Justin Mikulka is a freelance writer and video producer focused on issues relating to the energy industry. He is a contributing writer at DeSmogblog and his writing has appeared in Alternet, Truthout and Nation of Change. Justin has a degree in Civil and Environmental engineering from Cornell University.
E-mail him at mikulka at gmail.com, follow him on Twitter @justinmikulka or visit his website at www.justinmikulka.com.

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Dozens of Energy Regulators Applied for Industry Jobs in 2014
Documents obtained by Greenwire show that FERC employees are actively and frequently seeking employment with the companies they regulate.
Justin Mikulka

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For FERC’s Sake, Regulate
The most important government agency you’ve never heard of has never met a fracking lobbyist it didn’t like.
Justin Mikulka
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.