by Michael Bastasch Daily Caller Now that the State Department has once again found that the Keystone XL pipeline will have little environmental impact, environmentalists are saying the government’s report is plagued by conflicts of interest with the oil and gas industry. But the real conflict of interest lies between activists and federal officials who [...]
by Bill Wilson Board Member, Americans for Limited Government Foxnews.com In January 2011 President Obama – stung by an electoral rebuke that cost his party control of the House of Representatives – issued an executive order attempting to reassure the public regarding his rapidly expanding regulatory state. Obama’s order instructed federal agencies to “identify and [...]
by Jillian Kay Melchior National Review Online For the fifth time in as many years, the State Department has found that the Keystone XL pipeline would not have a significant impact on the environment or worsen carbon emissions, according to a new report released Friday. That’s further evidence that the environmental lobby’s vociferous moaning about [...]
by Sam Rolley Personal Liberty Digest To the horror of American conservatives and job creators, the Environmental Protection Agency has enjoyed a massive expansion in its regulatory authority under the Administration of Barack Obama. The EPA’s public agenda — which includes major regulations to limit industrial, power plant and auto emissions as well as a [...]
Sun News (Canada). Interview featuring Chris Horner, E&E Legal Senior Fellow, regarding the recently released EPA e-mails involving collusion with green groups. View the video.
by Raven Clabough The New American E-mails obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been plotting with environmental groups to kill the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada to Texas. The request was filed by the Energy and Environmental Legal Institute. Lawmakers indicate that the e-mails [...]
by Jerry McConnell Canada Free Press How long has it been since It was discovered that a veritable gold mine of oil was being proposed for our use by our friends in Canada? Four or five years at least. Until our ‘Major Obstructionist and Dictator’, Barack Hussein Obama heard of it and immediately began plotting [...]
by Elana Schor E&E reporter Keystone XL proponents yesterday seized on newly released emails between U.S. EPA and the Sierra Club to accuse the agency of improper collusion with green activists organizing against the oil sands crude pipeline. The emails, released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by attorney Chris Horner, [...]
by John Roberts Fox News Channel Newly disclosed emails suggest senior policy officials at the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups are working closely to kill the Keystone XL pipeline, critics say. "These damning emails make it clear that the Obama administration has been actively trying to stop this important project for years," Sen. John [...]
by Jim Hoft Gateway Pundit The Keystone Pipeline project was expected to create tens of thousands of high paying jobs in the oil industry. The project itself would create 20,000 construction jobs. And the pipeline would bring oil from Canada and North Dakota to refineries in the United States. But it was just a big [...]
