Big Oil Front Group’s Affiliation With Labor Groups Questioned

A petroleum industry front group that bought Facebook, Inc. advertisements criticizing fuel efficiency standards has been claiming affiliations with various unions and other organizations that some disavow.

Energy4US is made up of labor groups, businesses, consumers, and workers “united in the belief that energy empowers us all,” according to its website. The group’s existence is limited to a website, Facebook page, and Twitter account, according to Bloomberg Law’s search of public corporate and lobbying records and a ProPublica report.

“I know for a fact that we’re not affiliated with them in any way,” John Gibson, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 639, ...