Posts Tagged: Oil Shale

Roberts amendment hangs oil company boondoggle on Senate transportation bill
2012-03-13
NEWS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2012 CONTACT: Matt Garrington, (720) 206-4348 Roberts amendment tries to hang oil shale boondoggle on Senate transportation bill The following is a quote from Denver-based Checks and Balances Project Co-Director Matt Garrington about S.AMDT.1826, Sen. Pat Roberts’ (R-KS) oil shale amendment to the Senate transportation bill. “After taking… Read more »
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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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#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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CBO affirms Checks and Balances Project analysis – Lamborn oil shale bill will create zero revenue
2012-02-8
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finished scoring Rep. Doug Lamborn’s PIONEERS Act today. They’ve determined: “Enacting the legislation would not affect revenues.” Read the CBO report. Lamborn’s bill, H.R. 3408, would direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide oil and gas companies with two million acres of public lands, to be used for… Read more »
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