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limpyhobbler

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28. Ed Rendell loves fracking and so do the companies who give him money

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 02:51 PM

Mar 2013

More Than a Matter of Opinion: Ed Rendell’s Plea for Fracking Fails to Disclose Industry Ties

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell took to the New York Daily News op-ed page Wednesday with a message to local officials: stop worrying and learn to love fracking.
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What Rendell’s passionate plea failed to note was this: since stepping down as governor in 2011, he has worked as a paid consultant to a private equity firm with investments in the natural gas industry.

The op-ed piece was widely noted in other media outlets, and Cuomo wound up being asked about it during a radio appearance on Wednesday. The New York State Petroleum Council promptly issued a press release hailing Rendell’s “strong and confident argument.”

Reached Wednesday, Rendell told ProPublica that he should have disclosed to the Daily News his work at the private equity firm, Element Partners, and that the newspaper “should have included it.”
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http://www.propublica.org/article/ed-rendell-new-york-fracking-op-ed-disclosure

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Fracking Issues - NOT restricted to PA, but very relevant to all states with this problem. [View all] HopeHoops Jan 2012 OP

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Well they sure got a good ROI with their purchase of Corbett. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4

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X-Posting from GD grntuscarora Feb 2012 #5

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K & R femmocrat Mar 2012 #15

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I don't know the tune. Can you hum a few more bars? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #12

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Excellent article posted by Omaha Steve: Please read! femmocrat Mar 2012 #14

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I grew up in Yardley in bucks county also.......... kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #20

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Thanks so much for cross posting Number9Dream Mar 2013 #27

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Update grntuscarora Apr 2013 #29

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