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More drilling happening under Obama than last three administrations
It’s official. There is now more oil and gas drilling occurring under the Obama administration than under the administrations of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and the second half of...
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THE BALANCE SHEET for December 22, 2011
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WHAT MORATORIUM? GULF LEASE SALE BRINGS IN $337 MILLION Last Wednesday, the Interior...
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Checks and Balances Project launches Western Lands and Energy Dashboard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2012 Checks and Balances Project launches Western Lands and Energy Dashboard In wake of State of the Union energy debate, watchdog group works to counter claims by...
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Announcing the Western Lands and Energy Dashboard!
The sheer scale of the Big Oil rhetoric-fest that was unleashed after President Obama’s State of the Union (SOTU) address was tremendous. But as we read through clips and blogs, we realized there is a...
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Checks and Balances Project launches accountability campaign for supporters...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2012 Denver – Today, the Checks and Balances Project launched a regional ad campaign to hold members of Congress accountable for their support of Rep. Doug Lamborn’s...
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Colorado House GOP pander for more oil and gas lobby dollars
Matt Garrington, Co-Director of The Checks and Balances Project, offered the following statement and facts regarding the introduction of Colorado House Republicans’ three bills to give away more of the...
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Issa continues to lead oil crusade against renewable energy
Champions oil above everything else for campaign donors Matt Garrington, Denver-based co-director of The Checks and Balances Project, offered the following statement and facts regarding today’s hearing...
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Seven things you need to know about oil production and drilling on your...
With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the rhetoric around gas prices and drilling is heating up at campaign events around the country. The issue was also front and center in Tuesday...
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Oil shale: Energy’s pink unicorn
Grover Norquist, founder of the right wing, anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform, recently spoke out about the folly of spending tax dollars on pink unicorns, since they don’t exist. Following his...
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Forget common sense and good business, CO BLM Director Hankins’ actions spur...
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that as oil and gas leasing on public lands increased in 2012, the number of protested leases declined. Unfortunately, that’s not...
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ICYMI: Denver City Council supports BLM’s smart approach to protect water...
On Monday, the Denver City Council issued a proclamation supporting the “research first” approach to protect western water, taken by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) in its recently issued...
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Natural Resources Committee can’t continue 112th’s land use approach in the...
“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense Over the course of the 112th Congress, we stood witness to an approach to...
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Donors Trust: The Secret Group Funding Attacks on Clean Energy & Climate Science
New research shows almost $120 million flowed from two secretive groups, called “Donors Trust” and “Donors Capital” to 102 groups denying climate science and attacking clean energy. The Guardian’s...
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Eyes on Enefit: Under fire for risky investments
Eesti Energia, known as Enefit in the U.S., has been under fire from both the Estonian press and high-level Estonian officials for its poor investment record. As Raimo Poom, a columnist for Estonian...
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Eyes on Enefit: Conflicting Claims
For over a century, conflicting claims have surrounded the rock called oil shale. Estonian oil shale company Eesti Energia, and its U.S. arm, Enefit, are no exception to this rule. Whether it’s company...
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Keystone XL Environmental Impact Consultant’s Cozy Relationships with Fossil...
Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the consulting firm hired to perform the supplemental environmental analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline works for and has worked for fossil fuel companies...
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Americans for Tax Reform and Grover Norquist’s Deceptive Campaigns for Dirty...
Grover Norquist is a familiar player in Washington debates, renowned for convincing nearly every Republican in Congress to sign a pledge to not raise taxes. But Norquist’s main job is not as a...
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Drilling and fracking threaten iconic U.S. national park, and Teddy...
A new, compelling video from the Center for American Progress shows how drilling and fracking are encroaching on Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It’s an eye-opening look at how North Dakota’s...
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