Russians used social media to disrupt U.S. energy industry, report says

In the media reporting on Russian meddling in American political issues, this subject is lost: the Russians have been meddling in lots of ways to stop the development of American energy resources.

The same Russian-backed propaganda groups accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election used social media to try to disrupt U.S. energy policy, including inciting protests against pipeline projects, according to a new congressional report.

The House Science Committee report says it found evidence that Russian-sponsored agents used Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) and Instagram to suppress research and development of fossil fuels and impede efforts to expand the use of natural gas and fracking in the U.S.

The groups targeted Energy Transfer Partners' (NYSE:ETP) Dakota Access pipeline and TransCanada's (NYSE:TRP) Keystone XL pipeline, as well as projects by Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and other companies, according to the report.

"The Kremlin has a motive to disrupt U.S. energy markets and influence domestic energy policy, since American energy represents a direct threat to Russian energy interests," the report says.

The reason this does not get any press play? The press opposes energy development because it supports the Global Warming hoax.  That's why you won't see the NY Times, Washington Post, CNN, PBS and the other alphabet networks give time or space to this.