by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in The Daily Sentinel If you had $1.2 billion to spend, what would you do with it? Before you answer, there are some strings attached. First, you are required to invest in electric vehicle technology, electric vehicle infrastructure, or something that would result in “zero [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in The Daily Sentinel At the risk of repeating myself (this is a recurring theme), there are many examples of major environmental controversies that aren’t really about the environment. Far too often, adversaries face each other across courtrooms arguing not about environmental protection, but about [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in Enter Stage Right The President thought government spending was out of control, so he vetoed the appropriations bill. Congress was determined to have its way, though, and overrode the veto, restoring funding despite his objections. However, it took ten days for full funding to [...]
by Allison Barker KCSG Television WASHINGTON, D.C. - + Video – Chairman of the Federal Lands Action Group, Rep. Chris Stewart, and Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Rob Bishop, hosted the first in a series of forums aimed at exploring historical precedents and best practices with regard to public land management [...]
by Valerie Richardson Washington Times DENVER — Environmentalists are still waiting for proof that hydraulic fracturing makes people sick, but that’s not stopping them from whipping up anxiety over public health. Two high-profile research papers seeking connections between hydraulic fracturing and health issues in Garfield County, Colo., are being trumpeted as evidence that fracking is [...]
On October 19, 2013, Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Board Member and Senior Policy Fellow, was a guest on Mrs. Green's World radio show. He was discussing his book, Smoking Them Out: The Theft of the Environment and How to Take it Back. Click here to listen to his interview.
On Wednesday, October 16, Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Board Member and Senior Policy Fellow, will participate in a Heritage Foundation lecture and book signing event for his recently published book, Smoking them Out: The Theft of the Environment and How to Take It Back. For more information on the event, please click here.
Guest commentary by Greg Walcher, Board Member and Senior Fellow Denver Post Voltaire once wrote that "men argue; nature acts." We are seeing that action in catastrophic forest fires across the western United States, while land managers, politicians, lobbyists, foresters and environmentalists continue to argue. We watch the news about these unprecedented wildfires burning forests [...]
By Greg Walcher, Board Member and Senior Fellow The Denver Post My generation now laughs at the fashions of the 1970s. I personally never liked bell bottoms, white belts, or double-knit polyester leisure suits. But they were all the rage; we wore them or risked appearing uncool. Fashions change, but do we? We still want [...]
