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After Fossil Fuel Front Group Attacks on Clean Energy Fail, New Model Bill Emerges to Weaken RPS Laws

2013-08-5

Members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), including fossil fuel corporations and front groups, will meet in Chicago this week to discuss their next round of attacks on clean energy policies. The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), The Checks & Balances Project (C&BP) and Greenpeace released ALEC’s confidential model bills and agenda ahead… Read more »

2013-02-26

Contaminated groundwater, 600-foot high piles of oil shale waste that spontaneously ignite, and the emission of “lots of carbon dioxide”; all of this comes from a company that claims to be “highly dedicated to lessening the environmental impact of our production processes.” A look at the facts reveals that, despite its claims, Estonian oil shale… Read more »

2012-01-27

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2012 Checks and Balances Project launches Western Lands and Energy Dashboard In wake of State of the Union energy debate, watchdog group works to counter claims by API, Western Energy Alliance Denver – Today, the Checks and Balances Project launched its Western Lands and Energy Dashboard examining oil and gas… Read more »

2011-08-17

Shutting out public health perspectives is becoming common place, this time its being done by the federal government On Monday the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s (SEAB) Natural Gas Subcommittee issued several recommendations to, “improve environmental safety and performance from extracting natural gas from shale formations.” Initial reaction to the report is mixed and that’s… Read more »

2011-07-26

A recent investigation by DeSmogBlog and PRWatch exposes just who stands to benefit from the NAT GAS Act and the expensive tactics being used to ensure it flies through congress. The most recent tactic is a public relations campaign by Chesapeake Energy, which included the gas giant’s “Declaration of Energy Independence.” Chesapeake Energy’s CEO, Aubrey… Read more »

Safety in pipelines: The fracking truth

2011-07-12

“People die from these things and the people who run the infrastructure for these cities know it they are scared of these systems.” — Dr. Robert Howarth, Cornell University speaking about the pipeline system that carries oil and gas around the United States. As clean up efforts following the Yellowstone River Oil Spill continue, Congress… Read more »

2011-06-29

Despite what Big Oil and their allies in Congress would have you believe, westerners support protecting our environment. In fact, a Colorado College poll recently presented to members of Congress in June shows that two-thirds of westerners believe that protections for our land, air, and water should be strengthened or that environment laws should be… Read more »

2011-05-26

On Thursday, the Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Alliance released a report that shows impacts of oil and gas spills on some of America’s most prized areas for hunting and fishing. Hunting and fishing has an enormous impact on the nation’s economy – more than $76 billion per year. The report analyzed three Colorado counties, Ro Blanco,… Read more »

2011-05-26

As we head into the Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, families are feeling the pinch from high gas prices. Unfortunately, instead of pushing for real solutions to help Americans save money and drive our nation toward energy independence, the oil and gas industry lobby continues demanding more government… Read more »

2011-05-24

Today, the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform released a 40-page report in an attempt to shift blame for the recent increase in gasoline prices away from Big Oil. Chairman Darrell Issa and his Republican colleagues on the committee took in a grand total of $453,910 dollars from the oil and gas industry during… Read more »

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