Media Coverage

27 02, 2017

Daily Caller: Lawsuit: Obama Officials, Activists, China Worked To Keep The ‘Climate Gravy Train Chugging’

2017-02-28T08:28:26-05:00February 27th, 2017|2015 Paris Talks, Green Groups, Media Coverage, Scandal, State, Transparency, War on Coal|

by Michael Bastasch Daily Caller A government watchdog is suing the Department of State for records it believes point to collusion between Obama administration officials, environmentalists and the Chinese to keep the “climate gravy train chugging” after the administration ended. The Energy and Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) sued the Trump administration Monday for ignoring a Freedom of [...]

27 02, 2017

Washington Examiner: Trump sued to disclose Chinese green lobbying scheme

2017-02-28T08:24:28-05:00February 27th, 2017|2015 Paris Talks, Green Groups, Media Coverage, Scandal, State, Transparency, War on Coal|

by John Siciliano Washington Examiner The Trump administration is being sued for records that conservative groups believe will reveal attempts by green activists and China to thwart actions by the new administration to exit from last year's Paris climate change deal. Two conservative free-market groups, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute and Free Market Environmental [...]

23 02, 2017

The Daily Signal: Climate Change ‘Lunacy’ Called a Gift to Conservatives

2017-03-04T15:09:48-05:00February 23rd, 2017|"Climate Change", Conferences & Seminars, Media Coverage|

by Kevin Mooney The Daily Signal For conservatives, the “lunacy,” “wrongness,” and “criminality” of climate change theories is the gift that keeps on giving, the executive editor of the London branch of Breitbart News Network said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Three major strands characterize the climate change movement, [...]

23 02, 2017

Greenwire: Conservatives predict ‘real war’ with environmentalists

2017-03-04T14:22:52-05:00February 23rd, 2017|"Climate Change", Conferences & Seminars, EPA Collusion, Media Coverage, Milloy, War on Coal|

by Amanda Reilly E&E News Reporter People who question the science of climate change today told conservative activists they were looking forward to using their bigger platform during the Trump administration to roll back U.S. EPA regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, a panel of prominent global warming skeptics [...]

17 02, 2017

The Daily Caller: Could Trump Take California To Court To Save A Navajo Coal Plant?

2017-03-04T14:35:08-05:00February 17th, 2017|Green Groups, Mandelbaum, Media Coverage, Scandal, War on Coal|

by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller California’s green energy mandates played a role in forcing the closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona, potentially opening up the Golden State to a federal lawsuit, according to a former lawmaker. Under state law, California public utilities are basically prohibited from renewing contracts with coal-fired power [...]

17 02, 2017

Biodiesel Magazine: Amid controversy, Pruitt confirmed as US EPA administrator

2017-03-04T14:28:48-05:00February 17th, 2017|Announcement, EPA, Media Coverage, Richardson|

by Anna Simet and Ron Kotrba Biodiesel Magazine In a 54-46 vote, Scott Pruitt has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as administrator of the U.S. EPA. President Donald J. Trump nominated Pruitt—arguably the most controversial of Trump’s cabinet nominees—as EPA administrator in early December. Pruitt was attorney general of Oklahoma since November 2010. Prior to [...]

13 02, 2017

Energy in Depth: NY Post Provides Greater Insight into Rockefeller-Schneiderman #ExxonKnew Collaboration

2017-02-14T14:52:03-05:00February 13th, 2017|AG Collusion, Billionaire Scammers, Conflict of Interest, FME Law, Media Coverage, RICO, Rockefeller's|

by Katie Brown, PhD The New York Post reports today that the Rockefellers and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman were apparently discussing the #ExxonKnew investigation several months before either the InsideClimate News (ICN) or Columbia School of Journalism #ExxonKnew pieces were published. This is quite telling given the Rockefeller’s role in funding and directing [...]

13 02, 2017

New York Post: Schneiderman talked with environmental activists ahead of Exxon probe

2017-02-14T14:43:47-05:00February 13th, 2017|AG Collusion, Billionaire Scammers, Conflict of Interest, FME Law, Media Coverage, RICO, Rockefeller's|

by Carl Campanile State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office was communicating with environmental activists nine months before he launched a securities-fraud investigation into Exxon tied to climate change, court records reveal. Documents show Schneiderman’s top staffers were in correspondence with Lee Wasserman of the Rockefeller Family Fund going back to February 2015. Schneiderman launched his [...]

3 02, 2017

Walcher: If I had a billion dollars

2017-02-06T15:11:01-05:00February 3rd, 2017|EPA, Media Coverage, Walcher|

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 [...]

31 01, 2017

Tanton: Federal Energy Efficiency Mandates: DOE’s End Run vs. the Public Interest

2017-02-01T14:23:07-05:00January 31st, 2017|Conflict of Interest, DOE, Media Coverage, Tanton|

by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment, and Mark Krebs As appearing in MasterResource Part I This is Part 1 in a two-part article about an abuse of the Request for Information (RFI) process at the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy (EERE). The issue involves revising [...]

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