America's Natural Gas Alliance

This article is part of the Lobbying Portal, a sunlight project from Spinwatch.

Background

America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) is the public relations arm of the oil and gas fracking industry in the USA.

Affiliations

According to The Nation Magazine:

• ANGA gave $1 million in funding to "Truthland," a pro-fracking film released to fend off Josh Fox's "Gasland: Part II."
• Gave ASGK Strategies, a political consulting firm founded by White House advisor David Axelrod $25,000,
• Gave $864,673 to [[]]Edventures Partners, an education curriculum company that has partnered with ANGA to produce classroom materials that promote the use of natural gas."
• Paid the Glover Park Group over $2.9 million for 'research/advertising' and Dewey Square Group $738,957 for 'grassroots communications.,' "Both firms are run by mostly former Clinton administration officials." ANGA donated another $6,500 to Dewey Square for general operational support.

People

• Martin "Marty" Durbin, nephew of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the U.S. Senate's Majority Whip.

Lobbyists

• Hill and Knowlton

Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes

Contact

Website:

Resources

• Steve Horn, Fracking Lobby ANGA's Tax Forms: Big Bucks to Media Outlets, "Other ALECs", DesmogBlog, 20 November 2013