2013 - Page 11 of 11 - Checks and Balances Project

Tipton staffer goes to WEA, raises his ties to oil and gas companies

2013-01-14

Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton’s close and questionable ties to oil companies have been a source of controversy since he was first elected. These include: His campaign contributions from oil companies; His financial investments in oil companies lobbying for the Keystone Pipeline – which he voted in favor of , and His ties to SG Interests,… Read more »

Center for Western Priorities documentary series tells stories of drilling impacts on communities

2013-01-8

The nonpartisan Center for Western Priorities (CWP) released its new LookWest interview series, today. According to a CWP release: “Colorado communities struggling to balance their quality of life and local economies with industrial drilling and fracking operations are the focus of a new mini-documentary series by the Center for Western Priorities (CWP).” The videos include… Read more »

Natural Resources Committee can’t continue 112th’s land use approach in the 113th

2013-01-4

“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana, Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense Over the course of the 112th Congress, we stood witness to an approach to public land use that has swung spectacularly out of balance. Nowhere is this more evident than in the actions of… Read more »

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