Oil and Gas Election Tactics Investigated by US Congress

On September 14, 2022, the US Congressional House Committee for Natural Resources hosted a hearing titles “The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change”. Anne Lee Foster, one of the main subjects of Fracking the System, was invited to testify about her experience with Colorado Rising during their 2018 ballot initiative campaign election, and the targeted harassment and political sabotage they faced. This is the same central story told in the film and a reminder that the tactics we documented in 2018 are a harbinger of things to come unless we take action.