Steve Horn's blog

How a Company With Ties to a Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Flew Over Protests in the No Fly Zone

Steve Horn — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 20:08:57 +0000

Photo Credit: Richard Bluecloud Casteneda | Greenpeace USA

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

Lobbyist for Dakota Access Formerly Led Army's "Restore Iraqi Oil" Program

Steve Horn — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:33:47 +0000

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

Robert Crear, one of the lobbyists working for Dakota Access pipeline co-owners Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics, formerly served as a chief of staff and commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Dakota Access Pipeline Builder Ignored Obama Admin Request to Halt Construction

Steve Horn — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:27:00 +0000

Image Credit: Vimeo Screenshot | Dr0ne2bewild

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

This Natural Disaster Assistance Law Is Why Other States Are Policing Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

Steve Horn — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 01:41:51 +0000

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

Almost exactly 20 years ago, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill creating an interstate agreement for emergency management. That inconspicuous law has opened the door for the current flood of out-of-state law enforcement agents present at the continuing protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota.

Security Firm Running Dakota Pipeline Intelligence Tied to U.S. Military Work in Iraq, Afghanistan

Steve Horn — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 01:08:23 +0000

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

TigerSwan is one of several security firms under investigation for its work guarding the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota while potentially without a permit. Besides this recent work on the Standing Rock Sioux protests in North Dakota, this company has offices in Iraq and Afghanistan and is run by a special forces Army veteran.

The Guy Who Went Viral from Presidential Debate Works for Coal Company Opposed to Climate Regulations

Steve Horn — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 01:24:13 +0000

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

After Kenneth Bone asked a question about energy to presidential nominees Donald Trump and Secretary Hillary Clinton at the presidential town hall debate on October 9, he quickly became a viral internet sensation.

That evening at Washington University in St. Louis, Bone asked, "What step will your energy policy take to meet our energy needs while at the same time remaining environmentally friendly and minimizing job loss for fossil power plant workers?"

Koch Industries and Fracking Lobbyist Mike Catanzaro To Lead Trump Energy Team

Steve Horn — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:27:22 +0000

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

The Washington Post has reported that Mike Catanzaro, a former senior energy staffer for Republican Party House Majority Leader John Boehner with a track record of climate change denial, will lead Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump's energy transition team.

Trump Economic Adviser "Pushing" for Climate Denier, Fracking Promoter to Head EPA

Steve Horn — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:29:23 +0000

Photo Credit: Heritage Foundation | YouTube Screenshot

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

Before Presidential Debate, Obama Admin Weakened Endangered Species Act Under Oil Industry Pressure

Steve Horn — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:19:48 +0000

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

As eyes turned to the most viewed presidential debate in U.S. history, the Obama administration meanwhile quietly auctioned off thousands of acres of land for oil and gas drilling in national forests, opened up 119 million acres for offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, and delivered a blow to the Endangered Species Act.

As Dakota Access Protests Escalated, Obama Admin OK’d Same Company for Two Pipelines to Mexico

Steve Horn — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:59:46 +0000

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog

Photo Credit: C-SPAN

On September 9, the Obama administration revoked authorization for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) on federally controlled lands and asked the pipeline's owners, led by Energy Transfer Partners, to voluntarily halt construction on adjacent areas at the center of protests by Native Americans and supporters.