Foundation's funds continue flow to fracking critics
Written by
Jon Campbell
ALBANY — A year ago, ExxonMobil, one of the largest companies in the world, quietly bankrolled a $2 million public-relations ad campaign in New York, calling on the state to allow shale gas drilling through a series of full-page newspaper advertisements and 60-second radio spots.
At the same time, the Park Foundation, an Ithaca-based philanthropic fund, was doling out dozens of smaller grants to groups who are opposed to or critical of hydraulic fracturing and unafraid to be vocal about it.
Since Gannett’s Albany Bureau first examined Park’s hydrofracking-related grants 15 months ago, the foundation has maintained its rate of spending on the highly charged issue, distributing more than $2.3 million since the beginning of 2012 to fracking critics active in New York.
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