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The '''Energy Stewardship Alliance''' (ESA) describes itself as "a nonprofit organization formed to support a national energy policy that promotes development of U.S. domestic energy resources as well as energy conservation to reduce reliance on imported energy sources". "Oil exploration and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ANWR) coastal plain is an important component," it states on its website, of a policy aimed at promoting the developing of U.S. energy sources.<ref>[http://www.anwr.org/esa/esa.htm "Energy Stewardship Alliance"], accessed March 2008.</ref>  
 
The '''Energy Stewardship Alliance''' (ESA) describes itself as "a nonprofit organization formed to support a national energy policy that promotes development of U.S. domestic energy resources as well as energy conservation to reduce reliance on imported energy sources". "Oil exploration and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ANWR) coastal plain is an important component," it states on its website, of a policy aimed at promoting the developing of U.S. energy sources.<ref>[http://www.anwr.org/esa/esa.htm "Energy Stewardship Alliance"], accessed March 2008.</ref>  
  
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ESA's coordinator, [[Roger Herrera]], is a former [[BP Amoco]] executive with a long history of efforts to open ANWR to the oil industry:
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ESA's coordinator was [[Roger Herrera]],<ref>Poornima Gupta, [http://www.forests.org/archive/america/adwarla1.htm "Advertising war launched over Arctic oil fields"], ''Reuters'', March 28, 2001.</ref> a former [[BP Amoco]] executive with a long history of efforts to open ANWR to the oil industry.  
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* "manager of exploration and lands for the Standard Alaska Production Company. ("Alaska refuge coveted by oil industry," Christian Science Monitor, 2/9/87)
 
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* "Manager of Operations for BP's Sohio Alaska Petroleum Company."[http://www.ebenhopson.com/apr/SEPT82/Sep82wettundra.html]
 
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* "president of Northern Knowledge."("Murkowski to hold key hearing on Arctic coastal plain oil development bill," Office of Senator Murkowski, 4/4/00) Northern Knowledge is listed in the Yahoo! Anchorage yellow pages under "Oil & Gas Exploration & Development."
 
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* "a former BP executive who is now consultant with Arctic Power, an Alaska group pushing for oil development in ANWR." ("Refuge lobbyists up ante," Anchorage Daily News, 1/3/01). The interest groups that comprise the board and membership of Arctic Power include the Alaska Support Industry Alliance, Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, Resource Development Council, Alaska Trucking Association, Alaska Oil & Gas Association, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Miner's Association Alaska Forest Association (www.anwr.org).
 
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* a registered lobbyist for Arctic Power and BP America according to the Center for Responsive Politics. He was paid $20,000 in 1997 as a lobbyist for BP America and reported $30,000 in lobbying income from Arctic Power in 1999.
 
  
 
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* Greenpeace USA, [http://research.greenpeaceusa.org/?a=browse&cat=634 Archive of Materials on Energy Stewardship Alliance], Greenpeace Investigations, accessed March 2008.  
 
* Greenpeace USA, [http://research.greenpeaceusa.org/?a=browse&cat=634 Archive of Materials on Energy Stewardship Alliance], Greenpeace Investigations, accessed March 2008.  
 
*Brad Wright, "[http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/03/21/oil.ad.campaign/ Oil industry hits back at environmentalists]", CNN, March 21, 2001.
 
*Brad Wright, "[http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/03/21/oil.ad.campaign/ Oil industry hits back at environmentalists]", CNN, March 21, 2001.
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*Center for Responsive Poltics, [http://www.opensecrets.org/include/formattoprint.asp?Page=/alerts/v6/alertv6_13.asp "Mystery Alaska: The Lobbying over ANWR Drilling"], ''Money in Politics Alert'', Open Secrets.org, March 26, 2001.
 
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 25 December 2019

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This article is part of the Center for Media & Democracy's spotlight on front groups and corporate spin.

The Energy Stewardship Alliance (ESA) describes itself as "a nonprofit organization formed to support a national energy policy that promotes development of U.S. domestic energy resources as well as energy conservation to reduce reliance on imported energy sources". "Oil exploration and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ANWR) coastal plain is an important component," it states on its website, of a policy aimed at promoting the developing of U.S. energy sources.[1]

While the alliance describes itself as a non-profit organization, it is not listed in Guidestar as a non-profit registered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Instead, its web pages are a part of the website of Arctic Power, an oil industry front group established to promote oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

To give itself a superficial veneer of environmental sensitivity, ESA's logo shows the outline of a caribou and some trees. Shortly after its creation, ESA ran TV ads depicting long gas lines during the energy crisis of the 1970s, and warned that failure to drill in the ANWR could bring on a similar crisis.

Personnel

ESA's coordinator was Roger Herrera,[2] a former BP Amoco executive with a long history of efforts to open ANWR to the oil industry.

Energy Stewardship Alliance Members

As of December, 2004 the Alliances listed its members as being[3]

Contact Details

Website: http://www.anwr.org/esa/esa.htm

Articles and Resources

Sources

  1. ↑ "Energy Stewardship Alliance", accessed March 2008.
  2. ↑ Poornima Gupta, "Advertising war launched over Arctic oil fields", Reuters, March 28, 2001.
  3. ↑ Energy Stewardship Alliance Members (ESA)", December 2004. (Accessed March 2008).

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