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – April 27, 2010 – In the first‐ever shareholder vote on coal ash practices and disclosure, 25.6% of MDU Resources shareholders voted in support of increased transparency on this key environmental … MORE
RELEASE: MDU Resources Targeted on Coal Ash
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – April 23, 2010 – MDU Resources Group (MDU), a Bismarck, ND‐based utility, will face a shareholder proposal questioning its coal ash storage practices at the Annual Shareholder Meeting on 27 … MORE
