Microsoft Word - ERM Sign On Letter Final.docx

A coalition of organizations calls for the suspension of the Keystone XL pipeline review process, alleging that the consulting firm ERM lied on conflict-of-interest forms regarding its relationships with TransCanada and other oil companies involved in Canadian tar sands.

• The authors allege that Environmental Resource Management (ERM) provided false information on its conflict of interest disclosure form by claiming it had no existing contract or working relationship with TransCanada, despite being involved in the Alaska Pipeline Project, a joint venture between TransCanada and ExxonMobil since at least 2011.
• ERM is accused of falsely certifying that it had no direct or indirect relationship with business entities affected by the proposed work, while publicly available documents indicate it worked for over a dozen major energy companies involved in Canadian tar sands between 2009 and 2012, including Shell, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Total, Syncrude, and ExxonMobil.
• The State Department is criticized for failing to independently verify ERM's claims and for violating its own conflict of interest screening guidelines, despite a previous agreement to develop additional verification measures for third-party contractors.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2013). Microsoft Word - ERM Sign On Letter Final.docx. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/ERM_Letter_30Jul2013.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Microsoft Word - ERM Sign On Letter Final.docx. 2013. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/ERM_Letter_30Jul2013.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Microsoft Word - ERM Sign On Letter Final.docx |date=30 July 2013 |url=https://www.ciel.org/Publications/ERM_Letter_30Jul2013.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2013microsoft, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - ERM Sign On Letter Final.docx}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2013}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ciel.org/Publications/ERM_Letter_30Jul2013.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }