U.S. intelligence officials confirmed in a declassified report that a Kremlin-controlled media outlet ran programming critical of hydraulic fracturing to ward off challenges to Russia’s energy empire.
Officials reported that RT, which they call the “Kremlin’s principal international propaganda outlet,” ran “anti-fracking programming, highlighting environmental issues and the impacts on public health.”
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) confirmed the Kremlin’s use of RT to attack U.S. fracking for oil and natural gas in a report presenting evidence of Russian intelligence attempts to delegitimize the results of the 2016 election.
“This is likely reflective of the Russian Government’s concern about the impact of fracking and US natural gas production on the global energy market and the potential challenges to Gazprom’s profitability,” ODNI reported.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/us-intel-report-confirms-kremlin-pushed-anti-fracking-propaganda/I don't like Daily caller but it seems to be a go to source for most pro Trump news so maybe this will be noticed.
Forbes has a story as well.
Russians Financed The U.S. Anti-Fracking Movement: Oil Tycoon
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2015/03/12/russians-financed-the-u-s-anti-fracking-movement-oil-tycoon/#5060a64798e2
