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As Native Americans Protest Pipeline, Senator Invests in Oil Wells Named After Them
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Dakota Access Pipeline Tribal Liaison Formerly Worked For Agency Issuing Permit To Cross Tribal Land
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
The Standing Rock tribe has filed a lawsuit against the U.S Army Corps of Engineers for using the controversial Nationwide Permit 12 to fast-track authorization of the hotly contested Dakota Access pipeline.
Documents: Fracked Gas Exports Central to Panama Canal Expansion
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
After nearly a decade of engineering work on the project, the Panama Canal's expansion opened for business on June 26.
Trashing Clinton in the Times: Is Sanders’ End Game to Sell Out His ‘Political Revolution’ or to Take It to November?
By Dave Lindorff
What is Bernie Sanders up to?
I sure don’t know, and I’m sure that Hillary Clinton and her campaign managers are wondering too.
Obama Approved Over 1,500 Offshore Frack Jobs in Gulf of Mexico: Corporate Media Ignored It
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
On June 24, the independent news website TruthOut broke a doozy of a story: the Obama Administration has secretly approved over 1,500 instances of offshore hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in the Gulf of Mexico, including during the Deepwater Horizon offshore spill disaster.
TransMexico: Keystone XL Owner Wins Bid For Underwater Gulf Gas Pipeline
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
We Should Be More Viking
A birth lottery winner, or a chooser behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance, today would likely end up not as a U.S. billionaire's child (much less a random U.S. child), but as a child in Scandinavia. That is, whether you're looking for higher happiness, life-expectancy, health, education, safety, and quality of life, or you're looking for environmental sustainability, social justice, and relations of peace and generosity with the rest of the world, the model today is the land of the Vikings' descendants.
Traditionally it has not been popular in the United States to emulate others. Books on how Europe is better than here don't always fly off U.S. shelves. Michael Moore's latest movie is not his highest grossing. On the other hand, Senator Bernie Sanders made the Scandinavian model the core of his surprisingly successful campaign. Many voices were quick to tell him that his socialism doesn't work in theory. He was quick to reply that it has nonetheless been proven to work in practice.
Documents: Before Rightward Rebrand, an MSNBC 'Lean Forward' to Promote Fracking
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Cable TV network MSNBC has made headlines in recent days for apparently moving away from its "Lean Foward" progressive brand, catering instead to a more center-to-right-leaning crowd.
"People might start accusing us of leaning too far to the right," the station says in a new advertisement featuring MSNBC's conservative personalities — an array of Republican identities such as Michael Steele, Steve Schmidt and Ben Ginsberg.
After Keystone XL: TransCanada Building North American Fracked Gas Pipeline Empire
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Though President Barack Obama and his State Department nixed the northern leg of TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in November, the Canadian pipeline company giant has continued the fight in a federal lawsuit in Houston, claiming the Obama Administration does not have the authority to deny a presidential pipeline permit on the basis claimed that he did.
Fox in Hen House: Online Auctions For Public Lands Oil and Gas Bids May Be Industry-Owned, Run
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
If the recent past serves as prologue, then online leasing of oil and gas on U.S. federal lands may resemble the proverbial fox guarding the hen house, with one eBay-like company in particular standing to profiteer from the industry's proposed e-bidding scheme.
Image Credit: Willis Nowell | Flickr
Documents: IOGCC-Spawned Loophole Creating Frackquake Crisis Faces Federal Lawsuit
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
On May 4, several environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling for an end to the regulatory exemption it carved out in the late 1980s for the oil and gas industry with regards to how it handles industrial waste.
Photo Credit: United States Geological Survey
Big Oil Group Plots to Exclude Public from Public Lands Bidding, Calls for "eBay"-Style Auctions
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
At the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC)'s 2016 meeting in Denver, Colorado this week, a representative from a prominent oil and gas lobbying group advocated that auctions of federal lands should happen online "eBay"-style — a clear attempt to shut the public out of the bidding process for fossil fuel leases on public lands.
Exxon's Attorney for AG Probe, Has NFL Concussion Cover-Up and Big Tobacco Roots
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Documents: How IOGCC Created Loophole Ushering in Frackquakes and Allowing Methane Leakage
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Earthquakes caused by injection of shale oil and gas production wastes — and methane leakage from shale gas pipelines — have proliferated in recent years, with both issues well-studied in the scientific literature and grabbing headlines in newspapers nationwide.
Hot time in the old town of Philly in July?: Washington, Alaska and Hawaii Blowout Wins Boost Sanders Nomination Odds
By Dave Lindorff
Fracking Supply Chain a Climate Disaster, Doing Little to Uplift Poor Communities: Studies
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Two recent studies further call into question the oil and gas industry's claims of the climate benefits and community benefits of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking").
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Not a typical TCBH! article, but urgently important: If You and a Spouse Will Both Be 66 by 4/30, a Pot of Money Awaits You
By Dave Lindorff
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BOOMERS "OF A CERTAIN AGE"
I’m just sayin’... Who Cares About Democratic Primary Results in South Carolina -- a State Democrats Will Lose in November?
By Dave Lindorff
I'll be the first to admit I'm no pollster or even political scientist, but when I read that Bernie Sanders is going to be crushed by Hillary Clinton in Saturday's primary in South Carolina, the state that fired the opening shots in the Civil War and that only last year took down a Confederate battle flag in front of the capitol building, I have to shake my head at the absurdity of it.
Conversation with activist Alfredo Lopez: The Left Needs to ‘Own’ Bernie Sanders to Ensure He Delivers on Campaign Promises
By Dave Lindorff
"Liquid Freedom": First Company to Export US Crude Oil Now Exporting Iran's Oil
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Army of Lobbyists Push LNG Exports, Methane Hydrates, Coal in Senate Energy Bill
Cros-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Banana Republic: U.S. Fracking Pioneer Aubrey McClendon Bringing Practice to Argentina
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Aubrey McClendon, the embattled former CEO and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy, has announced his entrance into Argentina to begin hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in the country's Vaca Muerta Shale basin.
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Focus: Oregon Militia Standoff - Jan 28, 2016
Feds blame Oregon occupiers after one dead in shootout - TheHill
VIDEO: Cliven Bundy responds to sons' arrests in Oregon standoff - Las Vegas Review-Journal
VIDEO: The Last interview with LaVoy Finicum - LiveLeak.com
Official Statement of Pacific Patriots Network on the Oregon standoff - Oath Keepers
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Oregon Militia Standoff - Jan 22, 2016
FBI releases statement on Malheur refuge situation - registerguard.com
Rep. Walden Sends Message to the Oregon Militia - .kbnd.com
The Bureau of Land Management Considers Reinstating Hammond Grazing Leases - OPB
Oregon standoff leader Ammon Bundy speaking to FBI - Fox News
VIDEO (Raw): Ammon Bundy talks on the phone to FBI, starts at 7:00 min (full) - YouTube
'God wants us here': More militiamen arrive at Malheur - koin.com
Oregon standoff exposes urban, rural divide - Capital Press
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Utah Congressmen Bishop and Chaffetz release draft of public lands bill - Moab Sun News
VIDEO: Bishop discuss hotly-debated public lands bill - The Salt Lake Tribune
Here are the basics of Bishop and Chaffetz's plan for Utah's public lands - The Salt Lake Tribune
Text of Congressmen Bishop and Chaffets public lands initiative - utahpli.com
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Leaked EPA Document Showing Water Contamination Could Be Smoking Gun in Federal Lawsuit
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
A PowerPoint presentation obtained from a source and published by DeSmog in August 2013 has made its way into a major hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") related legal case, which is set to go to trial soon in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
New Book Reveals Koch Brothers Paid Firm Run by Former NYPD Chief to Smear Journalist
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
The just-published book "Dark Money," penned by New Yorker staff reporter Jane Mayer, reveals that the Koch Brothers hired the former commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) — and his daughter, a former FBI agent — to smear her as a "plagiarist" in the months after the release of her August 2010 bombshell article on the Kochs.
Focus: Oregon Militia Standoff - Jan 13, 2016
VIDEO: Malheur Militants Tear Down Section of U.S. Fish and Wildlife fence - YouTube
VIDEO: Bundy on Why Ranchers Cut Down The Federal Fence (Start at 1:20 min) - YouTube
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Condemns Militants Removing Refuge Fences - OPB
VIDEO: Malheur militia plans to meet with community - YouTube
VIDEO: Bundy: Primary purpose is to get the Hammonds out of prison - YouTube
Leader's mom says armed group at wildlife refuge needs more supplies - wtsp.com
Oregon standoff: Why are you here? Hear from occupiers and their visitors - OregonLive.com
Who's who inside and on the outskirts of the Malheur occupation - High Country News
Oregon occupation planned for months by Ammon Bundy and Montana militia leader - OregonLive.com
VIDEO: Ammon Bundy in-depth interview a week after the occupation - YouTube
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Oregon judge proposes militia pay $75,000 per week for occupying refuge - The Guardian
VIDEO: Sheriff David Ward Says Malheur Militia Are Harrassing Police and Federal Employees - YouTube
Northwest Lawmakers Visit Malheur Refuge On 'Fact-Finding Mission' - KUOW News and Information
Schools near Oregon standoff site reopen as militant occupation continues - OregonLive.com
POLL (HuffPost/YouGov): Full poll results of how Americans view the Oregon militants - YouGov
Report: What if govt. ‘viciously’ attacked Oregon ranch family? - WND
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Focus: Oregon Militia Standoff (and Trump Op-Ed) - Jan 10, 2016
The central issue of the Oregon militia standoff is not a about furthering an extremist right-wing agenda, it is about federal land management. The militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are not a fringe group, they voice the frustrations of local residents who complain about the policies of the federal authorities, specifically the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service. Residents have little control over federal lands, but their lives are profoundly affected by changes in grazing leases, drought, wildfire and invasive weeds, water rights and irrigation allowances, logging and mining contracts, wildlife conservation and fishing, enviromental protection, national parks and recreation, fencing and public access, limits on all-terrain vehicles, etc. Residents see regulations on federal lands arbitrary and unpredictable, an imposition by out-of-touch federal bureaucrats who drive up costs and undermines their economic security. For instance, ranchers say that their costs to maintain federal land are high notwithstanding the cheap grazing fee they pay. The solution of this longstanding political conflict cannot be by simply applying law enforcement. A deadly confrontation could be the outcome of charging the militants with trespassing and dislodging them with force. A dialogue between residents, county, state and federal authorities should be initiated over the issues of land management in order to find a consensus. Below are the latest news about the Oregon standoff plus a background documentation.
Militia groups meet with leaders of Oregon occupation, pledge support - KFGO
Faces of the Malheur occupation: Meet the militants and their visitors - OregonLive.com
Donald Trump op-ed on federal land control - rgj.com
Lawmakers contend that the protesters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are voicing concerns shared by many in the West, stop short of endorsing their actions - WND
VIDEO: Press Conference Walden on the situation in Harney County, Oregon - YouTube
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Armed Oregon occupation: Is it really about white poverty in the West? - Christian Science Monitor
The Oregon standoff and the landowner’s right to burn - slate.com
How the Federal Government's Role Changed From Realtor to Landlord in the West - GovExec.com
Oregon Standoff: The Federal Land Grab vs. the Sagebrush Rebellion - garynorth.com
Bundy blog details long feud between Hammond ranchers & Feds - Bundy Ranch Blog
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