INSIGHT- In the run-up to U.S. election, drilling lobby promotes natural gas as “clean”
By Valerie Volcovici, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Matthew Green: AUGUST 18, 2020
WASHINGTON/LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – America’s biggest oil and gas lobby group is ramping up its advertising spending ahead of the November election to persuade voters that natural gas is a climate-friendly fuel, according to ad buying data.
The campaign by the American Petroleum Institute (API), targeted at younger voters and some tight congressional races, is part of a global battle by the drilling industry to assuage growing fears over the role of natural gas in driving climate change.