Monthly Archives: February 2012

Chevron backs out of oil shale development
2012-02-29
On Wednesday, The Colorado Independent reported that Chevron was pulling out of oil shale development in western Colorado. “Chevron has notified the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) that it intends to divest its oil shale research, development and demonstration lease in the Piceance Basin in Colorado,”… Read more »
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Checks and Balances Project launches accountability campaign for supporters of Rep. Lamborn’s oil shale boondoggle
2012-02-22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2012 Denver – Today, the Checks and Balances Project launched a regional ad campaign to hold members of Congress accountable for their support of Rep. Doug Lamborn’s oil shale legislation, H.R. 3408. The ads link to online videos about Rep. Mike Coffman’s (R-Colo.) and Rep. Scott Tipton’s (R-Colo.) support of… Read more »
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Group calls on Rep. Tipton to return contributions from SG Interests
2012-02-21
Public Campaign, a non-profit, non-partisan organization aimed at reducing the role of big special interest money in American politics, called on Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) “to return thousands of dollars in contributions he received from the executives of SG Interests.” According to the Denver Post, the company has been ordered to pay $275,000 following a… Read more »
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House passes new handouts to oil, leaves the rest of transportation bill on the side of the road
2012-02-17
The Public Lands Team at ThinkProgress Green points out that the only pieces of Speaker Boehner’s highway bill the GOP-led House has passed are the special handouts to oil companies. Interestingly, the Center for Responsive Politics reported the oil and gas industry has given congressional Republicans $8,151,215 so far this cycle. That’s compared to $1,156,820… Read more »
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Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Promulgates “Study” Attacking Wind and Solar
2012-02-17
The Heartland Institute, which receives hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fossil fuel industry, including Koch Industries, rightly came under criticism this week for its secretive role in promulgating anti-climate change science. Sadly, fossil fuel-funded efforts to spread misinformation using benign-sounding front groups don’t stop with climate change. The fossil fuel industry has also… Read more »
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#oilshalefail
2012-02-13
[wpvideo LojNFtp1] If you’re having trouble viewing the video, watch it on our YouTube or Vimeo pages. Update 2/15/12, 6:34 PM EST: Co-director Matt Garrington’s statement on the failure of the Polis amendment which would have struck Lamborn’s oil shale boondoggle from the highway bill: “We applaud Rep. Polis for recognizing the failure of H.R…. Read more »
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