Here’s how much Anadarko and Noble have invested in legislators and PR firms
In recent years, major oil and gas companies have launched aggressive efforts in Colorado to sway public opinion on the impacts of drilling, elect sympathetic legislators, and defeat efforts to enact commonsense safeguards on oil and gas development. Two companies in particular, Anadarko Petroleum and Noble Energy, have given tens of millions to pro-industry organizations and politicians. In the wake of a fatal home explosion linked to an Anadarko-owned operation in Firestone, Colorado, oil and gas companies are once again going to the well in an attempt at damage control.
A review of Colorado campaign finance records shows that since 2012, Anadarko and Noble have collectively spent more than $21.6 million on state political races and ballot initiatives. Further, tax documents show a public relations front group founded by the two companies received more than $21 million in donations in its first two years of existence.